Thank You Notes

Did you have a good weekend?  I know many of you were busy with winter formal last night and I hope that was a fun evening for everyone who attended.  

On Friday evening as I was straightening up my office following the end of my junior meetings for the day I realized I still have 3 thank you notes sitting on my desk that are from Christmas time.  Not good!

A thank you note is a simple enough idea - let someone else know that you appreciate them. I don't know about you, but a lot of times I am terrible at writing thank you notes... and clearly at delivering them too. It doesn't mean that my gratitude is any less, but... and that is where everything falls apart. If I don't express my gratitude to the person who has been a positive influence in my life or who has done something nice for me or gone out of their way to help me, then how do they know how much I appreciate it? See the problem?

And I am pretty confident that many of you face the same problem. So I want to remind you of the importance of thank you notes. They do not have to be long or flowery - simply thank the person who has helped you. This is especially important for teachers who have written recommendation letters for you. Many people do not realize the time and effort it takes to write a good recommendation letter. If you didn't thank your teachers at the time they wrote your recommendation letters, perhaps now - as you are starting to hear back from your colleges - is the perfect time! Thank them for their help and support in your college applications. It is important to make sure that they know how much you appreciate their help along the way. It won't take you a long time, but it will certainly mean a lot to them. 

Before I close this post, I want to be very clear - I am NOT talking about writing to me! I do NOT need nor am I in any way hinting, asking for, or needing you to write a thank you note to me! I just figured we could all use a reminder in the importance of writing thank you notes and expressing our gratitude for those around us. 

On a separate note, I continue with junior student/ parent meetings every 30 minutes again tomorrow and Wednesday, but then I will be DONE with meeting with every 9th, 10th, and 11th grade student on my caseload.  Yeah!