What It Takes To LICK 1500 Envelopes
More patience than I have. Luckily I married the world's best man, willing to come home from a 10-hour workday and dig into a job he didn't know he'd signed up for.
The Holiday Open House for the Rockingham County Arts Council will be held Sunday, December 13th and invitations go out this week. That means 1500 brochures that must be folded, then stuffed, along with printed invitations, into envelopes, which must then be sealed shut.
I figured Blair and I would sit in front of the TV for about 2 or 2 1/2 hours and get the job done.
HA.
Four hours into the task and we were about two-thirds of the way done. My lower back was screaming from being hunched over, folding and stuffing, and I fear Blair may have depleted his saliva stores for life.
I stayed in a good mood for the first three hours, at which point I started muttering about how my volunteering days were over. Blair, cheerful as always, tried to humor me out of it.
"We're a team," he said. "Isn't it nice, working together? Hasn't this been nice, spending time together?"
"Shouldn't you be licking something?" I said, glaring at him.
I'll try to adjust my attitude for tonight. Another 500 envelopes await us...
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:17 AM | Dena Harris | 8 Comments | Email Article | Share via Digg | Print Article | tagged artsinrockingham, licking envelopes, rockingham county arts council open house, smug marrieds
Reader Comments (8)
You guys didn't really lick all of them did you?! Try water or (what I prefer) glue sticks! Good luck finishing all of them. Never a fun task. I had to do a lot of mailings at my last job. Hundreds of people at a time on a regular basis. I hated that part!!
I bought cheap gluesticks and they were a mess. Since I was in charge of folding/stuffing, I let Blair decide how to handle sealing. I offered several times to get him water and a sponge, but he was determined to lick his way to the finish. I couldn't help but think of the Seinfeld episode where Susan died licking all her wedding invitations...
I dont lick envelopes bc I remember when I was a kid I walked into my dad's office and there was a roach eating the "stickem" off of an envelope on his desk. Thank goodness our postage meter here seals the envelope for you since I just mail over 500 brochures.
Did you get to the center of the tootsie pop?
Hi. I just stumbled onto your blog and licking 1500 envelopes is quite a feat. Being in the business, we send out more envelopes than most. If it is a Square Flap, it will not run through our auto-sealer, so we use a wrung out damp washcloth. Doesn't over-saturate the gum flap and gives us just enough moisture to seal the envelope.
Ah Justin, where were you when I needed you? =) Thanks for posting.
I WISH I COULD HAVE DONE THAT FOR YOU .I LOVE THE TASTE OF ENVELOPES I WOULD HAVE DONE IT FOR FREE
if you need it done again do it free email me at heather2hubbard@gmail.com