The Lost Art

It kind of baffles me that writing a letter or sending a card is a lost art these days. And I was saddened to hear that the post office was going to stop Saturday mail delivery for many reasons, but one was the lack of people using the post office.
I am lover of all things mail. I like to send, and receive :), postcards, letters, cards and mail art. Come on, who doesn't like getting a special something in the mail that is addressed only to them?? And if you do not like getting this feeling when you get something in the mail, then you are using your email too much. Put away the computer and WRITE a letter, a thank you card, a postcard, draw a picture just WRITE something! Anything! To someone you love or haven't seen in awhile. I bet they will send something in return and then you will know what it is like to feel that special feeling when you open up the mail box and see something other than a bill addressed to you.

 

 

LETTER WRITERS ALLIANCE



My friends and family know that I like to send things in the mail, but did you know that I I also love being Pen Pals? Yep, the good ol' fashioned pen pal is always there when you need to send something to someone in the mail. I am actually a member of the Letter Writer's Alliance based out of Chicago. I have mentioned them before in past posts, and I really enjoy being part of it. You pay a one time fee to become a member and receive a member card. You will also get two pen pals out of it. One for you to write to and one that writes to you. They can give you a pen pal based on your age and any other special preferences such as female or male pen pals or if you do or do not want to write to someone living outside of the country. I have gotten a few pen pals from them,  but they kinda fizzled out. I just actually got two more pen pals per my request and I am enjoying starting to write to them. You can also get some unique stationery goodies on this site.

 

PEN PAL OF THE WEEK

 

I came across this website while browsing around one night and it is so cool and unique. For one the creator, Julie, makes her own stationery. Beautiful stationary I may add! And she has a few parts to her website that stand out. One is pen pal of the week in which she interviews and shares the answers to someone who likes to send and receive mail. And she is very good and keeping the variety in the people that she interviews. She also has a spot called Pen pal ads in which you send her a letter and she posts pictures of the envelope and then also scans and posts your exact letter onto her site. She asks that you write your top ten quirks, a little about yourself and what you want in a pen pal. Then others who are interested in contacting you can do so after reading your ad. It cuts out the mystery of finding a great pen pal. I did send an ad to her, but we will see if it gets posted. She also has lots of links to fun mail oriented blogs. Be sure to check it out, you won't be disappointed.

 

 

Here are a few other websites to check out if you want to send something in the mail:

Wreck This Girls Mailbox (lots of cool mail related parts to this website)

SendSomething.net (free to sign up, you get to make a profile of what you want to send and receive)

Postcrossing.com (free to sign up, start sending and receiving postcards from all over the world)

Givers Log (this woman sends fun things in the mail that are 13 ounces or less)

 

 

If these haven't spurred your interested in writing, I am not sure what will! Honestly, don't let the lost art of writing pass you up. Send anything that your heart desires to someone you want to just say hey to. It will brighten their day, there's no way it can't!