[Fanmail Friday] It’s Saturday?!

What happened to Friday?

mintMONGOOSE sent this email to their subscribers on August 5, 2023.

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Hey Friends!

Umm..it's Saturday! HOW? Friday just slipped right past me! Anyways.. let's chat!

This week, on the family side of things...\xa0

It was my dad's birthday yesterday, and it's my sister's today, so we have a little BBQ planned for this afternoon. That should be fun!

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The kids this week have been obsessed with their wood train tracks.

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We have 3 types of toys that we rotate in and out of the garage as the kids lose and regain interest in them:

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1. These giant plastic blocks in primary colors - think Legos on steroids!

They love to build forts, clubhouses, tables, chairs, cars, and anything else you can imagine with those. They were into these alot the week before last; every day building something new.

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2. Wood train tracks and trains

They haven't been into this one since we got to our new house a year ago, so the set has been safely tucked away, but man oh man, this week it was raining trains! Each time they wanted a new track from the garage I made them trade a random toy they had laying around - we got alot of cleaning done! 😂

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3. Random little toys

We have a sizable collection of happy meal toys, but not the cheap ones you see now, the ones from the 90s when those things could get run over by a car and be fine. The kids love those. This category also includes little stuffed animals, various arts and crafts sets, and toys I had from my childhood.

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The trading of toys to the garage bins in order to "unlock" more toys has seemed to work better than anything else in terms of keeping a tidy home. Highly recommend!

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Yesterday, they eventually ran out of toys to trade, so I let them continue to earn pieces of track by practicing their karate moves, coming up with dance moves, or doing chores. Hehe! #momwin

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This week, on the business side of things...\xa0

I came up with some new marketing angles that I'm excited to test out!

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While I don't want to reveal them yet, I will tell you that they are light, funny, and strive to spread smiles! Hopefully they will communicate what myMonthly Jewelry Clubis about quickly and in a way that leaves people wanting more. We shall see!\xa0

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I also got the snail-mail marketing cards I received last week, so I'm excited to test those out as well! My initial test will be 1k business cards, and I'm going to make the time to handwrite names and addresses because I really want people to feel important. We shall see how the test goes and if I'll be ordering another thousand postcards soon, or pivoting towards something different.

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Also, a reminder that we are a Jesus-lovin' crew that is here to pray for you.

If you'd like to submit a prayer request you can do that anonymously here, and we WILL pray for you!\xa0

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Thanks for being here! \xa0

In gratitude,

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\xa0P.S.\xa0Who is this lady emailing me?Hi! I'm Helena, the small business owner behind mintMONGOOSE Jewelry Subscription where I design and release a jewelry set each month inspired by real life. Fanmail Friday is my weekly email newsletter where I strive to inspire, encourage, and uplift by sharing real stories from my family's life and the realness behind running a small business.\xa0Thank you for joining in.

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