tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post7798597408617461895..comments2023-12-27T03:20:28.496-05:00Comments on Sisters of a Different Order: WFMW: I'm A Freakin' Freak.Sister Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579850974867756364noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-12038634960828737522008-03-08T03:11:00.000-05:002008-03-08T03:11:00.000-05:00I wish I could blame this failing of mine on time ...I wish I could blame this failing of mine on time spent in a cult dring my youth. N such luck. I just suck. But I write them and send them a hundred times over in my head - I even imagine a stamp <BR/><BR/>cut yurself some slack HB xoxoxoxWhistlertanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639956073279131731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-32342681299577178192008-03-05T20:33:00.000-05:002008-03-05T20:33:00.000-05:00I totally fail at this all the time, but I'm tryin...I totally fail at this all the time, but I'm trying hard this year! Here is my plan:<BR/><BR/>I bought a TON of cards at the beginning of the year. Picked cards out for every person I could think of that I would want to send a card to and a few generic ones. Then I put the birthdays on my calendar on the day of their birthday and one week before that wrote "mail So-and-so's card." It's been working so far.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17276488490995122450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-36045837984238999692008-03-05T18:48:00.000-05:002008-03-05T18:48:00.000-05:00Damn Herbert W!Damn Herbert W!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-28436771557288066172008-03-05T18:29:00.000-05:002008-03-05T18:29:00.000-05:00Hey, once you figure out a system on how to send o...Hey, once you figure out a system on how to send out cards let me know. I even made this my dumb new years resolution and I didn't do a one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-55344789833501763072008-03-05T16:58:00.000-05:002008-03-05T16:58:00.000-05:00You just go one being weird, okay? It makes the re...You just go one being weird, okay? It makes the rest of us 'weirdos' feel better, LOL!<BR/>I'm also pretty s*cky about birthdays. But I read this great piece of advice and I'm doing it this year. First, write all the birthdays on a calendar. Yeah, I know...duh. But here's the ticket: the last week of each month, look at the next month's birthdays and get all the cards or gifts you're going to need! By the first of the month, you'll be ready!Mom2furhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919967314390699344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-22094265758620075382008-03-05T16:51:00.000-05:002008-03-05T16:51:00.000-05:00I am on Facebook, and it will tell you which of yo...I am on Facebook, and it will tell you which of your friends have birthdays coming up. It's also a really good way to keep in touch. It started as a college social networking site, but now now anyone can join. That's what works for me, because I too forget to look at the calendar.<BR/>Other than that, send really cute belated birthday cards!A Walking Contradictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009659124373455195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-67267362333594316342008-03-05T14:54:00.000-05:002008-03-05T14:54:00.000-05:00I have a daily planner that sits at my elbow on my...I have a daily planner that sits at my elbow on my desk. I write on it birthdays so I remember to get cards out. The other day I saw a sign in front of school for a friend's 40th..she is so nice about writing "just thinking of you" cards, so I came home & sent her an ecard..it's better than nothing!<BR/><BR/>Some people go shopping at the 1st of the month & get all the cards they will need that month, address them, & put them in their calendar to be shipped out a few days before the birthday.Veggiemomof2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08499664148041543629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-11447604617765006032008-03-05T13:01:00.000-05:002008-03-05T13:01:00.000-05:00Just dropped by the blog because it cuaght my eye-...Just dropped by the blog because it cuaght my eye-and I hate meatloaf, so don't know if I can ever come here again. It is a deep seated hatred, not just a mild dislike. And don't tell me that I just haven't reied yours, I guarantee I won't like it either. I digress...in your words, I cuk donkey butt, and am lucky if I remember the month in which you were born. I don't do cards of any kind unless I am sleeping with you-this applies to both kids and a male. So good luck with that. BTW, love the blog! :)Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523892197119604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-13072289396278120862008-03-05T12:42:00.000-05:002008-03-05T12:42:00.000-05:00Two words: Google Calendar. I enter each birthday...Two words: Google Calendar. I enter each birthday as annually recurring, and I set it to email me two weeks before the date. Gives me plenty of time to pick up a small gift or stick a card in the mail.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284959525352524884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-26014417818590712472008-03-05T11:02:00.000-05:002008-03-05T11:02:00.000-05:00I used to be way more on the ball. But with so mu...I used to be way more on the ball. But with so much going on it's hard to remember. I offer no great words of wisdom. I just write the bdays on the calendar and hope that I remember them. I've usually got most of the nieces and nephews bdays crammed in my head anyway...not the date, but the month. Christmas cards get done by Thanksgiving and sent out the first day of Christmas around here. I want to get them out of the way, so I get started the beginning of November getting the addresses ready. I know...OCD. I can't help it. We don't do thank you cards around here. We either call or tell them in person at the party. It's easier. You are way better than me for even thinking about sending thank you cards! :0)Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088158906170080007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-68810067063146524892008-03-05T10:37:00.000-05:002008-03-05T10:37:00.000-05:00Awhile back our family decided if the gift giver i...Awhile back our family decided if the gift giver is present at the time of the gift getter's unwrapping and ooohing and aahhhing over said present a thank you card is not necessary.