Works for Me Wednesday!!!

So here we are, another wednesday and another tip for everyone out there. I was racking my brains out trying to think of things that I do to make my life easier, it's funny because when I'm not thinking about having to jot them down here, I can name a bunch, but then I sit at the computer and I draw a complete blank.

Anyway, this one has helped me a lot with something that I ALWAYS seemed to forget. Family Birthdays!!!!

If you're like me and have a huge family, it's hard to keep track of all the birthdays. So here is my tip for today.

I went out and bought a Greeting Card Organizer. They are very inexpensive and have cute designs on them.

I labeled them all from January to December and then added an index card to each section with all the birthday dates and names for that month. Every month on the first, when I got get groceries and run my errands, I buy all the birthday cards for that month and a book of stamps, bring them home, sit down and write them out, place them in the envelopes and add the stamps. Place them back in the organizer and then when it's time to mail them out, I just remove them and send them off.

I do however have a birthday calendar too to keep track of when the cards need to be mailed.

I've noticed though that ever since I've started doing it this way, I never forget to mail off cards. My biggest issue at times was that by the time I realized it was someone's birthday, I STILL had to go buy a card and stamps etc. It wasn't always possible for different reasons and I would end up not sending anything, which is WRONG, soooo wrong LOL

Hope this helps someone else. As always don't forget to check out Shannon's blog for a list of participants and if you play along, go and add in your name to the list. :)