Letters by occasion

A New Year letter

Write on December 31st, opened on the next December 31st. A year-long round trip.

A birthday letter

Write on your birthday this year, opened on your birthday next year.

A graduation letter

A letter from the version of you who graduated to the version five years out.

A wedding letter

Written on the wedding day, opened on the first anniversary.

An anniversary letter

A yearly letter that captures who you are at this anniversary, posted to next year's.

A quarterly letter

Four letters a year — one to yourself each season.

An end-of-year reflection letter

Write at the end of the year, open at the end of the next.

A recovery milestone letter

Written at 30 days, opened at one year. A letter for the version of you who stayed.

A milestone birthday letter

Turning 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 — write to the version of you on the next big one.

A retirement letter

Write on the day you retire, opened a year into retirement.

A new-job letter

A letter from your first day to your first anniversary.

A new-home letter

Write on moving day, opened a year after.

A baby-shower letter

Written at the shower, posted on the baby's first birthday.

An engagement letter

Write the day of the engagement, opened on the wedding day.

A sobriety-anniversary letter

A letter to mark the day, opened on the next year's.