Throwing out old Christmas cards.....

[poltr1]

Since I have some idle time at work, I've started going through the old Christmas and holiday cards I've received over the years. It's so much easier for me to just hold on to them and hoard them, but I need to go through them and get rid of them since I don't go through them regularly, and that I don't need to keep them.

Right now, I'm going through cards from 1997 and 1998. Part of me feels like I'm throwing away a part of a person if I'm throwing away their card, especially if they've included a message.

I'll probably snip off the stamps from the envelopes (I collect them), but I'll toss the addresses. I already have them in the database, and some of the ones on the envelopes are obsolete.

The next step is to cut the cards in half and save the fronts. celticferret knew of an organization that turns old holiday cards into puzzles.

[Updated 13:30 EST] Here's something I should ask. If you sent me a card years ago, and I threw it out today, would you feel offended or insulted?

Comments

[poltr1]

You sent us lots of cards. I came across your graduation invitation, and your wedding invitation when you married Chris back in '98. That was the one that had the wax seal on the back. (I'm holding it in my hands right now.)

[amazon-42.livejournal.com]

Augh! Burn that!