We at The (real) Stepford Wives Association believe strongly in a well organized life. What better way to begin but the start of a whole new year? The calendar is clear, and the year begins fresh and shiny. It's also time to exchange the red and green for gold and white. Out with the old and in with new (year).
Have plenty of champagne for good cheer as we and our sisters in Stepford, begin the year in style.
Our first tip is once the Christmas decorations are put away, the tree taken down, the thank you notes written and mailed, it's time to go through the mountain of cards. It's the perfect opportunity to update your card list, and double check mailing addresses. Also, make special notes of children's names and ages so your never caught unawares. Make a resolution to keep in touch more than once per year. If your not close enough to warrant a phone call, you might want to rethink if they're worth the effort of a stamp.
Buy all your birthday cards for the year in early January. Make a list, check it twice, address the envelope, and file it by month. We shy away from prewriting them out, but for some it might be appropriate. Others might want to include something more personal note -- such as mentioning a big vacation they recently took.
Also take a moment to write down each birthday on your calendar, including children. Don't forget important coworkers of your husband, including spouses and anniversary or celebratory occasions. Our husbands always marvel at how we keep all those important dates. Also, when purchasing cards, add a few blank (not too feminine) and others such as, condolence, get well, congratulations and just generic "thinking of you." January is the perfect time to make sure you have few extra of each type in addition to all those important cards. Update throughout the year, when you buy special occasion cards (Valentimes, Mother's Day, etc). Next December begin constructing next year's list.
Start the year with clean sheets. It sounds silly, but beginning the year with all the wash, all the cleaning, all the beds with spanking clean bedding is a most fine way to begin the year.
Make a sound resolution to be the best reflection of your husband and embrace more the fact that everything you do is really for him and because of him.
