Thank you notes

I felt compelled to blog that I love being part of a profession where thank you notes are commonplace.

On a personal level, I love sending and receiving thank you notes, especially old school, handwritten ones. Other than signing credit card receipts, I handwrite so few things at length these days that I get a hand cramp when I write out thank you notes. The crafty/girly side of me gets into the stationary, pens, labels, etc. On the one I just received (for the session on iGoogle I did for the Juniata-Conemaugh chapter of PaLA), I like the antithesis of the situation: the reason for the note was something web 2.0ish (iGoogle), but the note was notably (ha!) web -2.0ish (handwritten & snailmailed).

But really it comes down to the sentiment of the note and the fact that someone took the time to write it and express their thoughts. I'm a sucker for this stuff, yes. Do I think less of people that don't send them, no....but it is particularly delightful to get one :)