The Art of Writing Letters

I know what you're thinking. Writing is so 20th Century. You're sort of correct, except writing is so old it pre-dates pretty much everything else on the planet. I love to write letters, it's something I've always done. At school, me and my best friend at the time Rosie used to write eachother letters in every single Spanish lesson. We were in seperate classes but that didn't stop us. These letters sort of turned into a really artistic competition. I'd be given these pop-up cards, letters in paper fortune-teller form, letters that had carefully been folded into the shape of fish! I wasn't quite so artistic but I used a lot of coloured pens to make my letters back almost as impressive.

Since then it's carried on, occasionally, I will write out my love to you on a piece of paper. It doesn't really matter who you are but if I look up to you, you could potentially get a lot. I also like to give letters to people who I feel don't often get appreciated as much as they should. Don't worry though, it's not out of pity! I just like to make sure I make somebody feel valid.

My super cute Rilakkuma letter sets! I love writing really personal letters on these tiny pieces of paper that people can treasure forever, or throw away, I suppose, although I try not to think about people doing the latter!

You can never go wrong with little stickers! (Unless like me you have a friend who's terrified of stickers and the way they feel!) Alternatively cute little doodles work very well too!

Cute cards and little bits of cardboard are also extra fun to include. I love every letter I write to be instantly recognisable as being from me! So that's cute paper, a pastel or bright rainbow theme and a lot of stickers!

Here's my video on my cute, kawaii letter writing style! Hope it inspires you to be more open! 

I hate how writing to tell people they are appreciated or loved isn't really accepted. Many years ago as a teenager, I would write my friends letters and make them little photo scrapbooks but if the friend was male, I'd always get accused of being madly in love with them. I hated it and eventually it stopped me from making the scrapbooks altogether. I hated this assumption that I had to be madly in love with someone just because I wrote them a thank you. I'll be honest, the love I feel for people is potentially more than how an average person feels (either that or everybody I've ever met hides their emotions) but I've never really been 'in love' with anybody, a bold statement I know!

So if you've ever got a present or a letter from me telling you how great I think you are that doesn't mean I'm in love with you! I'm not! I love you and cherish you as a friend and don't mind saying things that most people would feel like is a 'bit much'.

Slowly, I am learning to write slightly shorter letters! Not ten page essays for everybody. Unless you want one, of course! I love to cover them in stickers, draw little doodles of hearts and stars all over them. As a child I even used to spray them with perfume (well, more Impulse Body Spray!) - I don't do that anymore though!

Sometimes, I just think we all need to step back and take a moment to write a sentence or two about why we appreciate people. What it is about them that makes you bound up to their front door a little faster than you usually would, let them know that sometimes your cheeks hurt after seeing them from how much they make you laugh and smile. How much you look up to them. You never know when it'll be your last chance to say the things on your mind.

Sorry, the last note really was a bit on the emo side but it's all too easy to forget!
Zono xxx