What??? You DON'T know what LetterMo is? Well, I suggest you quickly go and have a look at this site and see what it involves.
And, yes...I am participating again this year. I have already written at least one piece of mail every day so far. Obviously I don't SEND it on the weekends when the Post Office is closed (as per the 'rules' of the challenge) but I find it easier to tell myself that I must write EVERY day because if I stop for weekends my motivation stops and has trouble starting back up again!
Who do I write to? I send letters to my pen pals...I always have replies that I need to send! I also correspond with other LetterMo participants. Often these are just one-off interactions but I have gained a couple of new pen pals from this site. And, of course, there is always PostCrossing - a website dedicated to the sending and receiving of postcards. So I have no lack of recipients to write to!
Other countries have organisations such as PostPals who organise for sick children to receive cheerful mail to help brighten their day-what a WONDERFUL idea! I have looked and looked but cannot find anything similar in New Zealand :( I would SO take part in something like that for Kiwi kids! (Yes, I could, and probably will, send international mail but would really like NZ children to benefit from the joy of receiving snail mail).
So, as you can see, there are no end of people I can send mail to! Woohoo!!!!
Why do I take part in this challenge each year? Well, apart from the pleasure of seeing exciting, colourful mail in my letterbox (as opposed to boring old bills) I love to send out cheerful, happy mail to brighten other people's day. And, contrary to some people's beliefs, you can and do make a connection with a person even if you have never met them personally. I write to a couple of ladies who have children and I feel like I am watching them grow up like my girls are, as I hear about incidents in their lives. Plus I love to learn about other places in the world-it is the only way I can travel at the moment!
I have introduced one of my daughters to the joy of pen palling-yay! She gets so envious of the mail I receive and wants some of her own. So, via LetterMo she has now got a girl from the United States writing to her. Another generation of snail mailers :)
So maybe after reading this I have inspired you to write a letter? Tell me about it in the comments below-I'd love to know I have inspired someone! And if you would like to receive some 'Happy Mail' in your letterbox, just ask! I would be happy to oblige :)
