Be honest but restrained. Remember, you are entitled to kill the relationship, but not the person. Go ahead and scribble that blistering, apoplectic, needy, and self-incriminating note—and put it in a drawer.

hehe, from the Art of the Handwritten Note: a Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication by Margaret Shepherd; from the chapter “Opportunities to Write the Note that Counts”, subchapter “I Love You, I Love You Not, I Like You”.

In an attempt to get motivated to write thank you notes from xmas & bday, I dove into my local stationer’s and stocked up: my bank account is lucky I didn’t come home with pens, only ink, paper, wax, and a book. This book, in fact, which is very fun, and is giving me some awesome ideas on how to use up that paper & ink.

Man, we should start the Mutual Admiration Society of Friends.

Yeah, I’m not a huge fan of memes either, but I liked this one, and I wanted to show appreciation for Jamie’s friendly gesture…