How's your handwriting?

I noticed in December that I can't write legible Christmas cards any more, and nobody but me can read my grocery lists! I've never had a great handwriting, I've always ended up printing really fast, but since I use my laptop (and printer) for almost everything I write now, my handwriting is terrible!

Use it or lose it, I guess... anybody else notice this problem?

Definitely! I started printing everything when I began teaching in Germany in the early eighties, since cursive is a bit different here. Between that and doing most things on my computer, my handwriting has become almost illegible.

I've been trying to write thank you notes this morning and am having a terrible time writing legibly. I guess not writing more than a grocery list or random notes takes its toll.

I used to have really nice handwriting, but once I started typing everything instead of writing, it all went downhill. My handwriting is legible, but I certainly wouldn't call it good.

My handwriting is still legible but it isn't pretty anymore. I went through school at the end of practicing handwriting to get it right. I used to have pretty handwriting but not anymore. Often the only handwriting I do is to write one check a month, I pay everything else online.

My handwriting has always ranged back and forth from deplorable to illegible to who let the chickens play in the inkwell then run across the paper. I have a good excues thouhg - I went to school in the days of leftie quotas and preferably no lefties; finally learnt that lesson when I broke my left arm.

The way I write, my printing isn't all that much different from my cursive. I tend to connect most letters, and I don't do fancy loops and stuff. I don't think it's gotten worse since using a computer daily, but I have noticed since I started school again after a 9 year break that writing notes in class for an hour or 2 hurts! My hands/wrists get sore easily.

I print in all caps, so it's legible but not pretty. Probably looks like a first-grader wrote it . I never have written in cursive. . .I learned how but always found it awkward and sloppy.

I guess I'm the only journal-keeper/OCD about my handwriting! I keep a journal and hand-write it because it helps me slow down and organize. So my handwriting is definitely above average, especially my script.

I practiced my signature for years and years and years - and I get "wow"s almost every time I sign a receipt It's one of the reasons I won't be changing my name if I get married!

My handwriting isn't bad when I slow down and pay attention to what I'm writing. In fact, I still get the occasional compliment on it. But under normal circumstances, the most that can be said for it is that it's mostly legible. I suppose it doesn't hurt that for a good number of years one of my hobbies was calligraphy, so that kept a certain discipline in my writing, but it's a good number of years since I did any calligraphy, that it's not what it used to be.

My handwriting has always been terrible. My printing is a little better but not great.

I like to write by hand.

Mine is atrocious!! Unless I go really slow or just do one word at a time (like a grocery list, those are ok). It's never been good; but it's really bad.

My handwriting has always been good and continues to be. I often get compliments on my handwriting and was always asked by the HR department to hand-write the Christmas cards for the employees for the bonuses.

Yep, my writing has deteriorated over the years. Not only because of technology, but because of my job. Having to write a great deal at work for patient charting, means you have to step up the pace or be there till all hours after your shift charting on what you should have gotten done during.

Originally Posted by rapunzel47

My handwriting isn't bad when I slow down and pay attention to what I'm writing. In fact, I still get the occasional compliment on it. But under normal circumstances, the most that can be said for it is that it's mostly legible.

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Same here. I'm ashamed to admit that a few hours after the fact, that I frequently can't read what I've written, and have been known to ask someone what they think something says!

My printing is OK, I guess...but cursive? No way! It looks like it did when I was first learning it in the 3rd grade and I tend to leave most letters unconnected.
I went through the printing in all caps phase but it got sloppy after using the computer for a while.

I really do wish I could do the really nice cursive writing though. I always admired people with lovely penmanship.

My Windows 7 operating system says that my handwriting is perfect, as it transcribes it properly 99% of the time on my tablet.

I went paperless long ago, and don't even have a pen in the house anymore. Just big markers for boxes and the like.

The few times I have to send a letter old-school style, I have printed stickers w/ my return address, and prefer to use my label maker for the send address. That way you can be sure the auto-sort mail system can route your mail the quickest without any problems.

I love my handwriting that is when i can be bothered to write properly I like my curly loopy handwriting i do sometimes if its late in the day i get sloppy but never if I need someone to be able to read it

My handwriting is horrendous but it always has been

If I am in a rush with writing something down, it is just a mess. But, if I take my time and think about what I am writing down, it is neat.