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- 10 years experience as a digital marketer and marketing consultant for small Maine businesses
- Confident craftswoman of polished and creative written and verbal communication
- Extensive photography skills and knowledge of the ever-evolving landscape of social networking
- Artist focused on illustration and graphic design
- 15 years experience providing stellar customer service
- Social psychology background with a special interest in consumerism and health
- Certified JourneyDance Guide, daily meditator, passionate about wellness and personal growth
We send 100% of the proceeds from our Guatemalan beaded bracelets right back to the communities that created them. In the Guatemalan highlands, millions of families live through the driving rains of June through November in homes made from cornstalks, cane, and scavenged materials.
It is always our goal to be kind and mindful members of the community of humanity, whether we're at home in Maine, visiting the awesome artisans who craft the goods we sell at Mexicali Blues, or traveling the globe just to explore. Some of what we know of as thoughtful and polite behavior here is [...]
Pete and Kim Erskine visit Thailand several times each year to search out fabulous new finds and stock up on our customers' favorite fashion essentials. Over the years time spent with local makers and purveyors has become more like a visit with friends and family.
On Tuesday, many of our Buddhist friends celebrated Theravada New Year. The symbolic elements of this celebration-sand and water-are simple. They are also particularly meaningful to all of us at Mexicali Blues. The tidal Damariscotta River runs right past our headquarters and many of our stores and homes are located on Maine's coast.
Happy New Moon! With the moon in expansive Sagittarius, we are feeling pulled toward adventure and liberation. Mercury just went direct, and Neptune will do the same tomorrow (the 27th), and the feeling that gears are turning and things are moving forward is palpable and oh-so-compelling.
The end of the year is when we take inventory-not just of the world goods in our stores and warehouse, but of our progress and our goals. In 2018 - our 30th year in business! - nothing gave us as much joy as giving back through our corporate philanthropy program.
Eat more plants and fewer animal products Recent studies have shown that avoiding meat and dairy products is the single biggest way a person can reduce their negative impact on the planet. Meat and dairy uses 83% of all farmland and produces 60% of agriculture's greenhouse gasses, while providing just 18% of the calories we consume.
Winter is a wonderful time to reset and recharge, going inward and taking stock of our possessions, relationships, and habits. When we accept this as a time of slowness and introspection, it's easy to relate to and understand why animals hibernate!
Happy New Moon in Aries! As the first New Moon of the astrological year, this lunation invites us to focus on new beginnings. With Pluto (planet of karma) and Saturn (planet of rules and consequences) on the South Node, the past has likely been weighing heavily on us, and it is important to pay attention to what's been pulling at us before we can let it go.