Well I did it!  My first customer appreciation day is in the books and it will go down in history as a very proud moment for me.  It was a bit of a whirlwind day for me, but I'll do my best to put it into words for you.  

I'll admit, I was super nervous leading up to this event.  I've been to other companies customer appreciation days before, but I've never planned an event like this myself.  I was mostly nervous that nobody would come and the event would bomb for all the wonderful vendors who took their time and energy just to be part of my special day.  It's one thing to make hundreds of cupcakes for an open day and not have a good turn out...that all falls onto me.  But this...this involved a lot more people and their expectations of a good event for their products as well. SO MUCH PRESSURE!  What if nobody shows up? What if the vendors feel like they wasted their time?? What if people think this is silly??  This is what ran through my head on a non-stop roll leading up to the event.  

I had the vendors, I made all the cupcakes (and cookies), I had the signs, balloons, decorations, door prizes, specials on cupcakes, cookies samples, music, a photo booth, coloring table, and a "plan" in my head...now I just needed people to show up and enjoy.....

And boy did they ever!  My open days always have those very busy couple of hours, but I've never sold over 700 cupcakes in two hours before!!  Did I mention my event was four hours?!  I had my fingers crossed that I'd be able to sell a lot of cupcakes and sell out....but I never imagined it would be so quickly!  Thankfully, my customers are almost always understanding, and even congratulatory, when I run out.  Plus, there were a ton of awesome vendors there... so there was more fun to be had beyond cupcakes.  I still felt awful for running out-however, just like the trend with my open days, there's usually a rush the first hours and then foot traffic slows down-so I'm not all that positive I would have needed that many more.  lf only I wouldn't have chosen those few hours of sleep......

As usual, I had my husband and baby with me for the big day.  Aaron helped dish out cupcakes at rapid speed and Wyatt strolled around with grandpa and grandma making his rounds.  It still doesn't feel real that I organized (not without the help from vendors reaching out and/or spreading the word for me) my very first customer appreciation day.  Sorry to sound like a broken record here, but sometimes I feel the need to pinch myself, because how can this possible be real?  Only a few years ago Steph's Sweet Treats was just something I would dream of and laugh at the thought of it actually happening.  And now here I am...beyond lucky to have you guys... the customers to make this day possible and to keep me in the kitchen baking day after day.  You don't know how much each and every order means to me.  So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!  

This day was a celebration for the customers.  For you to come get cupcakes, shop vendors, get your photos taken in the photo booth, eat pizza, and just have a fun local Saturday.  I hope you were able to make it, (if not, I really hope to do it again!), and I hope you had tons of fun!  Having my friends and family present was the cherry on top!  

-I will be uploading all the event photos on Facebook over the weekend.  If you took a photo booth photo or just want to look through the photos that's where you can find them.  Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for making this event a success and for another week of orders!

Here's a sneak peek at a few more photos from PhotosByShawna-

Coffee and cupcakes....can't get much better than that.  Unless, it's Steph's Sweet Treats cupcakes at Cobblestone Coffee House!!  Cobblestone Coffee House is under new management and wants to shake things up a bit and partner locally...which is the best thing ever!  

So, starting next week you can get your Steph's Sweet Treats fix when you stop in for your coffee fix! How amazing is that?? Pop in for coffee or a bite to eat, and DO NOT forget your dessert!  I will be stocking their cases with a variety of goodies.  If there's something particular you are wanting to see let me or Dani (manger) know and I'll do my best to rotate things in by demand.  Cobblestone Coffee House will be keeping their current scones, muffins and cookies that they make and I will start by rotating in cupcakes and pies.  As the season changes, so will the treats!

I'm very excited for this partnership and new venture and I hope you are all excited as well!  You now have more opportunity to get your Steph's Sweet Treats goodies, and I hope this will drive my customers to Cobblestone Coffee House and Cobblestone's to me.  

Keep an eye out for more fun and events- Thanks for another week of orders everyone!

Six months....six whole months...that's half of a year!  How is it possible that it has ALREADY been half a year since we had Wyatt???  That's a long time in real life, but in mommy life I feel like I blinked and my itty bitty newborn has developed into a little man!  So there will be no more blinking over here!  Just kidding...but seriously...how?!  

Many of you have been able to see Wyatt when doing pickups or popping into an open day, but in case you haven't, or if it's been awhile, I thought now would be the time to do an update and look back at the first six months of running a business with a baby.

