I have to confess that I have NEVER been good at sending snail mail.  I often neglect to send birthday cards and sympathy cards…let alone thank you cards.  And these days it’s even easier to be lazy…we can just send an e-mail.  That doesn’t mean I’m not grateful.  I just haven’t made writing notes a priority and consequently that simple little consideration gets away from me.  Eventually, I figure it’s been too long.  Bad form.

I must not be alone because the number of “E-cards” I get these days is steadily growing.  Apparently a lot of people like the convenience of on-line etiquette.   So much so that when I received a card in the mail the other day from a friend thanking me for taking care of her dog…I was shocked.  She had already thanked me in person and on line so really, it was kind of redundant.  Or was it?  Truthfully, I loved getting the card and I knew she really meant it. 

So that’s it…I decided if I REALLY am thankful, I should send a handwritten note.  I could send a million.  But instead, I committed to spending 5 minutes every night before bed to write one note.  I address it in the morning and put it in the mailbox on my way out of the house.  I’m three days in and I like it.  It feels good.  A thank you is worth 5 minutes of my time…if I really mean it.