The last three months have felt slow here at Smell the Roses. Honestly, I've made no sales. So I decided I needed to change tactics.
I've paid for some advertising in The Natural Parenting Magazine, and I was published this October (which is huge!). And after feedback from some of the first mums who purchased my Resting Boxes, I've gone back to the drawing board.
The biggest piece of feedback given was that these mums just didn't have the time to get through the activities. Which, honestly, is one of the reasons I created these boxes. So mums would find it easier to prioritise rest. But maybe it's not quite 'it' yet.
As a result, I've been designing something a little smaller in scale (and price). I've gotten so far as to have purchased and begun designing my first-ever Resting Letter.
I plan on keeping the essence of the original Resting Box, so inside the letter you'll find a note from me, the blog written by Aussie mums, a guide to rest, and a tiny 20min or less craft.
And the new? I want to add an activity you could do with your kids that month. A cross between a prompt and a guide to the activity. Ideas so far have looked like a nature scavenger hunt, planning a fancy family dinner, doing something for the community, etc.
And I want to include a simple dinner recipe so that one meal that month can be easy to cook with ingredients that are already lying around.
What are your thoughts? I'd love to hear them! Send me an email at hannah@smelltheroses.au or reach out on my Insta via the little Instagram logo at the bottom of this page.