 Looking back at those first few weeks and months I'm still not sure how I did it.  I filled orders two days after coming home from the hospital!  Ok...I do know how I did it...an amazing husband who came to the bakery with me so I wouldn't have be separated from my newborn.  There was a few times when I ended up going into the bakery in the middle of the night while he was sleeping so I could finish some things up and not miss bedtime or him waking up in the morning (oddly enough it was for two very large orders involving cows, but for two separate company's/farms).

When my husband went back to work my mom took over coming to the bakery with me and Wyatt when I was going to have long baking days.  If I had a lot of orders to fill and it was going to be a long day, my mom would come along so she could help out with Wyatt so I could continue with my order filling instead of pausing.  For this I will be forever grateful!  I didn't have to be away from Wyatt for hours on end and I still got to fill orders.  Now I still get the help of my mom a day or two a week at home while I go in and bake.  I try to pick those "helps days" based on the amount of orders I have, and I try not be gone for more than six hours.  

Go ahead a call me crazy...I get it, people go to work every day all day and have to leave their babies, but it's my personal choice not to...and if I and lucky enough to have to then why would I? I'm sure at some point I'll feel comfortable to be gone longer (and not feel like my heart is being ripped out)...but I don't yet, so I won't.  I have done some serious reorganization of my bakery in order to make a dedicated space for Wyatt to make being a mom and business owner as easy as possible.  

No matter how busy things get, I have made a promise to myself and Wyatt that I will snuggle up with him at least once a day during one of his naps.  Some days this is really challenging and will become more so as he naps less and wedding season starts, but for now I will do my absolute best to keep this a constant in our lives.  I don't care if it's only 10 minutes....I will enjoy every last minute.  

One of my biggest challenges has been keeping up with inquiries.  After having my phone wake up Wyatt during a cuddle session one too many times, I keep it on silent the majority of the time.  A lot of the time I cannot answer the calls, emails, messages, or texts immediately like I use to.  I do my best to send a quick note to people saying I see your message, call, etc. and let them know I will respond as soon as I can.  Now that Wyatt is aware of things around him I try really hard not to constantly have my phone in his face or be working away responding to people with him watching me.  This makes getting back to people even more challenging; so please hang in there with me! I will get back to you; I just don't want my son seeing me on my phone constantly or have it in his face 24/7.   

Every moment seems so precious, as many of you know.  I am the queen of saying yes to people, and I have really tried to go out of my way to continuously accommodate and take on extra for customers when I can, but I refuse to put my son on the back burner.  I want those special moments, craft making, snuggles, and playing-the things that will forever stay in my mind.

 But that also doesn't mean I am putting my business or customers on the back burner!  I hope I am satisfying you guys as well and fulfilling all your baking wants and needs! I have been lucky enough thus far to manage/balance the best of both worlds (being a mom and business owner), and I hope you guys can see this and have been happy with how I have managed the two.  I have gone back to open days, and have only turned down really last minute orders or limited orders when a weekend is super packed (something I did even before baby).  Thank you all so much for your continued support and orders!  I hope to see you all at the Valentine's Day open day!  Now please excuse me while I go shed some tears over this milestone!

If you remember last year around this time I did a big KitchenAid mixer giveaway/raffle....well guess what???  I have decided to make this a yearly giveaway! It was so popular and who doesn't want to win a mixer AND help a good cause?

How does it work?  All you have to do is buy a ticket/tickets to be entered to win-  I draw the winner on my business anniversary (December 31st)  How does it help a good cause?  Once ticket sales reach the cost of the prize, all remaining funds get donated to the Iowa County Humane Society.  Oddly enough, last year's winner adopted a cat from ICHS the day they picked up their mixer!  How cool is that?!  

I will be doing a regular open day in November (date to be announced) so you will be able to purchase your tickets at that time if you wish.  You can also contact me to stop in at another time or mail money and have me enter your name/tickets into the drawing.  The photo from above is of last year's basket, but this year's will essentially be the same.  I will be raffling off a white mixer, measuring cups, utensils, pot holder, birthday candles, and Steph's Sweet Treats can koozie!  Get your tickets now!

