How to Re-mail Cards from Loveland CO

Want to send your Special Valentine a special delivery.  Have your Valentine Card Re-mailed from Loveland Co, "The Sweetheart City".  Each Envelope is hand stamped with a special valentine cache.  It is easy.

Directions below from Loveland's Official "Sweetheart City" Valentine Program

Valentine Re-mailing Program
This program is the largest of its kind in the nation.

The Loveland Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Postal Service have been teaming up for more than 70 years with their internationally renowned Valentine Re-mailing Program.

Click Below to order your Loveland CO Valentine Card

https://www.loveland.org/prog…/valentine-re-mailing-program/

Important Dates for the Loveland Re-Mailing Program:
February 1, 2020 International Mail Deadline
February 7, 2020 U.S. States Deadline
February 10, 2020 Colorado Deadline

To send your valentine through the sweetheart city, simply follow these instructions:
Address the valentine with recipient's address
Stamp the valentine
Place the Valentine in a larger, first-class envelope
Stamp and address the larger envelope to:

Postmaster - Attention Valentines
446 E. 29th St.
Loveland, CO 80538-9998

Some Link Love January

Car Wash Art?

We-Shed - You have heard of the she shed but the I love the idea of a We-Shed

The Weight of Emotional Clutter - A lot of people declutter in January but I like the thought of letting go of some emotional clutter

Unemployment among those with Autism is 90%  - My son has been actively looking for employment for the past 6 months.  I like the solution one parent came up with and I wish I lived in Denver -Teaching the Autism Community the Trades

Homemade Valentine Cards

I have a tradition of making homemade Valentine's. It is something I am about. My hometown is Loveland Colorado aka "The Sweetheart City".  My parents were married on Valentine's day.  I can't escape Valentine's if I tried. This is the time of year I contemplating what my next homemade Valentine is going to be.

Above is the card I made last year - 2019. My card is made with a cricut and stickers.

Here is some links to some other cards I have made

Gelliplate Print Valentine Card
Chalkboard Inspired Valentine
String Art Heart Valentine's
Continuous Line Valentine's
Stencil Valentine
Love Valentine

UNSOLICITED HOMEMADE CARD ADVICE

Sending good mail feels good. It doesn't need to be perfect. The thought does count. Adding a sticker or a stamp to a premade card counts. Don't do this if it stresses you out. THIS ISN'T A COMPETITION

New Year, New Reads

Well, I wish I was starting off the year stronger having read more. Definitely more of quality over quantity in the books I have read this month. I am linking up with Modern Mrs Darcy's Quick Lit. Check out what everyone else is reading.

This is Where You Belong - The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live by Melody Warnick

This book was a recommendation by Modern Mrs Darcy. I enjoyed immensely. I find myself contemplating a move and finding myself asking myself why my town didn't cut it anymore. I also found out according to the book that the average American moves 11.7 times before they die. I would be considered a mover in that I above that average even though for the last 15 years I have been rooted in one place. I loved the story telling in this book. I can totally relate to Melody. I think most of the research in Melody's book points to people being engaged in the place they live the more attached they are to that place. She breaks down the ways to be engaged. I also learned about place making and I can see several places where my current town is trying that out - summer activity series including a giant scavenger hunt, new parks, and lots of places to become involved in community art.

I recommend this to anyone moving to a new place, been a place a long time, or considering a move.

Liking where you live is satisfaction. Never wanting to leave is attachment .- Katherine Loflin

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

The latest book by Marie Benedict is about Lady Clementine who is Winston Churchill's wife. To be frank, I never consider that Winston Churchill had a wife. I love how Marie Benedict digs into the story of the people behind the powerful people. Lady Clementine was a force in her own right. This book was great.  I was the first one at my library to get to check this out. That was a first for me.

New Year New Linky

How to Make a Personal Planner that Rocks - Life as Mom

My Semester with the Snowflakes - Written by a Veteran. I thought this was enlightening

Making Art is Good For Your Health

One Little Word 2020

CHANGE

Change is my one little word.  Instead of a resolution I have for a number years have had a word for the year. One Little Word is the creation of Ali Edwards.

I used her word generator as well. The word that it came up with was focus. So maybe my one little word is actually two little words - focused change.  I sense this will be a year of change.  How I navigate those changes is going to be important.

I have been inspired by a lot of stuff lately. If you subscribe to Elise Joy Newsletter she had a some great prompts for reflection. I also was inspired by the podcast  Cultivate a Good Life Episode 66 Understanding Autonomy

Are you a resolution fan or more of a one little word fan?