I do enjoy a little lift to the day. So the Secret Post Club, ingeniously dreamt up and organised by Notes from Lapland, is just my kind of give and take. The idea is beautifully simple: sign up, with a short list of your likes, loves and hates, and agree to send a present once a month to another blogger. The only limit is a financial one, a maximum of £10 can be spent (though if you want to send a pair of antique diamond earrings, I doubt anyone would complain). The rest is up to the creativity of the blogger.

This month, I received and sent my first Secret Posts. To North West London Girl in the Country, it was bee-embroidered linen napkins for all those picnics the writer will no doubt enjoy in her beautiful part of the world. And from And Then All I Thought About Was You, a gorgeous set of cupcake notecards and a handbag sized notebook. What was just as nice was the handwritten note that came with my present, all about the blogger and her family, and rather cute sounding beagle. Result. While embracing our digital world, I’m an old-fashioned girl at heart, and love to jot down notes when on the move, and send a ‘proper’ thank you when the occasion arises. And the cupcake cards are also ideal birthday cards, as Chloe, in my son’s nursery class, will discover later today. Thank you!

Yup, feeling thoroughly spoilt. Thank you!

What I love about the Secret Post Club, as well as the obvious gorgeous parcel arriving in the post, is the chance to meet a new blogger. Geographically, my paths might never have crossed with both my Secret Postees this month. But I now covet North West London Girl’s Louis Vuitton vintage picnic hamper and auction buy Chanel jacket. Through And Then All I Thought About Was You, I discovered a brilliant way to make a keepsake jar for baby’s first year.

Tags: Practical but fabulous, Treats for mum

1. Heather @notesfromlapland says:

   March 23, 2010 at 18:29

   oh how wonderful!
2. Lucy M says:

   March 23, 2010 at 19:29

   I can see that I am going to have to take up blogging!!
3. angels&urchinsblog says:

   March 23, 2010 at 19:36

   Heather – I know, feeling very spoilt, and wondering whether I should use one of the cards to write a proper thank you to the present giver!

   Lucy M – You should, but be warned, it’s an addictively fun pastime.
4. Mrshev says:

   March 23, 2010 at 19:53

   Sounds good fun. I am on it like vomit.
5. Kerry says:

   March 23, 2010 at 20:20

   I am so glad that you liked it. I love them and have loads of notebooks and note cards.

   Thank you so much for the email that was really nice of you xx
6. angels&urchinsblog says:

   March 23, 2010 at 21:45

   Mrshev – thank you. I think. Is being on to something ‘like vomit’ a good thing? I guess it lingers. Go on, you would love cupcake notecards?

   Kerry – Great to have met you, and thanks again for such a thoughtful present. I love writing cards, and love the fact that the cupcakes on the ones you sent are calorie free. The perfect preparation for the Easter choc-fest.
7. MrShev says:

   March 23, 2010 at 22:24

   Being on it like vomit is like being in there like swimwear.
8. angels&urchinsblog says:

   March 23, 2010 at 23:51

   MrShev – Over like clover? Up like a pup? Think I need to work on these… Were you born within earshot of Bow Bells?
9. The Mad House says:

   March 24, 2010 at 08:13

   Isnt it wonderful and what wonderful notecards too
10. Heather says:

    March 24, 2010 at 12:49

    Lucky you with yoru notecards! I do love the concept of the Secret Post Club, got my first one the other day too.
11. angels&urchinsblog says:

    March 24, 2010 at 12:55

    The Mad House – Coming over now to see the goodies you received!

    Heather – Ditto. SPC is a fantastic concept that deserves to go global.
12. Gilda says:

    April 5, 2010 at 21:36

    Hey, Happy Easter!