Thanks for another week of orders and being patient with my limited ability to take calls at the moment (no cell reception for a bit over here!),

It's only 12 days into October, but my oh my has it been a whirlwind crazy month already!  So let me tell you a little about it...
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The craziness started the very first day of October....when I had four weddings!  Who's the crazy baker with a new baby who decided to take on four weddings??  This lady right here!  I rationalize this by telling people they were all smaller weddings (250 and under) and only one had to be set up by me.  This last bit is always an advantage, but also means I usually miss out on getting setup photos, which is always a bummer!

Even with a new baby, this four wedding weekend probably wouldn't have been too crazy for me...but I also had a 720 cupcake order (all decorated) three days later, moved the day after and closed on the selling of our house two days after that!! So if it has taken me longer to respond to customers you now know why.  

​Trust me I didn't plan for last week to be so insane, it just kind of happened.  I've had the big 720 cupcake order booked for a very long time...then we sold our house and the closing date just so happened to fall during that week.  So we made it work!  

The 720 cupcake order was a big deal for me.  It was for Hoard's Dairyman and was delivered to the World Dairy Expo in Madison.  Now that's a herd of cows!

My life the first week of October was bake, bake, bake...pack, pack, pack....snuggle, snuggle, snuggle baby.  Which brings me to baby Wyatt.  I am soooo lucky to be able to go through all this bakery craziness with him by my side.  My mom semi-retired when I had him...so even though I had long days the bakery, he was right there with me!  My mom is kind enough to come along on my long days and take care of him while I fill orders so that I don't have to go hours on end without seeing him.  To make things even easier, we are currently living in my parents basement (we sold our current house, and the our new one isn't ready to be moved into yet!).  This made moving a bit harder and makes contacting customers a bit complicated (no cell service), but makes packing up and going to the bakery with grandma in tow a bit easier.  Thanks mom!!

Things have slowed down a bit this week, but not by much!  Thanks to everyone for their patience with me in my delayed responses and thanks for all the continued orders! Wyatt was pretty wiped out by the crazy beginning to the month too....  :)

I don't know about you, but fall is my favorite season!  Sweaters, boots, sweatshirts, fall flavors, and an excuse to drink warm beverages (like coffee!) all day long...sign me up!  Fall is also when I have the most weddings.  It is definitely the new summer as far as weddings go.  But that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of summer weddings!  Here's a peak at the end of summer Steph's Sweet Treats weddings.

August 27- 200 cupcakes at the fairgrounds in Lancaster- french toast, Choco-mallow, raspberry cheesecake, and butterscotch.  I had never been to this venue before and was shocked at how perfect it was!  It's the newest building at the fairgrounds and is the perfect space for a wedding.  This setup used my crates and I added their sunflower and tulle decor as I went.  They also got a larger rosette style cutting cake to match their wedding colors.

September 3- 150 cupcakes at Folklore Village- crazy pig, strawberry shortcake and mint brownie. This was another first time venue for me and I was again amazed by how perfect the space was.  The setup was provided by the couple and I loved being able to use multiple heights and platters...plus they had such fun flavors!  

September 10- 150 cupcakes Wisconsin Riverside Resort vanilla raspberry and chocolate peanut butter with a vanilla two tiered cake.  This was a fun wedding in so many ways!  I loved the display (provided by the couple) and I loved making a cake I had never made before!  It is definitely nerve wracking when someone asks for something new, but so fun at the same time.  I loved the end result of this two tier cascading rose cake!

September 17-  This was a double wedding weekend!  The first wedding, delivered and set up by me was: 350 cupcakes at Wisconsin Riverside Resort - s'more , strawberry cheesecake, chocolate peanut butter craving, and cookies n cream.  So many fun flavors, display rented from me (one of my favorite ways to set up) and the room was set up beautifully!  

The second wedding of the night was delivered and set up by my husband.  It was 250 cupcakes at The Barn At Harvest Moon Pond - cookies n cream , vanilla raspberry, chocolate peanut butter, red velvet and apple pie cupcakes.  The fun rustic setup was provided by the couple.  I must say I'm very jealous that he got to see this amazing Poynette venue!  I have never been there before and from the pictures he brought back, it looks beautiful!  Thankfully, I have another wedding here next year so I'll still get to see it!  

Thanks for another week of orders!  These next couple of weeks are going to be crazy busy with weddings- check me out on snapchat for behind the scenes peaks!  (stephsweetreats)  

I know a lot of people thought I was crazy...heck I even thought I was a bit crazy...to have weddings booked so close to my due date (2 weeks after).  Why did I allow this?  Well because I had to cancel and turn away enough weddings around my due date... I wanted to at least keep the weddings at the end of the month and just do whatever I had to do to make them happen.

