I opened a fresh draft and kept it simple. "I'm writing to follow up on my order," I typed. The tone felt polite but clear.
I clipped the document before I forgot. "Please find the report attached," I wrote. A quick reread, and I hit send.
My inbox had buried the message for days. "Sorry for the late reply," I started. Then I answered every question in order.
I didn't want the whole day to pass silently. "Just a quick note to say thank you," I wrote. Short, warm, and done in a minute.
There wasn't much to report just yet. "I'll keep you posted as things move," I wrote. She replied with a simple thumbs up.