By now you’ve probably put away your Christmas decorations and eaten the last of the Christmas cookies. Before you say your final goodbyes to the holiday season, there’s one thing we all need to check off our to-do lists. Have you sent your Christmas thank you notes?
Why should I send a thank you note?
“Going the second mile means gifting your host with a permanent reminder of your gratitude by sending him or her a handwritten note. The multi-sensory experience of the recipient as he or she spots your card in the mail, opens and reads it makes your thank-you memorable.” – Maralee McKee, Manners Mentor (read more from that post here)
Who should I send a thank you note?
- Anyone who gave you a Christmas gift: family, friends, clients, neighbors, co-workers…
- Anyone who invited you to their home or to their party: work parties, family Christmas gatherings, Sunday School class parties…
How do I write thank you notes?
My friend, Whitney from Polka-Dotty Place, created a simple formula that makes writing thank you notes a breeze! Check out her post if you need some inspiration! You can pick up inexpensive packs of cards at the Dollar Tree, TJ Maxx or even Target’s dollar spot.
Sending thank you notes is just one component of good manners. After all, manners are the best way of doing everything!
Come Home For Comfort 
Oh how I love thank you notes!! Thanks for the shout out 🙂 I hope contagious thank you note writing becomes a thing in 2015!!
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We can change the world…one thank you note at a time! 🙂
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Oh man, thank you SO MUCH for the reminder! I’ve had that in the back of my mind for a few weeks now. I need to send some out for myself and Elizabeth.
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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in my family we only buy gifts for the kids, however, I should have my kids write thank you notes to my mom. No gifts from my sister or brother have arrived yet. I don’t have any thank you notes to write, oooo…I just had a great idea…I should leave a little love note thanking my husband for my boots and iPad pillow me bought me after Christmas 🙂
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Yes! Get your kids in the habit of writing thank you’s early, and it will be a part of their life. Ask me how I know. 🙂 And writing your husband a thank you is an awesome idea!
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Mine were in the mail last week Whitney. I am so glad that you wrote this post as I think handwritten notes are a dying art!
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Good for you! I agree – it’s a shame that more people don’t express their gratitude in this way.
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