![]() What finally convinced me to commit to doing this was the thought that sending letters the old fashioned way – snail mail – might not even be possible in the future. Snail mail – a dying form of communication I told the idea ‘don’t be silly! For someone who is constantly working to simplify, this just sounds like a lot of work’. What if I committed to sending a handwritten letter or card every week for 2019? I tried to dismiss the idea initially. Without the convenience of texting or instant messaging, we simply had to be patient and wait until the note was passed to us.įast forward 25 years and my hand cramps up penning a birthday card! And I can’t remember the last time I hand wrote a letter to someone.Īnd then a few weeks ago I had an idea that wouldn’t stop bugging me. Old fashioned snail mail was her choice for connecting with family and friends.Ī few years later, in high school, my friends and I would write long notes to each other, exchanging them at interval and lunchtime. Back then there was no such thing as email, and long-distance calls were a superfluous expense for a pensioner. When I was little, I remember watching my Nana sit at the kitchen table, for what seemed like hours, writing letters in her beautiful script. You might want to check out my first post in the ‘Caring during COVID-19’ series: 2020 is canceled. ![]() Note: This was originally published in February 2019, but feels like a wonderful activity to take up given the current situation.
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