Power Words

One impeccable design idea I got from interior designer/

TV host Nate Berkus is to frame letters:

Ever wonder what to do with all of the notes that you

have hanging around your house from important

people in your life? "Frame them," says Nate.

"I have done it for years."

One-page notes are the easiest to frame.

Keep that in mind the next time you

write someone a letter or thank you!

I think this is a clever idea because words

can be very powerful & the hand-written ones

are hard to come by these days.

I made a mental inventory and here are

two letters I've received that I would love to frame:

In one of my previous corporate jobs,

my boss wrote me this note. It surely

lifted me up in ways you couldn't imagine.

I was overwhelmed with the volume of work,

I was adjusting to an unfamiliar process,

dealing with demanding clients and I was

just burnt out. This note, tacked right smack

in the middle of my cork board, was always

a reminder that things would get better

and that my work was appreciated.

This other one is a birthday card

from a longtime friend & business partner.

It's a pop-up card.

{He knows I adore pop-up cards}

He wrote me this message.

It reminds me how long we've been friends,

how he knows the little details of my life

and gives me a boost of confidence.

Isn't that what friends are for?

I hope you can find that perfect letter

worthy to be framed.

Have a delightful weekend!