Random Brain Dump 6/20/24

I always like to take stock of stuff in my life at this time of year. So let's talk about a few things.First, something really positive. One of my yoga students/co-practitioners who has been with me the longest, is now embarking on teaching as a student and just recently, teaching online as a student. I'm super proud of her. She will be done with her full program and be ready to certify, projected by the end of December of this year, but I believe we all progress in our own timeline, so maybe give or take!

Second, I'm seeking a bit more summertime employment that's predictable, and something for 10-20 additional hours per week would be just perfect. Or, you could join me for group donation yoga on Thursdays at 10am, sign up for private yoga or fitness sessions, sign onto home decluttering with me for between one and as many sessions as you need, or hire me for short-term copyediting or writing projects. I've been fitness and yoga certified since 2013 through AFAA/NASM and teaching consistently since then.

And finally, MMIX has a stated goal of getting 10 new patrons by the end of August. Please note that if you join up, you do not have to stick around! However, we're currently offering an otherwise secret to the public upgrade option to all past and former Patrons. Phase 2 of this will be implemented July 1 and will honestly have us pursue it a lot more vocally then, but I'd like to mention it here, too.

We've revamped our tiers, so that significantly, most of our all-inclusive perks, besides exclusive merch, are now part of the Glitch Robots tier. We've also lowered the price of our Sponsorship tier to $100/month, a HUGE reduction in price. SIGN UP FOR THE SPONSORSHIP TIER BEFORE THE END OF JULY, and get one framed print on us, of your choice, as long as you have a US shipping address. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/mmix

You'll likely see us throwing out some pretty persistent posts trying to get new folks to sign up as well, as we are trying to get 10 new Patrons by the end of August! Tell your friends! 

All that being the case, we want to emphasize how deeply grateful we are for all of your support. Despite periods of burnout this year (mostly due to a vigorous vending schedule), we fully intend to keep posting engaging creations on Patreon. We also understand that one-time payments are better for a lot of you, so if you'd like to simply Venmo a donation rather than initiating or changing the regularity of what you pay, you can send to @mmix_art on Venmo. We are still addressing quite a bit of our startup costs to turn what we do into a sustainable business. For full transparency in pursuing sustainable things, we are also spending a lot more of every week applying to juried gallery shows and reaching for grant money via some fairly labor intensive applications.

We appreciate all of your support in whatever way it's come through. 

Half-baked thought, but there's been an ongoing event that I'm a part of regularly where the vendors and me as a reader haven't been doing so great, and I'm always curious to identify why moments like that happen. I don't think it's lack of competitive product. It basically seems like no desire to shop/little money left over from potential customers. I really want that to shift and I'm not sure whether that's due to stangnancy amongst the vendors, or something else.

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