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Thank You Cards – Yay or Nay?

written by Parita 17 Comments

On our long drive back from St. Louis to Chicago, my sister and I discussed a very important topic – thank you cards!

My opinion on thank you cards is based on two things – 1. the agony of writing 200 or so messages (minus the 5 that Vishnu wrote :P) after our wedding and 2. what I do with the thank you cards I receive in the mail (I don’t have a box filled with them anywhere).

Aekta’s perspective stems from knowing that she has hundreds of thank you cards to write in the coming weeks.  And the hand cramps that come with task!

As you can probably tell, we border on the ‘nay’ side of the debate…kind of.  We both agreed that saying thank you is an absolute must.  However, is a snail mail thank you card the answer?  We don’t think so.  There are so many more personal,  environmentally friendly, and time saving options out there – phone calls and emails being two of them.  Tangible thank you cards just feel outdated.

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I mean think about it.  You get married, settle into a new home, have a million important things to do, etc.  Oh and don’t forget, you have to write a bajillion thank you cards.  Or think about this.  You have a baby, you come home to absolute chaos, etc. Oh and don’t forget, you have to write a bajillion thank you cards.  Ummm…does anyone else see something wrong with this?

In both of those situations, imagine how much easier it would have been to sit down, pound out 10-20 personalized emails, attach a fun picture or two, and hit send.  And don’t forget, emails can last forever, AND they can start a conversation (thank you cards = one way communication)!

As far as phone calls are concerned, calling all 200+ guests/families doesn’t make much sense (especially if you’re trying to save time), but imagine how nice it would be to call and personally thank your very closest friends and relatives.  Super nice!

I know my mom will likely disagree with mine and Aekta’s perspective.  She still values the handwritten thank you card, as I’m sure a lot of people do. And I see where she’s coming from, but given that most thank you notes are automatically disposed of, I just don’t see the point.

I’m curious – what do you think?  Thank you cards – yay or nay?

Written on August 5, 2016 Related:random

Thank YOU!

written by Parita 10 Comments

I had the opportunity to meet a blog reader for coffee last night!  Seema emailed me a week or so ago asking if I had time to meet her up for a bit, and of course I said yes.  I’m not going to lie, as excited as I was, I could not get over the fact that someone wanted to meet me.  And all because of my blog.

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Hi, Seema!

The beauty of blogging is that when you meet someone for the first time you already know so much about them.  Aside from her quickly filling me in on her life, it was as if we’ve been friends for a long time.  And even though I know how this whole blogging thing works, it still blew my mind (in a good way of course)!

I often forget that people other than my friends/family (i.e. my mom) read my blog or care about what I have to say.  Meeting with Seema reminded me about why I blog in the first place – to connect with people from around the world and hopefully make some sort of positive impact.

When Seema thanked me for writing about things like body image and my marriage, I didn’t know what to say besides “you’re welcome and thank YOU for reading.”  She said it makes her feel like she isn’t the only one who feels a certain way about topics that aren’t always the easiest to talk about.  Again, mind blown…in a good way!

I guess what I’m trying to say (in a very roundabout way) is thank YOU – the people who read My Inner Shakti – for making this such a fun and fulfilling hobby for me!  My blog may not have a bajillion readers, but I honestly believe I have the best readers.  Thank you for reading, commenting, emailing, caring, etc.  You have no idea how much it all means to me!

And with that, I wish you all an amazing weekend!

Written on September 19, 2014 Related:Blogging

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