Things I Bought This Week 😬

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Did you know today, Sept 9th, is apparently the most popular birth date in the world?

Also, my son (who is 5) was given an Apple iPad for Kindergarten. He has a full Google Calendar of classes, Google Meet meetings and coding apps pre-loaded. Kindergarten has come a long way since the late 80s! Blows my mind, Also, Gugu Guru featured my key to work from home mom success.

9 things (Sept 9):

Things I Bought This Week That Weren't In The Budget (but it's my bday week, so don't judge...)- these sneaks // this fall wreath // these fall candles
How to price freelance projects (this is maybe the best thread ever.)
I saw this amazing Zoom "west elm apartment" background on a call and had to find it. It looked so real.
This is how Sunny Lennarduzzi has majorly disrupted the IG algorithm. This is powerful.
An AI chef that designs recipes based on your leftovers.
Mailchimp will move into a new $1 BILLION dollar office down the street from their already gorgeous office.
Freelancers/Agency Owners: Should you give your friend a discount?
TIP: We usually do a "second send" of most Mailchimp emails for our clients to subscribers who "did NOT open" the first campaign. This is a very effective email marketing practice.
Finally, here is your Fall Foilage Prediction Map. (via The Newsette)

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