I added to the craziness by agreeing to take on an additional wedding the weekend of August 20th.  I already had one booked, but since they were both on the small side and both in the same area delivery wise, I said yes....I have a bit of a problem with saying no (but I'm getting better at it now that I have a baby!)

If baking for two weddings, and a limited amount of orders, less than two weeks after having a baby doesn't sound crazy enough...I also decided my husband and I could pull off a double delivery with a newborn in tow!

I have had a lot people curious as to whether or not I am baking and I think some of these people are concerned that I am not taking advantage of the precious time with my newborn.  So I want to clarify that yes I am baking, and yes I certainly am taking advantage of EVERY moment.  I have the advantage of owning my own business...which means I'm on my own time and can take Wyatt with me when necessary or my husband can bring him so I don't have to go without seeing him (which he's amazing for doing for me!).  I'm adjusting my schedule to Wyatt; which means baking later in the day (reserving those 3 a.m. wake-ups for him rather than baking.  Between taking him with me when he was sleeping and my husband bringing him, I only had to go a 4 hour stretch of baking without seeing him last week.  And trust me...it was super hard and I probably didn't put him down for the rest of the night!  

Now onto the double delivery.  I would have had my parents babysit Wyatt...but they had a wedding of their own to attend...and well I just couldn't bear to go without him just yet!  We had to deliver to Richland Center and Spring Green and were on a tight timeline.  While we left promptly at the time I planned on leaving....Wyatt's schedule got a bit thrown off around lunch time (had to let him sleep when we planned on having him awake)..which meant I knew at some point we'd have a hungry baby on our hands right in the middle of delivering.  

So while it was a little more hectic than usual (yes he woke up and wanted food just like I predicted), we made it work!  While I set up the cupcakes my husband tended to Wyatt (again, did I mention how amazing he is?!).  And we still managed to get in and out of the venues with time to spare!  I know we can't take Wyatt on every delivery, but I think I may have just wanted to prove to myself that we could do it.  And we did!

Thanks for another week of orders everyone!

Don't get scared by the words "new policy"....it's really not all that new.  I should probably reword that to "policy that will now actually be enforced."  As much as I HATE to do it...I've talked about it for a long time and it has now become more important than ever.  Steph's Sweet Treats will now have a late fee for pickups. 

I know, I know...boo right?!  I apologize, but since I do not have regular hours and all pickups are scheduled, it is very important that people show up on time for their pickups.  I have talked about this on the blog before but have never actually made the move to enforce it.  Mostly because it's going to be very hard (and awkward) for me to enforce the fee...but I know I have to do it if I want people to make more of an effort to show up on time and respect my time.  

Why now?  Well, like I said,  It has been a long time coming...but having a newborn definitely pushed me to toughen up and just enforce it.  Time is precious; time with your baby is even more precious! My method of feeding also makes it very important for customers to arrive on time....otherwise you might find yourself locked out for a period of time until I can get to the door/help you.

In addition to all of this, I will be moving in a few months.  Not far, but no longer a minute from my shop. (Which reminds me- if you or someone you know is interested in buying a 3 bedroom one bathroom house in Dodgeville message me!)  Being close to the shop made running back and forth for people who were late not that big of a deal.  Now, it will take me at least 10-15 minutes to get back to my shop...and that's not taking into account packing up a baby.  

All customers are made aware that their pickups are scheduled; I am not there all day every day...and sometimes I am just there for one specific pickup.  So coming on time is expected.  I have made an extra effort myself as well to send a quick text, message, or email or phone call the night before or day of the pickups to remind people of their pickups. I understand that things come up that can make you late....that's fine...just let me know.  Not letting me know and leaving me sitting and waiting for 15 minutes- to an hour + sometimes ends up meaning I leave the shop and then have to return once I can get a hold of the customer- having a baby and living farther away will make that trickier.

So what's the policy?  This is what I have been attaching to messages, texts, emails, and what I will tell people over the phone and post in my shop: Late Fee- Steph's Sweet Treats schedules pickups. Customers are expected to show up at their scheduled pick up times.  If customers show up 15 minutes or more late (without notice) there is a $5 late fee for every 15 minutes.  If I have to leave and return due to lateness there is an additional fee.

