| "What cannot letters inspire? They have
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| | envelopes, ready for stamping with your
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| souls; they can speak; they have in them
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| | favorite seal. Watch for beautifully
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| all that force which expresses the
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| | packaged gift enclosure cards, writing
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| transports of the heart; they have all
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| | papers, and cards. Keep a birthday and
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| the fire of our passions." Letter from
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| | anniversary journal near this stash so
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| Heloise to Abelard (from Gift of a Letter
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| | that you will better remember
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| by Alexandra Stoddard)Just returning from
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| | all-important dates of those in your
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| the National Stationery Show in New York
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| | circle of love.3) Collect pretty storage
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| City, I was struck by the energetic
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| | containers. Beautiful options abound! Be
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| "forward motion" of the
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| | they beribboned baskets or miniature
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| thousands of vendors still enthusiastic
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| | suitcases or papered boxes: all present
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| about the power of the
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| | wonderful options for holding all of
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| hand-written note. Artists proudly
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| | these fine papers and accoutrements.
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| displayed their watercolors on
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| | Display them in full view so that you
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| letterhead, invitations and place cards;
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| | will remain inspired to delve into them
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| sales reps extolled the creative spark of
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| | frequently, pulling out your favorites
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| polka-dotted and beribboned stationery;
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| | and sending them for all different
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| and entrepreneurs remained full of hope
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| | occasions.4) Commit to catching up on
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| that the power of the hand-written word
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| | written correspondence one day a week. I
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| might overtake the power of email. They
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| | confess to being hopelessly behind...but
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| all came out in full-force and crowded
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| | I also admit to always trying to do
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| the aisles of the Javits Center in
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| | better. Can you become convicted to
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| downtown Manhattan for the four-day
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| | writing at least one personal letter on
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| event.I walked for six straight hours, on
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| | your "correspondence day"? With pen in
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| a personal mission to nail
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| | hand--filled with a beautifully colored
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| down a packaging supplier for a new
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| | ink (hot pink? lime green? bright blue?
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| product I'll be launching
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| | purple?)--write a note of thanks or a
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| this fall. Perusing the aisles and
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| | note of condolence; respond to an
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| booths of the largest national trade show
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| | upcoming social event; or simply
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| for the stationery and paper goods
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| | transpose your children's activity
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| market, I came away with a few creative
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| | calendar into your Filofax. Try to stay
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| strategies for ROCKET MOMS everywhere:1)
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| | on top of these things as they have a way
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| Elevate your deskwork from boring to
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| | of quickly getting out of control,
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| brilliant. Many of the near-daily tasks
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| | leaving you feeling guilty for being
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| we are required to perform at our kitchen
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| | hopelessly late, as well as feeling
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| desks
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| | dreadfully irresponsible for missing
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| involve mundane and repetitive routines:
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| | important deadlines.5) Contribute to a
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| paying bills;
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| | letter-writing renaissance. Email has its
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| reconciling the checkbook; dealing with
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| | purpose, to be sure. Few of us could
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| medical statements
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| | live without it. Yet who
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| (ugh!); RSVP-ing to social invitations;
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| | could argue that a hand-written letter
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| and writing quick notes
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| | has significance beyond
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| to teachers, carpool moms, coaches, etc.
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| | what any words electronically
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| This stuff can bog you
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| | transmitted could possibly convey?
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| down...especially if you are a fun,
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| | It is the hand-written notes which I
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| sanguine personality type who holds
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| | especially cherish
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| general disdain for all things
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| | and save. I keep a file into which each
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| administrative. Take heart! There are
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| | and every one of them
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| literally thousands of colorful, creative
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| | falls. Email may, in the end, prevail,
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| papers on the market today, giving you a
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| | but I am hopeful that,
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| myriad of options from which to choose.
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| | like the thousands of vendors with whom
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| Run to your nearest stationer to elevate
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| | I came in touch today in
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| this arena to one of artistic brilliance.
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| | New York, the hand-written letter will
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| One of the simplest strategies for ROCKET
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| | remain a most valued gift
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| MOMS is transform the mundane, everyday
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| | from the heart.Carolina Fernandez earned
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| realities of motherhood into highly
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| | an M.B.A. and worked at IBM and as a
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| creative endeavors. This area is no
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| | stockbroker at Merrill Lynch before
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| exception. Choose beautifully designed
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| | coming home to work as a wife and mother
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| papers to respond to invitations; convert
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| | of four. She totally re-invented herself
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| favorite photos to stamps (check out
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| | along the way. Strong convictions were
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| invest in a wonderful seal as well as
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| | born about the role of the arts in child
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| some colorful sealing waxes...and you
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| | development; homeschooling for ten years
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| will find yourself thoroughly enjoying
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| | provided fertile soil for devising
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| the previously dreary, dull task of
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| | creative parenting strategies. These are
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| paperwork. Make yourself a cup of organic
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| | played out in ROCKET MOM! 7 Strategies To
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| coffee, turn on the stereo and deal with
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| | Blast You Into Brilliance. It is
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| this everyday reality with an artistic
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| | available on Amazon.com, in bookstores
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| twist.2) Start a stationery wardrobe.
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| | everywhere, or by calling 888-476-2493.
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| Keep your eyes peeled for gorgeous
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| | She writes extensively for a variety of
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| papers, envelopes, stamps, seals, waxes,
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| | parenting resources and teaches other
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| and labels. Have you seen the newest way
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| | moms via parenting classes and radio and
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| of delivering sealing wax? It comes in
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| | TV interviews. Please visit to subscribe
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| "glue stick" form, ready to load into
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| | to her free ezine and get a weekly shot
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| your low heat glue gun. It evenly
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| | of inspiration.
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| distributes the hot wax to your
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