Wednesday 1 September 2010

30 Days Has September:: The Handwritten Letter


September is a big month. There's 30 Days of Fashion & Beauty. There's Ted Noffs 30 Days Has September. And it's the debut of Spring for 2010.

But beyond that, for me, it's 30 days of thank yous. Australia Post is going to love this.

I do love a good thank you note. In particular I really like writing them, but receiving them is also a joy. Who doesn't love a handwritten note? Much more exciting than a bill (actually, let's amend that, there's no excitement when it comes to bills, unless it's this bill - hmph!).
I also happen to love stationery. This pretty set is from Australian gals Poppies for Grace. I can personally vouch for their products, they're almost too pretty to use. But I will.

How better to exercise my gratitude and my handwriting than by penning a handwritten thank you note? I've emailed people before to tell them how rad I think they are (Sheila Kitzinger, please email me back - I love you), but my thank you notes are sorely lagging.

30 handwritten letters in 30 days?

12 comments:

earl and cookie said...

yep, i'm i'm a lucky recipient of a PPM thank you note! i found it again the other day & got just as much pleasure as when i first opened it :)
v

Anonymous said...

What a completely delicious idea! Love love love it!

Cath @ chunkychooky said...

This is one of those things I think of often. I always include a little handwritten thankyou note when people buy something of mine and I am a fan of a little notes but I never have peoples home addresses!

Nicole said...

Yes a lovely idea. I am very behind on some thank you notes myself so might just have to take up the challenge myself.

Emma @ SheGoes said...

Thanks so much for the shout out about 30 Days Has September!

I love this idea of sending thank you notes everyday for a month ... you are so dericious!

Amanda said...

I'm off to Tamworth next week- anything to recommend? ( I think you are originally from Tamworth if I remember correctly?)

Kat said...

What a great idea! One of my 101 in 1001 is to write 10 letters because I used to love sending them as a kid. This should be great inspiration to get me started.

fast times in münchen. said...

awesome awesome. poppies and grace designed my wedding invitations, i love all their stationery - they rock x

pepper said...

oh what an awesome idea! notes are super-sweet and just make a day, don't they? Good luck, may the pen be with you x

Anna Bartlett said...

I used to do great 'letter' - alas, these days, my handwriting is deteriorating badly.
But I predict that letters will be part of the return to the 'delicate arts' - things that matter.
Lead the way! (as usual)

Belinda said...

I love stationary so much along with handwritten notes.
I received a handwritten card and letter and read it over and over and over.
X

Alisha Stamper said...

i love this. I do something similar every august... i worked at a summer camp here in the US that had a "love letter day". thousands were sent every summer within the camp. Now I just do it myself in aug. September is even better though... the start of a new season. i love september.