Postcrossing; It's a process.

I am all caught up with my Postcrossings.

I now have eleven postcards in transit including the eight I just sent today.

I love Postcrossing but it takes me almost as long to write a postcard as it does a letter.

I'm sure most people just scribble a line or two but it's a process for me.

First, I read the profile of the recipient and then I check out his/her favorites wall.

Then I go through all of my postcards which are not organized in any way, to find the perfect one.

Then, before I even write anything at all, I must affix the postage.

That entails a process too.

There's the preview of the layout before I glue the stamps to the card.

I need to make sure they will fit and also that they will look visually appealing.

I have a leather pouch where I keep all of my stamps, most of them vintage and of lower postage rate.

(I have hundreds of dollars worth of postage in my leather pouch)

It takes awhile to get the correct postage amount.

After I affix the stamps, I address the card to the recipient.

I always do it in this order because it allows me to use all of the rest of the postcard for writing.

I used to start writing first and then address the card and then try to affix the stamps.

But after a few times with the stamps covering up my writing, I learned.

I do my best to write something personal about myself as well as a current event or something of interest about my city. 

I also write the date and current temperatures etc.

If a recipient requests something specific such as a quote or favorite movie, I'll include that as well.

These are the eight postcards I addressed this morning.

One of the recipients likes American humor so I chose this Prairie Dog Watching card for her.

The other side of the cards from this morning.

These are on their way to Ukraine, Hong Kong, Finland, Mexico, China, Singapore, UK, & Belarus.

What do you write on your postcrossing postcards?

Do you write the same thing all the time or do you write something different for each recipient?

Tell me your process or give me feedback on my own.

I would love to hear your opinions.

Thank you for stopping by.

Postable: I have sent letters to everyone in my postable account.

Good Afternoon.

I am so glad you are here.

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

 

Here's today's mail call.

 

Incoming:

 

 

A Postcrossing from the Netherlands.

The sender writes:

Hello JarieLyn,

Greetings from chilly Holland. We miss spring and summer.

I hope it will come soon.

Life is too beautiful to spend it in the cold.

I will go sailing today int he snow.

Jaap

 

A Postcrossing from Belarus.

The sender writes:

Greetings from Belarus!

My name is Sergei.

I live in Brest.

Wish you to spend this spring unforgettable!

 

 

Received this nice postcard from Jen, a LetterMo participant.

You can check out her blog here.

 

 

This is a reply to a postcard I sent out to a LetterMo participant.

This comes from Narcisz in Hungary.

 

Here's what I sent out today:

 

 

An introuctory letter to a LetterMo participant.

 

 

Another introductory letter to a LetterMo participant.

 

 

Introductory letter to a LetterMo participant.

 

I have sent out letters to everyone who added themselves to my postable account.

I had a total of 22 people, 3 of those I was already writing to anyway.

So that means that I sent out 18 letters/postcards to someone new.

Most of what I sent were letters.

I have also responded to everyone I received a letter from except for what I received today.

I think I did great considering that the first three weeks I couldn't hardly write due to pain.

I'm still open for new pen pals and people to write to.

If you're interested leave me a comment.

 

 

A postcrossing on its way to Massachussettes.

 

 

A Postcrossing on its way to Slovakia.

 

 

A Postcard A Day (23)

 

 

A Postcard A Day (24)

 

That completes my mail for today.

 

I hope all of your mailboxes are filled with love.