Christmas is a busy time, not only are you frantically shopping for gifts, trying to socialise with colleagues, attempting to fit into your little black dress in time for New Year and remember to order the turkey or goose, but you have to send your Christmas cards.
Make it easy for yourself. There is no crime in updating your address book in November. Make it easy for yourself and get the addresses that you don’t have before you are battling with the dates for last posting. Not only will this save you time in December, it will also give you an indication as to how many cards you are likely to need.
Buy your cards early too. By being organised you get to pick the best ones and therefore will not be stung for buying all the luxury cards because you left it too late. This will only be annoying when they are reduced in January. (Incidentally if you are extra organised, you can buy them in the sales the year before)
You are at your leisure to begin writing them now. You need not send them until December but make it more enjoyable and less of a chore. Sit down with a nice hot toddy and enjoy the process of writing cards rather than rushing it the day before they must be posted.
If you make your own cards you will probably be aware that it is wise to start thinking about them before the summer is out. Of course this depends how many you intend to make. It might be that you only intend to make one or two for select people – either way remember that this will take more time than cracking open a box so be prepared.
Ensure that you get your stamps in good time too. You can even order them online making there no excuses for missing the last post before Christmas.
The key to keeping stress away is definitely organisation. Make sure you are all ready to send those cards as soon as it is acceptable to do so – that way you have time to make good any you forget, or which get lost in the post.