Send a Note? Yes!

"Yet, in spite of the universal need, and almost universal habit, there are really but very few persons who write a good letter; a letter that is, at the same time long enough to interest, yet not long enough to tire; sufficiently condensed to keep the attention, and not tedious, and yet detailed enough to afford satisfaction; that is correct in grammatical construction, properly punctuated, written in a clear, legible hand, with the date, address, signature, all in the proper place, no words[117]whose letters stand in utter defiance to spelling-book rules; in short, a well-written letter."

This quote was taken from the The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness by Florence Hartley (a real page turner) and is in honor of the fact that I am writing thank-you notes this week. I am sure Ms. Hartley would find my notes lacking, but I enjoy sending notes and cards and believe it is the thought that counts. I do not get caught up on saying the exact right thing, or on having perfect grammar (I never learned it anyway). A note is simply an easy way to let someone know I am thinking of them, and in this case, thankful for and appreciative of the gift they gave. 

Emily Posts has several rules for thank-you notes, but in deference to Ms. Hartley, I will keep this "sufficiently condensed to keep [your] attention" and paraphrase those rules by saying, it is never wrong to send a hand-written thank you; after all, who doesn't want to feel appreciated? And is there a cheaper or easier way to let someone know you care than simply writing that in a note and buying a stamp?

Sending cards to people also has the added benefit of allowing you to buy cute stationary, which is abundant despite the letter being a dying art. (You can see examples here, here and here.)

And if you want some more exact guidelines than my thoughts that sending notes is nice, you may go here. 

Have a great Thursday!! Did anyone else go the entire day thinking yesterday was Tuesday?