Alas, Wednesday here has come and gone without a Writing Wednesday entry from me. I do apologize for those of you who might be disappointed.
I had planned to write a post about Christmas Letter writing, but realized how hypocritical of me that would be. Every year, I get more than a few of these:
“WOW! Our lives were just PERFECT this past year! Let me list our overscheduled and overtired overachieving children’s accomplishments for you — BY MONTH!”
And I read them — I read everything, even these — and usually throw my hands in the air. Puh-leeze! Wasting this post on how to write a better We’re So Awesome letter just doesn’t feel right.
I think the best Christmas/holiday letters aren’t letters — they’re pictures. Break the trend; I challenge you to create a collage of pictures that tell your story for this year story, by month if that’s easiest for you, and send that out instead. One-liners and pithy titles are fine; otherwise, let the overloaded images from your digital camera tell the tale.
Not sure how to organize all those cute pix into something worthy of an overpriced stamp? Check out SmileBox, a free online scrapbooking layout site where you can download their software, add your pix to some very fun and funky templates, then email it or print it, or even blog it.
Have fun!
WM
I agree! Making a collage of pics is a great idea! I am an affiliate of Smilebox and I have been spreading the word. It is so much fun. Stopped by to view your blog and to say “Hi”
Ruth