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I am not participating in this recession!Posted: October 28, 2008 at 12:43 pm | byFiled under: Articles of Interest, Off the shelf - what I am reading, About Me Welcome to Lots 2 Say Baby's Blog! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I don’t know about you but I have been on information overload with the economy and the election - it is never ending! You know it is bad when my MIL is screening calls because she can’t stand another political call (DC is the WORST place for tons of calls!) Anyway, I have spent a lot of time contemplating how I feel about all of the events. How I will vote. How I will grow our business. How will our family be impacted. I have also gotten a lot of signs that things are going to be just fine. Yes, we are in a tough economy in transition. Things are going to change (we all hate change Back to the signs.. Sean recently went to a networking event where everyone wore pins that said “I am choosing not to participate in the recession”. LOVE THAT! I heard a snippet of a story on NPR yesterday (B was screaming so I missed the rest The sermon at church on Sunday was about tithing and reworking your budget in todays economy so it DOES work (ie. 86 the Choos). Then I saw this video from Toilet Paper Entrepeneurs which basically explained HOW you make it through these down turns. So the way I see it..we are going to be just fine. The signs are there. Just think of it as a Diet. We are all cranky the first week, then things get a bit better but it takes some time before you actually don’t CRAVE McDonalds. THEN
It is time for the change. Don’t run from it. Embrace it with open eyes and smart decisions and you will come out of this transition just fine..and maybe even smarter and more confident than before. (0)commentsWhy Boys like Organic Pumpkin FarmsPosted: October 8, 2008 at 10:16 am | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood
1. The pumpkins actually have BUGS on them! Since there are no harmful pesticides these guys have worms and slugs and all sorts of other crawly things. B was a HUGE fan! 2. You get to use LOPPERS! Yep, these bad boys are still attached to the vine - SUCH a boy thing!
Today - an Entrepreneur’s dreamPosted: September 22, 2008 at 11:07 pm | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood Briggs has a cold. Sean is travelling. The dog REALLY needs to get out of the house.I have my hands full. Did I mention I am trying to run a business too :) Obviously all of this is life and frankly after the afternoon I had with Briggs I couldn’t be more thankful for it! Here is what happened. B and I spent the afternoon at the zoo. It was one of those awesome crisp fall days where you just want to jump in a pile of leaves. The fact that this morning was a typical rainy Seattle mess made the day even better. We went wherever he wanted. Pet goats and a very noisy donkey at the petting zoo. We slid down slides at the interactive play area. I sat back with an ear to ear grin watching my son take in the flamingos. As he lay down on the ground to get a closer look through the glass I watched the world in wonder through his eyes. It felt great. With my blackberry in hand I was still able to get answers on a PO from my manufacturer. Our packaging specs went out on time. My orders are ready to go out in the am. All while I got to hang out with the coolest and sweetest kid there is! It was the kind of day that makes all the chaos worth it.
Recipe for disaster :)Posted: September 22, 2008 at 10:59 pm | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood Sometimes the best intentions don’t really work out as planned. Since Briggs has a bit of a cold I trucked us off to Target (yep, our daily run Tonight I put on his new zoo themed pj’s grandma just got him (in honor of our fun at the zoo today - we are all about props in this family!) then turned on the humidifier and tucked him off to bed. -then- ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Apparently the pj’s glow in the dark and the ‘cute’ dinosaur humidifier emits a strange red glow at night. Poor kid freaked out like I have never heard him before! I went in to find him tugging at his glowy jammies and pointing in fear at the red monstor. Oh boy…did that ever backfire! After 45 min. of cuddling and story time I finally just got him down again. I can hear him in there singing to himself. Cross your fingers that he will rest peacefully..in standard jammies and the glowing monstor hidden from view.
I love a good find - Toiletpaper EntrepeneurPosted: August 29, 2008 at 11:44 am | byFiled under: Building a Business, Adventures in Mommahood My friend recently got me on the site -The Toiletpaper Entrepeneur. Their tag line pretty much tells it all: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business even when you are at the end of your roll! Check out todays blog: “Make your own Dream Machine” by Corrie Wilder. It pretty much sums up the hectic life we all lead as moms, wives, and entrepeneurs but adds in some solutions before we all have a nervous breakdown http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=59 Have a GREAT Long weekend Chief Momma (1)commentMom meets Entrepenuer - sign #438Posted: August 26, 2008 at 8:39 pm | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood I am making tuna noodle casserole - ugh so suburban - with whole wheat noodles - somehow makes me feel less 1950’s (though the pearls and cardigan don’t dispel this image much! ). The FedEx man just dropped off 100 lbs of pacifier caps on my front door. The next door neighbor’s sprinkler system - and soaked the corner of 1 box (don’t worry - caps are bagged Briggs is emptying the wagon in the dining room that we as a catch all for shoes, coats and mittens (yes I know it is August but we didn’t put them away) The dog ran away. - seriously..not making that up for dramatics. Just another day in the life of a Seattle area mompreneur. I love it. -Chief Momma (0)commentsLas Vegas Baby! - ABC is in under 2 weeks!Posted: August 24, 2008 at 12:19 am | byFiled under: Company News I am getting so excited about this year’s ABC Kids Show! This will be the first time Lots to Say Baby will be exhibiting so we can’t wait to see what is in store for us! Travel is booked Our booth is planned (umm..mostly The handouts are designed (mostly again -And- Last but not least - our two new designs will be in stock and ready for their launch! SO come stop by booth 1038 and meet Chief Momma (me) and my business partner / husband - Sean! Briggs sadly enough will be at home with Grandma but if you have been reading my blog for any amount of time you know him anyway See you there! Erin Chief Momma (0)commentsA break from boxesPosted: August 20, 2008 at 10:59 am | byFiled under: Adventures in Mommahood, About Me Lots to Say Baby took the weekend off to go tide pooling! Sean, Briggs and I hosted 14 kids and their parents for some fun in the tidepools at the beach. I thought I’d share
Lots to Say Baby on Mommy Perks VIP Blog!Posted: August 18, 2008 at 3:17 pm | byFiled under: Media
Hey everyone! Check out the great Lots to Say Baby write up on the Mommy Perks blog. -Chief Momma (0)commentsthe sound of silencePosted: August 17, 2008 at 3:46 pm | byFiled under: Company News Yep, it has been weeks since you have heard from me. Can you believe how quickly summer flies when you are having fun?! So, what has been going on? Well, we have welcomed a lot of new stores to our family this month (yeah!).
Also, we have been busy bees prepping for the upcoming ABC Kids Expo. In just a few weeks (Sept 7-11) we will be setting up shop in Vegas. Here are a few exciting things that we have up our sleeves:
So lots of fun stuff on the horizon - and even more great things to come as we start our planning for 09! See you at ABC! -Chief Momma (0)commentsNext Page » |
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