A letter to your future self, mailed when you choose

Write down who you are right now, add a photograph from this season of your life, and pick a date to hear from yourself again. A year from now or ten, the postcard arrives in your own words.

Make a postcard

$7 each, printing and postage included.

A handwritten postcard and fountain pen on cream linen beside a small plant in morning light

Things you might write

  • What you are working towards, and what is in the way.
  • What an ordinary day looks like for you at the moment.
  • Questions to answer when the postcard arrives.
  • The advice you would want to hear when you need it.

How it works

  1. Add your photographs

    Choose the pictures that belong on the front of your postcard.

  2. Write your message

    Say what you want them to read, then see the postcard as they will.

  3. Choose the date

    Tell us who it is for, where it goes and the day it should be mailed.

Send yourself something worth opening. Each postcard is $7, printing and postage included.

Start your postcard

Also: birthday surprises, anniversary messages, letters to children, family time capsules, 18th birthday letters, graduation postcards, first day of school letters, mother’s day postcards, father’s day postcards, send to someone you love. Not sure what to say? Read our guide to what to write. Questions? Read the frequently asked questions.