why send a Valentine?

Here are my top 5 reasons why you should send a Valentine:

• the postal strike is over!
• it’s winter and we could all use something that warms the heart
• sending love and kindness never gets old
• time is fleeting, don’t waste it, say how you feel now
• it’s fun to send snail mail

I’m making up lost ground since mail was not being delivered here in Canada over the Christmas season and sending out more Valentine’s that usual. How about you? Are you sending any Valentine’s?

If you really want the ‘wow’ factor, send a Valentine with a special Valentine’s post mark on the envelope. I like to send one to myself at the same time since the post marks are so beautiful. If you need more motivation to send a Valentine here are 3 more things that do it for me:

• cheaper than chocolate or over priced dinner on Feb 14th, and I would argue, more thoughtful and full of meaning
• you don’t have to think about what to write – the theme is already set for you – love, like, gratitude, ‘will you be my crush’ kinda thing
• it will surprise and delight

Let me know if you have any romance stories that came about as a result of sending/receiving a Valentine. I would love to hear about it.