You probably know exactly what I'm talking about.
Well, it wasn't the end of the world, but it inspired an amazing yet simple idea. When it dawned on me, I was like, "Duh, why didn't I think of that before?"
Keep a stash of cards and a pen in your glove box.
I know. GENIUS. Sometimes, I'm capable of greatness when I put my mind to it!
I usually get the blank, non-descript cutesy ones at Wal-Mart or Target -- they're like $3 for 10 of them -- so I can use them for multiple occasions. Also, I try to keep them somewhat gender-neutral in case the recipient is male. Here's what I have currently:
Cute, right? $2.99 for 10 (plus envelopes, of course) at Target.
I can't tell you how many times this trick has made me look extra caring and thoughtful when really, I just happened to have a card handy.
Here are some situations where you might find this trick beneficial:
-Find out a family member is sick? Take them a card on a moment's notice!
-Invited to an impromptu birthday get-together? Never fear; you have a card!
-Driving past a friend's house and you want to drop her a little note of encouragment? Done!
-Returning something you borrowed but the lender isn't home? Express your thanks in a card and leave it with the item on her doorstep!*
*Only if your neighborhood isn't shady.
Also, I still regularly forget to put cards in gifts, and this takes care of that potentially embarrassing weakness, too.
On a related note, I also keep stamps in my wallet. That way, if I'm ever off to mail something and I've forgotten the stamp, I can just pull one out of my purse instead of driving all the way back home.
Question of the day: What is YOUR most helpful hint?
Here are some situations where you might find this trick beneficial:
-Find out a family member is sick? Take them a card on a moment's notice!
-Invited to an impromptu birthday get-together? Never fear; you have a card!
-Driving past a friend's house and you want to drop her a little note of encouragment? Done!
-Returning something you borrowed but the lender isn't home? Express your thanks in a card and leave it with the item on her doorstep!*
*Only if your neighborhood isn't shady.
Also, I still regularly forget to put cards in gifts, and this takes care of that potentially embarrassing weakness, too.
On a related note, I also keep stamps in my wallet. That way, if I'm ever off to mail something and I've forgotten the stamp, I can just pull one out of my purse instead of driving all the way back home.
Question of the day: What is YOUR most helpful hint?
I'm the same with the stamps, I always keep them in my wallet. Partly so I don't forget where they are, but they definitely have saved me several times. I'm totally the "that one's from me" gift giver. I'm bad about putting cards in bags mostly because I hate reading long, drawn out, thoughtful cards when I get gifts. Especially lots of gifts, like at a shower. However, I've found it no longer works for me to wait for my gift to be picked to say it's from me because I don't seem to stick around for the gift opening part of the party. Twice now I've been in an awkward predicament where at one shower I had the recipient hurry and open the gift so I could leave while the rest of the partiers were playing a game, and at the other shower I quickly wrote on a napkin so I could take off! Ha! I think I better put some cards in my glove box just to be safe now. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteMy helpful hint: I keep a few bobbi pins and a hair tie clipped to the inside of my purse (on an inside pocket) because I just never know when I'll need one.
Genius. Stealing it.
ReplyDeleteI always keep stamps in my wallet, too! And I love this idea -- I'm going to start using it.
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever, cute and thoughtful idea! Thanks for the tip!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat’s a great idea! I'm going to do that.
ReplyDeleteHere’s a tip I’d like to share. Due to my transplant, I have to take a lot of different medications, which causes “medication build-up” in my hair. That means that my hair becomes oily, heavy, and drab looking within 12 hours after washing it. But I came across this solution for medication build-up: I mix 1 tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar with 1 cup of water and pour about half of that over my hair after shampooing it. The first time I tried it, I couldn’t believe how much lighter and blonder my hair was. And the smell (which one might think would be overpowering with vinegar, but isn't) reminds me of Easter. :)