Minnie Erickson
Jul 29, 2020
Updated: Sep 8, 2020
Hey Yโall,
Did you figure out what my emoji subject line said?
TL;DR: Minnieology will close for a little road trip starting NOW. Iโm excited to get out of the city and enjoy some new scenery.
Iโm a one-woman shop, so orders will not ship while Iโm out, but anything ordered on or after July 29th will ship the week of August 10th. While Iโm on the road, feel free to use the code โvacayโ for 15% off* for the entire purchase, and items will be shipped out the week of August 10th.
Consider this Minnieologyโs first semi-annual sale of the year! This is great for those of you that havenโt had a chance to try the hand-poured soy wax candles, reed diffusers, or pre-packaged gift boxes.
P.S. If you are a planner like me, you can order gift boxes up to 6 months in advance, add the delivery by date in the notes when you check out. Set it and forget it!
FYI: Minnieology scents rotate regularly...meaning they may or may not come back until the next season.
Does gift-giving stress you out because you have no idea what to give that's meaningful?
Sometimes it takes me some time to come up with the perfect gift.
I like to think through when I'm coming up with a custom gift or putting together something for my people. I use the order notes to consider what they like and how I can thoughtfully curate gift items that theyโll use or enjoy.
Conversations are key if you don't know what to get someone, and helps you to give them what they want rather than what you think they want.
Here's an example for the wine lover:
๐ทSomeone who enjoys wine:
personalized wine glass
๐ทA gift card to their nearest wine shop
๐ทDIY Wine Blending kit - This is great to do at home where you create your very own customized wine blend.
Any wine gift ideas to add? I always love to hear your favorite wine gift ideas! Hit reply and let me know!
โA good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.โ
Has the pandemic opened your eyes to the role a teacher plays in your childโs life?
๐๐๐๐ง: The closing of schools affected 4 million teachers and 55 million students (K-12), and has forced them to adjust to remote learning.
The results of a recent online survey of ~2,000 parents from OnePoll and Osmo show an ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ in ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for teachersโ work.
The poll found that:
-80% have a newfound respect for teachers
-77% believe that teachers should be paid more
-69% believe being a teacher is harder than their current job
-53% will take a greater interest in their childโs education after the stay-at-home mandate concludes.
But amidst the pain so many are enduring is a bright spot: Some teachers feel that the ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป is deeper than ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ. REF: Economic Policy Institute
One ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ teacher has gone above and beyond for one of her students. After the school year ended, she called the parents and ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ to tutor their child during the summer for a couple of hours a week. ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, SHE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF HER HEART.
What a ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป she is to recognize that her student needed one-on-one time, especially after the school year was turned upside down, and lesson plans were thrown out the window overnight!
She's an ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ IMO, and I donโt even know her!
When someone ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ their time to help you, you want to do something in return to show your ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
The student and parents picked up on things she loved, and we worked together to put together a lovely custom gift box.
๐She calls her students Mexican Crabs, we don't know the meaning behind it but wanted to pay tribute to it with a little crab ๐ฆ necklace
๐She enjoys gardening - plantable paper wildflowers can remind her of her student(s) along with a gift card to her favorite garden store.
๐A gift card from her favorite jewelry store, Kendra Scott
๐Amazon gift card - what teacher or person wouldnโt appreciate this?
๐Minnieology Soy Wax Candle for relaxing. Made from all-natural soy, a quality fragrance with no phthalates with a cotton wick.
To request your own custom box, visit:
If you can think it, we can create it.
Outside of the curated pre-packaged, and custom gift boxes, Minnieology also hand-pours soy wax candles & reed diffusers, hand-etches glassware, and can personalize pretty much anything like shirts, baby onesies, drinkware, and more!
The summer is already halfway over. I hope you were able to get out of the house and enjoy it the best you can. Sending love and light to you all.
Take care,
~Minnie
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