But, now that it is time to put away the Christmas decor, what do you do with the cards? I hate to part with all of the beautiful photo cards that people send us, so I hold onto them.
Instead of just stashing them in an old shoebox, I keep them in a scrapbook album.
I have all of the cards grouped by year, as well as one of our cards from that same year.
This album is on our shelves and it is so much fun to look at all of the cards from years past, plus it is a great way to remember what your card looked like that year.
And now here is my question for you.....
How many years do you send someone a card without getting one in return? And I am not talking about your dear Aunt Sally that has never sent a Christmas card her entire life. I am talking about people that you know send cards, year after year.
I am thinking 3 strikes and you are out. Or, is that too generous?
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I love that idea! I will have to start doing that.
I'd agree with the three strikes and you're out--but, on that end, I'm AWFUL about sending Christmas cards and I know that I've gotten them from people for several years and I hope they keep sending them. Each year I resolve to be better. Maybe 2011 is my year?!
I usually do 1 year. If I didn't receive from them the year before I probably wouldn't send them one...kind of depends on the situation though! You are much more generous than me!
I LOVE your scrapbooking idea!! I save all of our cards, but not the ones that we receive - but now, I may just have to & copy your idea :-)
Our rule is 2yrs in a row without a card, you get knocked off the list. We don't apply it to family members, but should; they tend to be the biggest offenders.
Three strikes is plenty generous. I'd probably say 2 years. We didn't do Christmas cards in 2009 because of budget constraints, so I'll give people a *pass* for a year or two. After two they're probably off the list! :-)
Oh and I love your scrapbook idea! We just toss them though. We display them and enjoy them all season long, but come January 2nd they're in the trash.
I'd say three years is probably a good measure. Maybe a little generous, but I'd like to give people the benefit of the doubt.
I like the three strikes rule, but I would add a really personal note to them on the third one to try and throw some guilt in there. Kill them with kindness!
I spotted mine, so I know you're not talking about me! Haha. My cards are sortof expensive, so honestly I just had to get my list down to 115. A few people were off this year just because. Maybe I'll add them back on, if we run into them and reconnect this year. But usually I keep a little stash so I can send one quickly in case because I do like to reciprocate!! Love your scrapbook idea, I made a little book for Anna last year because she loved seeing all of her friends' pictures.
That is a great idea on how to save them! I usually just stack them and tie a ribbon around them and put them on a shelf in my office to thumb through when it is time to send out cards next year! Last year I managed a big FAIL and didn't get our cards out and I think it dropped us from "the list" for several folks...or maybe they didn't send out cards???
I'm kind of late on this, but I think I'm going with two years. I sent out almost 200 cards this past Christmas. Our list needs a serious editing. Of course, some people we weren't planning to send to sent us one... Which meant a last minute add on to them. It's a vicious cycle, huh?
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