Social media has led me to develop some bad habits. Shocking I know. Let me just add those to the list of my less than desirable habits that even annoy me. The top of that list is forgetting to close cupboard doors (or any door for that matter). I have been painfully reminded of this many times when I have banged my head into the open cupboard door. My friends would say that explains alot 🙂
As far as social media goes I often fall into that mistaken belief that everyone I know and care about has seen my updates or photos. This is especially true of big events ( weddings,baptisms, birthdays)
I KNOW lots of my family and friends are not on social media and yet I still forget.
If you are thinking “Well these friends and family just need to get with the times and jump onto social media”, remember that for some ( especially older relatives like my parents) it is just not going to happen.
AND social media is a poor substitute for a REAL phone call, a REAL piece of mail and a REAL printed up photo.
So here is where it gets really cool. You can use social media to send a real printed photo postcard. Honestly I just discovered this so I am going to experiment with the different apps to see which ones I really like and in a week or two will share this with you.
One app that I know is great is Kicksend. It will send photos from your phone to a local place to be printed up and then you can just pick them up. I have a couple of friends who use this on a regular basis after having their photos lost on their phones. There is nothing worse than realizing you just deleted a photo you loved or your favorite two year old got your phone and cleared it for you.
Toddlers are pretty tech savvy these days. Remember the 3 yr old who bought a car off of Ebay?
Watch this! And poof everything disappears!
So if today is not the day to send a photo then pick up the phone. Let someone you love know you are thinking about them. If someone keeps popping into my thoughts I KNOW I need to talk to them.
The whole purpose of Thoughtful Thursday is to make it a day to remind you to connect with someone.
Now go make it a Thoughtful One! And if you find an app you like please share!