Resolve To Stay Connected To Friends And Family In The New Year
by Houston Family Magazine
(StatePoint) Despite round-the-clock access to text messaging, email, and social networking sites, meaningful connections sometimes seem harder to come by than ever these days.
While it is easy to let all your friends and family know about your new promotion or engagement with a status update online, don’t forget the importance of personal correspondence in today’s digital age.
This year, resolve to connect better with your close friends and family. Here are some tips to help you keep in touch:
• Start the year off right by wishing your loved ones health and happiness with New Year cards. Consider personalizing the cards with photos of you and your family.
• Make appointments for important phone calls that are easy to put off. If you have an actual appointment, you can’t and won’t forget to give Mom and Dad a call. Better yet, make it a standing weekly ritual you will all look forward to each week.
• Want to tell a friend what’s new? Send a note on personalized stationery. “You will really brighten the day of your recipient with a card sent in the mail,” advises Mariam Naficy, CEO of Minted.com, an online stationery store.
• Throw a party. Nothing beats good old fashioned face-to-face communication. So gather all your loved ones together for a party at your house. There will be time enough to make meaningful conversation, and complete your duties as host.
• For the really important milestones like birth announcements and engagements, you’ll want to let your friends hear about it directly from you. Sites like www.minted.com have the tools you’ll need to personalize your announcements.
Life is short. So whether you want to create or improve your connections with family and friends, there is no better time than the present to get started.
