Hey guys...i thought of a few ideas that might help make this committment easier for the upcoming year.
1. Shop the dollar stores to get some cheap cards so that you are prepared for the entire year...i just saw a really cute pack for a dollar that had a few birthday, a few thank you, a few get well and a few Thinking of you all in one pack for abuck! 2. Address your envelopes ahead of time and put stamps on them too. 3. Set up an alias through your email account...something like [email protected] easy to do through any eamil program...gmail, hotmail etc...they are free! You can close it at the end of the year! 4. Carry your secret pals info with you in your purse so when and if you are out and about you have the list of info right there in front of you. The other day I was out at a doggie boutique and they had a $5 sale bin...beautiful outfits normally 30-50 dollars for $5. Had I had my questionaire already assigned and with me I could have easily chose something for my secret pal. So be prepared!!! 5. There are so many things to share that would take more effort than cash...I make doggie bones...organic snacks for my gang...I plan on sharing a little box of those for my secret pal sometime this year. So think like that! If you dont have the time or the cash for the ingredients sharing the recipe is just as nice!!! 6. Hand me downs...many of us "nuts" dress our dogs...I for one LOVE to!!! But..I have many things that my pack don't like, wont wear, have outgrown, not my fav etc that I could pass on to my secret pal. 7. This is the time to excersise your skills...many of you knit, crochet etc....go online and find free dog sweater patterns and give it a shot...you have nothing to lose!!! Try your hand at an outfit or a collar or a bow or legwarmers....whatever you might want to try!! 8. Think of the person too...not just the dogs!!! I for one would be ecstatic to get a piece of chocolate in the mail...you might even hear the dancing and screams of joy miles away!!!! Or Jelly Bellies...they dont melt!!! Little sweet things to send that would be super inexpensive might be votive candles, sachets...homemade or purchased, pictures, bookmarks, notecards or homemade stationary, stickers, paper crafts, silk flowers. I know I will think of more...but these are just a few ideas...again...not rules or ANYTHING mandatory...except the chocolate for me LOL...just ideas to get you thinking!!! Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable,Madison and Caleb and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat www.joys4toys.com