I hope everyone can understand why I have choosen to go this route.  I have debated on it for a long time and have finally decided to do it.  If you have been late in the past please do not think this policy is being put into place because of you.  This has been a slow build up of events and is certainly not being done because of anyone specific.

Thank you for another week of orders!

As you probably know, I'm constantly trying to come up with new goodies to offer you guys.  This new line of specialty cakes is something I've toyed with for quite awhile, I just never got around to actually doing it.  So what are they? 

Just like with cupcakes, cakes can be ordered in three different levels: standard, deluxe, and specialty.  Well these specialty pre-designed cakes are another step up! A regular specialty cake involves a specialty cake flavor (for example: banana), or can be specialty because it has filling added and a flavored frosting added to a standard level cake flavor (for example: vanilla cake with raspberry filling and whipped frosting).  

These specialty pre-designed cakes are based off of some of the specialty cupcake flavors and have all kinds of extra goodies in and on them to jazz them up and make them extra special.  Since they are pre-designed, they cannot be decorated beyond the pre-design...although, I may be able to add a small message to the top if needed.

I think these cakes are great for so many situations.  Adults don't necessarily have themes for their birthdays, so a pre-design is perfect; work events; family gatherings; treat for a friend or loved one; gift; and sometimes you just want a cake for no reason at all...these are perfect for those times!  They can be ordered in a 6" round or an 8" round.

I may still add a few flavors to the list, but here are some of them that I have come up with so far.  Below are the five I tested and photographed, along with a description of what they are made up of (so you can see the added complexity of them!)  They aren't your ordinary cake folks!

Flavors so far:

• Cookies n cream
• Cookie dough lover
• Peanut butter cup madness
• Chocolate salted caramel
• Smore
• Chocolate dream
• Banana split
• Lemon lover
• Chocolate mintaholic
• Lemon raspberry
• Raspberry cheesecake

Like I said it's just a start...you know how I am with flavors...I can get a little carried away!  These can all be ordered-keep an eye on the Facebook page for new additions and photos/descriptions.

​Peanut butter cup madness-  
Chocolate cake
Peanut butter filling
Peanut butter buttercream
Ganache drip
Chocolate sprinkles
Peanut butter cup border

​Chocolate salted caramel-
Chocolate cake
Buttercream and caramel filling
Topped with chocolate caramel buttercream
Top flooded with more caramel
Bordered with sea salt

​Raspberry cheesecake-
Vanilla cake
Graham cracker layer between cake layers
Raspberry filling
Cream cheese frosting
Graham cracker bottom border
Graham cracker and raspberry border on top

​Cookies n cream-
Vanilla cake
Cookies n cream filling
Vanilla buttercream
Oreo crumble bottom border
Ganache drip
Crumbled Oreo top border

​Cookie dough lover-
Brown sugar cake
Chocolate chip cookie dough filling
Cookie dough frosting
Bottom border of mini chocolate chips
Ganache drip
Topped with a chocolate chip cookie dough ball border

I hope you all enjoy this new line of cake and thanks for another week of orders!!

I'm sure you've all seen memes before.  If you aren't sure, you probably have.  They are the little pictures all over social media with sayings on them, and they are usually funny.  There is a series of them that I have come across called "caker problems."  Since it's easy to become frustrated or irritated, I try to laugh things off instead.  Seeing these baking memes is a great reminder that I am not the only one feeling or experiencing some of these business things...so it makes laughing it off a lot easier.  So I thought I would share some of them with you since I find them highly relatable!  

This group of memes all have the same theme and I love them all because it is such a common issue for small business owners...money!  I have done a blog post in the past talking about how the cost of a product is sooo much more than the butter, sugar, and flour that goes into it...so I'll try not to turn this into a rant.  

Problem #7 is so true when it comes to doing a cake you've never done before.  I love, love, love getting the chances to do new designs or something more elaborate that I normally don't get the chance to do....but they do come at a price (to me).  Doing something you've never done before always takes longer, can take more supplies, may even require more than one shot at doing part of it...which means you don't make money on it.  But some of the best experiences and cakes do come from these situations.  

