{"id":638,"date":"2008-10-14T23:22:58","date_gmt":"2008-10-14T23:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=638"},"modified":"2008-10-14T23:22:58","modified_gmt":"2008-10-14T23:22:58","slug":"guide-to-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/guide-to-being\/","title":{"rendered":"guide to being a greeting card guru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s say&#8230; your friend just had a bouncing baby.&nbsp; You pick out an appropriate card, but want to say more than just congratulations, but word-smithing isn&#8217;t really your strong suit.&nbsp; Well, have no fear because <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&amp;PROD=1224012001&amp;PNAME=words+to+the+rescue%3A+1000+thoughtful+things+to+write+on+a+card\">Words to the Rescue<\/a> is here!<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/10\/14\/ora01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Ora01\" alt=\"Ora01\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/10\/14\/ora01.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>With the help of this handy dandy guide, you could write something funny like:<\/p>\n<p><strong>A new baby!&nbsp; What more could you ask for? Other than sleep, that is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or encouraging like:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Being a mom is no easy task.&nbsp; Seeing the way you&#8217;ve lived your life, I have no doubt you&#8217;ll be a fantastic one!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>how &#8217;bout sentimental:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miracles DO happen!&nbsp; This one couldn&#8217;t have graced a more deserving couple.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And the ideas don&#8217;t stop there&#8230; other categories include: anniversary, apology, birthday, congratulations (on a variety of subjects), encouragement, get well, goodbye &amp; miss you, romance &amp; fun, sympathy, thank you and thinking of you!<\/p>\n<p>This book has found a permanent place in my office so I can reference quick quips to make my cards more personal.&nbsp; Here are some other favorite phrases I found:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t think of yourself as old.&nbsp; Chronologically gifted sounds much cooler.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eight words for success:&nbsp; Do what you love.&nbsp; Love what you do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some say love is all you need.&nbsp; From my experience, taking turns doing the dishes doesn&#8217;t hurt either.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you return, I expect a full report on the joys of hospital food.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On a scale of marvelous to fantastic, you get a triple stupendous!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I wanted to send you a warm fuzzy, but couldn&#8217;t find one at the store so this note will have to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pretty soon your friends &amp; family will be calling you the greeting card guru.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t worry we won&#8217;t share your secret!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/guide-to-being\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/guide-to-being\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s say&#8230; your friend just had a bouncing baby.&nbsp; You pick out an appropriate card, but want to say more than just congratulations, but word-smithing isn&#8217;t really your strong suit.&nbsp; Well, have no fear because Words to the Rescue is here! With the help of this handy dandy guide, you could write something funny like: A new baby!&nbsp; What more could you ask for? Other than sleep, that is. or encouraging like: Being a mom is no easy task.&nbsp; Seeing the way you&#8217;ve lived your life, I have no doubt you&#8217;ll be a fantastic one! how &#8217;bout sentimental: Miracles DO happen!&nbsp; This one couldn&#8217;t have graced a more deserving couple. And the ideas don&#8217;t stop there&#8230; other categories include: anniversary, apology, birthday, congratulations (on a variety of subjects), encouragement, get well, goodbye &amp; miss you, romance &amp; fun, sympathy, thank you and thinking of you! This book has found a permanent place in my office so I can reference quick quips to make my cards more personal.&nbsp; Here are some other favorite phrases I found: Don&#8217;t think of yourself as old.&nbsp; Chronologically gifted sounds much cooler. Eight words for success:&nbsp; Do what you love.&nbsp; Love what you do. 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