Just back from Dallas where we enjoyed time with our son and his family, and my dear friend Linda. I wrote thank you notes to both this morning. I have always been a note writer. This morning, I looked online and found an article on how to write a thank you note at http://themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/how_to_write_a_thankyou_note.php.
From that article, "People like being appreciated. Every gift deserves a thank-you. Get yourself some stationery, plain note cards or a selection of attractive postcards (yes, postcards are perfectly acceptable!), and proper postage. Store these items somewhere easily accessible and preferably in plain sight so you won’t hesitate too long or forget too easily. The litmus test for sending a thank you note is simple: Do I live under the same roof as the giver? If the answer is ‘yes,’ you need not write a thank-you note (although a thank-you Post-It might be a nice touch). There is a six-point formula to the proper thank-you: Learn it, know it, memorize it—and it will never fail you.
1. Greet The Giver
2. Express Gratitude
3. Discuss Use
4. Mention The Past, Allude To The Future
5. Grace
6. Regards
Now get it in the mail. Even if your friends and relatives aren’t of the note-writing variety, be the one who sets the precedent. Thank-you-note writing is one of the loveliest traditions to have been utterly compromised by the information age. Let’s start a movement to revive a little gracious living."
The notecards I sometimes use are the DeGrazia roadrunner. You can find more DeGrazia at http://degrazia.org/Splash.aspx. Happy note writing!
From that article, "People like being appreciated. Every gift deserves a thank-you. Get yourself some stationery, plain note cards or a selection of attractive postcards (yes, postcards are perfectly acceptable!), and proper postage. Store these items somewhere easily accessible and preferably in plain sight so you won’t hesitate too long or forget too easily. The litmus test for sending a thank you note is simple: Do I live under the same roof as the giver? If the answer is ‘yes,’ you need not write a thank-you note (although a thank-you Post-It might be a nice touch). There is a six-point formula to the proper thank-you: Learn it, know it, memorize it—and it will never fail you.
1. Greet The Giver
2. Express Gratitude
3. Discuss Use
4. Mention The Past, Allude To The Future
5. Grace
6. Regards
Now get it in the mail. Even if your friends and relatives aren’t of the note-writing variety, be the one who sets the precedent. Thank-you-note writing is one of the loveliest traditions to have been utterly compromised by the information age. Let’s start a movement to revive a little gracious living."