Problem #26- Ahhh yes.....if I got paid for every inquiry, question, quote, time I spent figuring things out I would have a lot more money right now!  But the truth of the matter is, not every quote leads to an order, and sometimes I have to put a lot of time and effort into orders before the orders ever get placed (if they get placed).  But again, most of the time it is completely worth it.  For the times it's not....well, I guess I just have to laugh, right?  (Sometimes a little frustrated UGH! is called for)  I put a lot of time and effort into making sure I give the customer what they are looking for and I hope everyone can see that.

Problem #11-This is kind of the same thing as the others.  There's a lot that goes into running a business-it's not just throwing ingredients into a bowl and abracadabra a cake and profits pop out.  

Problem #17-  Always a bummer!  I'll get an order that is super exciting or sounds extra fun to create...only to get the bomb dropped on me that I can't possibly do the order for the amount of money the person wants to spend.  I am not a big box store and cannot survive as a business if I try competing with their prices.  I just can't do it; sorry!

  Problem #14 Oh I love this one so much!  I try my very best to fit in last minute orders, but it's not always possible and is becoming more difficult as time goes on...especially if I want to keep my sanity.  It is especially not possible when the last minute order is for a tiered cake.  Tiered cakes take a lot more time and material than a regular cake.  People may think....well it's just three cakes put together, what's the big deal?  Wrong!  Tiered cakes take a lot longer due to structure, assembly, and decorating.  And one thing customers often don't know about (cake or tiered cake-applies to both) is that a cake needs to rest.  I can't just bake a cake and frost it in an hour.  There are many hours in between the baking and decorating that need to take place to ensure proper settling.

Another one of my favorites is...."I just need something small...like three tiers"  or "I want something like this three tiered cake....it's a small party; only need to feed 24 people."   A three tiered cake is by no means small...it is a full blown wedding cake.  In fact, it's the biggest cake size I do.  I hardly ever have people wanting wedding cakes anymore, (almost all cupcake weddings) so I don't invest in everything it takes to do larger than three tiers (more pans, supports, boxes, etc).    So being that a three tiered cake is essentially a wedding cake... you are for sure going to feed more than 24 people...which means you have to pay to feed more than 24 people.  Thankfully, I do have a solution for the people who want the look of big cake with a smaller serving size (and price).  Fake cake!  Fake cakes are actually very fun and can add some wow to a party (or wedding) without the cost.  I can make some (or all) of a cake out of styrofoam tiers and either do one tier to serve guests, cut for a wedding, and/or feed guests with the cheaper option (cupcakes).

Problem #32- Not much to say about this one besides....ugh!!! Yes!!  It never fails.  This always happens to me on my open days.  I'll be in the back, exhausted from the open day cupcakes, filling the weekend orders and I'll get to finishing the last order.....and run out of frosting.  So then the process starts all over again...make frosting...do dishes...finish order.  So frustrating when you are on a decorating roll or have had a long day and are oh so close to finishing!

Problem #20-  This one is very hard for me.  Of course it would be nice to give everyone discounts, but I just can't.  If I gave all family members, friends, and acquaintances discounts, Steph's Sweet Treats would go under in a hurry.  I'm sorry, but unless you are my immediate family (mom, dad, in-laws, godson) I have to charge you like every other customer.  If this offends you, or makes you mad, then please do not ever feel obligated to order from me just because you know me or because you are a family member.  Expecting a discount is not a way to get on my good side.  At the same time, if I am invited to a baby shower or something, I am more than happy to make my gift be the dessert (within reason).  And I will ALWAYS have my nieces, nephews, and godson's birthday presents include cake/cupcakes.  This is something I love doing and has become special to me.  But again, just because they are family does not mean I expect them to ask me to bake something (I promise not to be offended if I don't get asked!) -just like I wouldn't want someone to expect a discount out of me. 

Problem #46-  Bummer!  This seems to happen when I am the most excited about something...or just completed a cake I've never done before and are so excited about the turnout you can barely contain yourself.  Since I am excited, I want the customer to jump up and down just like I am....but instead their reaction is "thanks" or "looks good."  Sure sometimes this is over an email or text so they could truly be more excited and it's just not translating through the message...but still...such a bummer! I like when I get the ALL CAPS and exclamation marks...or literal jumping up and down and clapping is good too! 

I hope these made you giggle!  It's good to relate to situations and know you are not alone.  I'm sure there are similar situation that apply to every occupations.  Some specific ones I know there are for sure memes for include: teacher, nurse, and stay-at-home moms.  If you are one of these and want to release your frustrations or get a good giggle, Google them!

​Thanks for another week of orders!!