<BR/><BR/>If not, I pick up the phone and give a thank you call - these days most people don't answer their phones so I can leave a voice mail (I know its terrible, but . . . )Mrs. Gray's Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598848369138213143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-37522508883197549132008-03-05T10:05:00.000-05:002008-03-05T10:05:00.000-05:00In my home management binder, I have a section lab...In my home management binder, I have a section labeled cards. I not only have cards there, but I also have stamps, a pen, and envelopes. I pull the binder out and write, address, and seal cards while I'm watching my favorite show or movie. Once I'm done, I put the cards in an outgoing mail (also known as my key bowl) box and send them the next morning. If I split it into different steps rather than doing it all at once, it never gets done. That works for me!Britnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620610247395572368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-36769134763048493282008-03-05T09:59:00.000-05:002008-03-05T09:59:00.000-05:00I'm not saying I always remember to do this, but w...I'm not saying I always remember to do this, but when I do, it helps. <BR/><BR/>Write out the month's birthday cards all at once. Sign, seal, and address them. Then, where the stamp goes, write the date it needs to be mailed. Make a habit of checking your pile every day or so, and pop on a stamp and mail it as close to the date as possible.<BR/><BR/>Also, go ahead and mail those Christmas thank-yous! :) People will get a kick out of them, better late than never, especially after all the effort you put into them.<BR/><BR/>I'm off to check out some more of your blog now! :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586345335424142815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-84875789481816401852008-03-05T09:46:00.000-05:002008-03-05T09:46:00.000-05:00I'm terrible with Birthdays. I even forget my own...I'm terrible with Birthdays. I even forget my own sometimes :( <BR/><BR/> LOL, and I have that box of misc. thank you cards too ;) I guess I'm weird too!Momisodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752015177628948631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-21884647441725317912008-03-05T09:02:00.000-05:002008-03-05T09:02:00.000-05:00Hey Fish, its HB who is the freak but clearly I ha...Hey Fish, its HB who is the freak but clearly I have the same freak problem lol!<BR/><BR/>And I used that site...do you know when it pops me up a birthday, I don't even look at it! Isn't that awful? Maybe someone can start a business where they get people's birthday lists and send out cards for them. SISTER SUNSHINE where are you!!Sister Sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579850974867756364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-25883718387227500252008-03-05T08:57:00.000-05:002008-03-05T08:57:00.000-05:00Hey Sassy, I find this site handy for remembering ...Hey Sassy, I find this site handy for remembering birthdays. It sends you an email a few days before the event<BR/><BR/>http://www.birthdayreminders.com/fishwithoutbicyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-78483277515423850092008-03-05T08:50:00.000-05:002008-03-05T08:50:00.000-05:00My husband is in charge of 6 Thank you cards from ...My husband is in charge of 6 Thank you cards from our wedding. It was in August. They are sitting on the desk. These cards are for him to write because they are to his parents and his groomsmen (who are his brothers), and he refused to write a thank you card to them for our rehearsal dinner. But when I remind him to do them, I'm nagging. <BR/><BR/>At this point, I am so deeply embarrassed, that I can't even write them myself without putting something extremely degrading to him in the excuse of why they are so late.<BR/><BR/>Right now, I remembered to have one stepkid send a thank you card to my brother's family for b-day gifts, but I forgot to have the other one do one this past weekend. I'll try to remember next weekend.<BR/><BR/>-LeahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-36181453768462619852008-03-05T08:31:00.000-05:002008-03-05T08:31:00.000-05:00Dudes? I think I'm your long-lost cult sister.I'm ...Dudes? <BR/><BR/>I think I'm your long-lost cult sister.<BR/><BR/>I'm awful with birthdays. I do the SAME THING!!! <BR/><BR/>I know this isn't an excuse, but I could also care less about my own birthday. I think it's because we only made a minor fuss about our birthdays growing up...we had a little party with our friends and then dinner of our choice with only our immediate family.<BR/><BR/>It's the only way I can explain my birthday indifference!<BR/><BR/>xoxoxoMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782925951300369029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-46016261260460783342008-03-05T08:20:00.000-05:002008-03-05T08:20:00.000-05:00I put the b'day dates on my calendar. That helps....I put the b'day dates on my calendar. That helps. A little. I have the same problems you do. Ugh! And I don't have the cult excuse - I just hate. writing. cards.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-68773207105153980682008-03-05T07:52:00.000-05:002008-03-05T07:52:00.000-05:00Okay, here's what I do:I keep a Word file of twelv...Okay, here's what I do:<BR/><BR/>I keep a Word file of twelve pages (one for each month). I list people's birthday under the correct month and put them in numerical order. Then, at the start of the month, I sit down and do EVERYONE'S card/gift/etc. right then. If the birthday falls in the first half of the month, I mail that batch out righ then. If it falls in the 2nd half of the month, that entire batch gets mailed on the 15th of the month.<BR/><BR/>Soooo... no one gets a present on their actual birthday but it is just too hard to try to do that (at least with my current life schedule).<BR/><BR/>My two cents. :)Amy Beth @ Ministry So Fabulous!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10764623695624079004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-58047965309018112322008-03-05T07:23:00.000-05:002008-03-05T07:23:00.000-05:00You are a freak but so am I! My friends don't und...You are a freak but so am I! My friends don't understand why I constantly forget their birthdays (well some don't). I forgot one friends birthday and a month later she told me so I sent her a birthday card once a month for almost a year. <BR/><BR/>I also got xmas cards to send out...then I was going to send them for new years...now maybe I'll do xmas in july!<BR/><BR/>I have no advice for you.Sister Sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579850974867756364noreply@blogger.com