Goals! And Margie Mail!

 I know I've been talking a lot about setting my goals... but I finally, in the quiet and stillness of the morning set them. 

  • Writing
  • House Projects
  • Mailings (I know it's weird but Margie mail, B-day cards, Christmas cards...)
  • Hesed Community Garden 
  • Spiritual Goals
  • Serving Goals
  • My Own Garden Goals
  • Family Goals
  • Friendship Goals
  • Move Goals (as in exercise!)
  • Even a Potting Area in my garage

At work I always say "Where's the workplace, I love a work plan"!

How will you know how to get there if there is no plan, sure, maybe it will happen, but you need a plan! Better chance of meeting the goal with a plan!  

It was fun to set the goals, to say to myself "slow down Lucy" and pray about them!  

Sometimes I think about giving up "Margie Mail" the reason I started it was so long ago - 5 years! and I know some kids probably just throw it in the trash - phones and screen time is more fun and maybe I should start cutting it off at a certain age, but at what age do I say "I no longer think about you".  That's hard because there are kids (LITERALLY!) all over the world that I send it to, and I want them to know they are loved!  Even the ones just in the next city that I just don't get to see as often as I'd like!

I ordered my stamps today for the next year of Margie Mail because, I just can't stop. The other day I was with Gabriella and I said "did you get the last Margie mail I sent you?" I meant the one from the month but she said with a sad tone "that's the last one you're sending"... no sweet girl, it was just last month.  

One of my kids who now has kids of their own,  moved to Washington State and I got their kids on the Margie Mail a long time ago and when they moved, they told their parents to make sure they told me they moved!  

So, see, how do I stop? and some kids just got on the list (I did take some off) the max is 30 because that's how many labels are on a sheet!  Again... weird... I know...

So as part of my workplan...

  • Verify/Correct Addresses
  • Text Parents to see if the older kids still like it (mostly the older kids get recipes)
  • Order the stamps! This is how I establish the theme each month - the stamp and the insides almost always match!  I am not creative enough to think about 12 themes a year for what will be going on 6 years!)

I have a few more addresses and confirmations and then... I'll print out the labels for next year!


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