The Snail Mail Revolution

You will find this post at the beginning of each month. If you're birthday falls in that month, simply leave a comment indicating as much. Then, everyone who would like to send you a birthday card will RSVP. Please understand that your card may arrive a little late or a little early for your big day depending on when it's sent, but think of it as celebrating your birthday month instead of just one day. :)

Each month The Birthday Club will open one month in advance to give you plenty of time to sign up. One the day of the event, I will send out the addresses of our "birthday celebrators" for that month to everyone who has RSVPed. The event will then be closed for any additional birthdays. This month we're celebrating January birthdays!

If you've commented that it's your birthday, please make sure I have your address so I can send it out to everyone. If you've RSVPed, please send your card out sometime during that month. That's it, my friends! We're just here celebrating each other, and we're gonna do all year! Woohoo!

New Year, New Friend! I will do my best to pair up people in Chicago with those outside of Chicago, but depending on how many people join and where they are located, your pen pal may also be your neighbor. :)

Your pen pal letter should include an introduction (who you are, where you live, your interests, hobbies, pets, kids, work, etc.). It is up to the recipient if they decide they would like to write back. Sometimes people connect and sometimes they don't, so don't be offended if you don't get a letter back. Sometimes it just works out that way...

So, if you're interested in a new pen pal, RSVP, send me your address (if I don't already have it), and then on the date of this meetup I will send you the name and address of the person you will be sending your pen pal letter to! You will then send your letter out by January 31, 2026 and receive a letter in return. Woohoo!

Does anyone else remember in grade school when you would buy (or make!) Valentine's Day cards for all your classmates? We would tape brown paper bags to the front of our desks as "mailboxes" and get our cards delivered there. At the end of the day we'd go home with a load of cards and treats! (Candy hearts, anyone?) So, this year, whether you are single or otherwise taken, we are going to celebrate the joy that is Valentine's Day!

So how does this swap work? You RSVP, send me your address (if I don't already have it), and then on the date of this meetup I will send you the name and address of the person you will be sending your Valentine's Day card to! That's it! Please try to send your card so it's received by Valentine's Day, February 14, 2026.