WEBVTT - Send non-holiday cards now

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to send cards now? Why wait till Christmas?

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<v Speaker 1>In this time of social distancing, we're not able to

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<v Speaker 1>interact in person as we usually are, so plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>families and friends have found new ways of connecting. My

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<v Speaker 1>brothers and their families and my parents and I, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>to a giant zoom call from time to time. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to add one more mode of connection to

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<v Speaker 1>the mix. Holiday cards. Well, more like not holiday cards,

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<v Speaker 1>as the case may be, but with the same sentiment

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<v Speaker 1>in mind. Lots of people send holiday cards to family

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<v Speaker 1>and friends every December. This is a great way to

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<v Speaker 1>maintain relationships, especially with people we don't get to see

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<v Speaker 1>all the time. I love photos of far flung friends

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<v Speaker 1>and relations doubt in holiday gear. But December is a

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<v Speaker 1>long way away, so why not reach out to the

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<v Speaker 1>people you love now. If you send holiday cards, you

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<v Speaker 1>probably have a spreadsheet or address book with all the

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<v Speaker 1>recipient's addresses, or if you've recently gotten married or hosted

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<v Speaker 1>a big party, maybe you have the address list you

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<v Speaker 1>used for invitations. You can use these lists to inspire

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<v Speaker 1>your outreach to people you care about but can't see

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<v Speaker 1>right now, here's how you do it. Every day, pluck

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<v Speaker 1>a few people off your holiday card or invitation list

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<v Speaker 1>and send a card or note. Any stationary cards or

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<v Speaker 1>paper will do. Use the freebees you get from nonprofits. Heck,

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<v Speaker 1>you could even repurpose the photos and envelopes from your

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<v Speaker 1>actual holiday card. If you have kids in your home

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<v Speaker 1>or neighborhood, you can enlist them to decorate cards, or

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<v Speaker 1>if you're crafty, you could have fun creating the cards yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Inside the cards, you can write something simple like thinking

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<v Speaker 1>of you or sending love from our house to yours.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, longer notes are always welcome, but the main

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<v Speaker 1>idea is just to let these people know you're thinking

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<v Speaker 1>of them and care about them. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be systematic with your letter writing, no need to start

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<v Speaker 1>with the a's and work your way down to the zs.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no set number of cards per day you need

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<v Speaker 1>to send, and it's okay if you write to some

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<v Speaker 1>people on your list and don't get to others at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Just let the list inspire you to reach out. Sending

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<v Speaker 1>a few cards can spread a lot of joy. Receiving

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<v Speaker 1>a card can be a real pick me up, and

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<v Speaker 1>writing to people we care about feels good too. If

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<v Speaker 1>you send non holiday cards, I hope you'll tell me

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<v Speaker 1>about your experience and about other ways you're staying connected

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<v Speaker 1>to family and friends. You can reach me at Before

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<v Speaker 1>Breakfast podcast at iHeart Media dot com. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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