As of about 3:16 pm this afternoon, I no longer reply to emails.
Don’t blame me. Metaphor Mouse made me do it. (I’ve quickly learned that when mice talk, I’d better listen.)
It’s a good thing I did too, because now instead of replying to email (gag!) I play a game that’s even better – and I’m so excited to teach you how to play…
It’s called: Eee! Mail!
About Eee! Mail!
So here’s the scoop: There are 2 main components to the game Eee! Mail!…
Part 1. The Eee!
When you say “Eee!” lift up your eyebrows really high, put on a big smile, and use a high-pitched mousy type of voice. Go ahead and try it right now. It’s super fun and it’ll automatically make you feel happy. Eee! I like things that are fun and happy, so that’s why this part of the game exists.
Part 2. The Mail!
This part is about taking turns writing happy things to each other…
The taking turns part is very important because if you’ve ever played a game like, say…Scrabble…you know that sometimes you’re ready to put your word down right away. Which is great.
And at other times, you need more time. Which is also great.
But it’s no fun to have the other players pressuring you when it’s your turn.
So in the Eee! Mail! game, when it’s our turn, we get to take as long as we desire…
Big sigh, letting shoulders come down from hanging out by the ears…
That means no shame or guilt for not writing back right away. And no extra points for writing back immediately. The Eee! Mail! game is not about speed.
When it’s Your Turn, you can use it however you like because it’s your turn. It belongs to you, ya?
When it’s My Turn, I get to use it how I like. Because it is mine.
Brilliant, I know.
Also this Mail! is very special…
In the Eee! Mail! game, we’re imagining that the email special message is delivered in a fancy envelope with glitter and lots of colors and stickers on the outside. Smiley faces. Rainbows. Hearts. Squiggly doodles. Stars. Happy animals…
This way, when we sit down at our inbox and see each others’ names, we’ll happily exclaim: “Eee!…Mail!” as if the postman had just handed us a beautifully decorated envelope from a dear friend. (That’d be you and me!)
So that’s what Eee! Mail! is all about and how to play…and if you’re ready to play with me, guess what? It’s Your Turn. Eee!
(And if you’ve already written me, then now it’s my turn…so go make some tea and enjoy your life while I take my turn. I love you and I love playing Eee! Mail! with you.)
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I don’t think we’ve ever emailed, but just in case we do, when I see yours, I will say, “Doopdeedooo.” “Eee!” is brilliant–but it’s too easy for my own brain to read that as a panicked scream, which is usually what happens when I see email anyway. But “Doopdeedoo?” Here I am, just shuffling around in the barn, saddling the donkeys, doopdeedoo. Oh, and look, it’s a letter from a friend, courtesy of the donkey express. Doopdeedoo. Thanks, this is fun!
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Doopdeedoo! Yippee! Yahoo! Love your Donkey Express special delivery…like the Speedy Delivery guy in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood. Remember him? Really good point about needing the Eee! part of things to be a positive association. If it’s a scary Eee! that’s obviously no good. Doopdedoo! Mail! is perfect.
I think I’m gonna wind up making a video of myself saying Eee! Mail! 1) because it totally make me laugh 2) Maybe I can turn it into an audio file and make my computer play it when special glittery envelopes get delivered to me.
Oh, and blog comments work the same way. Eee! Mail! (in blog comment form.)
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