Do you keep all of the letters you receive? All of the letters that you've ever received?
How do you store them? Do you keep them in a bundle tied with a ribbon? Do you store them in an archival, document-safe box? There's an interesting article on the topic at the Unclutterer website.
I don't store my as safely as I should. My wish list includes some of these boxes from the Light Impressions company. They seem to be a good choice.
Let me know how you store your letters.
How do you store them? Do you keep them in a bundle tied with a ribbon? Do you store them in an archival, document-safe box? There's an interesting article on the topic at the Unclutterer website.I don't store my as safely as I should. My wish list includes some of these boxes from the Light Impressions company. They seem to be a good choice.
Let me know how you store your letters.
I wrap mine in nice little plastic bags from places like Aaron Bros., then store them in photo storage boxes. They're the perfect fit. Sideways or head-on. Large envelopes go in larger boot boxes. I cannot think of tossing a letter. :)
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, my letters are in two different places. Some are in a cardboard box back at my mom's house on the other side of the USA. The letters I have received since moving cross-country, I've been keeping them in a couple of decorative boxes on top of my entertainment center.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I got rid of a lot of letters over the years. I wish I could undo that, and get all my old letters back. :(
So far I use a circa binder. I also have a circa punch and punch holes in the letters (so far no words have been mutilated by his process) and file them in the binder using dividers to create a section for each of my regular correspondents. I don't know how feasible this will be as I accumulate too man letters, but it is what I do now.
ReplyDeleteI do keep my letters in a hanging folder in my file cabinet. I'm amazed, actually, about how much mail I receive from friends and family. I'm always complaining that nobody writes but my hanging folder is bulging full! Time to stop complaining, me thinks.
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that everyone who commented stores their letters in a different way! Thank you for sharing your letter storage methods!
ReplyDeleteFor extra special mail, I have hanging folders. For extra special envelopes and all postcards, I have binders. In the binders I use page protectors or two pocket protectors, depending on the size of the item.
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