Our Life in Stationery - March Recap
Behind the Scenes in March
We kept things rolling in March after Valentine's Day. Because the holidays don't stop! When you're in the greeting card biz, you're always thinking about the next holiday. Kind of makes the year go by a little faster. Our next big drop will be in July, and for a little behind-the-scenes, yes, we're already working on it. But you know we couldn't wait until then to drop some new goodies because we're impatient like that. How do some people make just two or three drops a year? We can't do it!
In case you missed it, we dropped new cards for Maryland Moms and Dads, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island Birthdays. Making our way around the East Coast! And we dropped lots of new sale to make room for new.
Baseball is back!
Baseball season is back! Wooo! Not just for dem' O's hon, but Sam's boys have started their season too. I was a baseball Mom and I miss those days now that my son is grown, so it's fun to watch Alex and Brooks learning the game. After some withdrawal, I get to go to Little League games again!
To celebrate Opening Day, we decided to try something new and drop limited-edition Hot Dog Race T-Shirts. (Pre-order by April 4th, Hint Hint). Your favorite Team Mustard, Relish, and Ketchup stickers are now available on oh so stylish Tees, so you can root for your favorite condiment at the Yard. This has got us thinking up ideas for other fun limited-edition goodies we can drop this year.
Shop Maggie Moore
You can find Maggie Moore in three Moore stores in March. Yay!! Verde in Philadelphia, Day Off in Mashpee on Cape Cod, and the last one, I'm super excited about. Since we started selling wholesale way back in 5 years ago, my dream was to sell our cards in Brookline Booksmith, my favorite indie bookstore in my hometown, Brookline, MA. I've been pitching to them and sending catalogs and samples for years. Nevertheless, I persisted, and I sent the right email on the right day and got a great response and an order. Our cards are now in a shop that I've been visiting since I was a wee tiny Becky. Big Win!! I just about cried when I saw the order come in.
The Five Senses
It's that time again for our Five Senses of March!
Taste: Sam and I have serious boss woman business meetings from time to time, and they're always over lunch at Corner Pantry because it's really the best. Can we just talk about their chocolate chip cookies? Always delish. But this time we tried the Chai Snickerdoodle cookie filled with Chai Buttercream. Everything they make is so crazy good that you really can't go wrong. Oh, and we did have lunch too. Can you tell our family loves sweets?
Hearing: On Sam's recommendation, the new album by Bruno Mars, The Romantic. Digging the old school 70's vibes.
Sight: Survivor 50! Obsessed.
Smell: I've become a fan of Trader Joe's Candles! My hair salon was burning the Tomato Leaf candle last year, and I couldn't manage to get my hands on one. It may sound weird, but it's so fresh and springy. This year I nabbed one. I'm still on the hunt for more.
Touch: Touch is a difficult one to come up with every month, so I'm switching this one up to my favorite book of the month, because books can touch you, right? And we can do what we want! I read eight books this month and would give three of those five stars. But I can only pick one, so I'm going to go with The Reservation, by Rebecca Kauffman. Set in a restaurant, it follows the drama of the different characters that work in a restaurant, on a night when 22 ribeyes go missing, and John Grisham has a dinner reservation. If you like the Bear, this book is for you.
Your Fave Card of March
Staying with the baseball theme, it only makes sense that Happy Bird Day Orioles was your favorite card of March! It's a real crowd pleaser. Let's see if it can stay on top in April. Let's Go O's!
