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)commentsRev. Run Says..Posted: August 1, 2008 at 12:56 am | byFiled under: Articles of Interest, Off the shelf - what I am reading, About Me I love Rev Run (as in Run DMC - circa 1980’s)! His daily word is often just what I need to start my morning off right :) Strangley enough it also always seems well timed - like today’s message:
Breath! Why didn’t I think of that?! Sarcasm aside..sometimes we need a reminder. I actually DO forget to step back and breath for a moment You can received RR’s daily words too by clicking here http://revrun.uber.com/wordsofwisdom His daily words and quotes are perfect with your first cup of coffee! -Chief Momma (0)commentsI Love You, Stinky FacePosted: April 9, 2008 at 3:08 pm | byFiled under: Off the shelf - what I am reading Yes, you were probably thinking “Off the Shelf - What I am reading” was going to be a category filled with business books and enlightening material. But then you would have forgotten I have a 16 month old son
I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt was one of the books waiting on the bookshelf for Briggs when we arrived in Florida last month. I grabbed it when I saw the title because I love it when I can find a book that makes Briggs AND me chuckle. What I got was a complete and wonderful surprise. Yes, the book is funny - but- the sweetness and love that actually comes through is incredible. The story is a series of questions from a little boy to his Mom after she has said “I love you my child”. The boy asks “Would you still love me..if I were a big scary ape?” or a “super smelly skunk?” or a “terrible meat - eating dinosaur” and it goes on. Each tie Mama not only says she will love him but answers with a witty way that she would take care of him no matter what he needed. My favorite is when she answers that she would love her son if he was a bug eating alien by packing his lunch every day with the best bugs on the planet and write a note in his bag that said “I love you my little Greenie - Bon Appetit” That is sweet. The illustrations by Cyd Moore are so detailed and sweet. On one side they show a Mom and her son laughing together. The other side shows what a Meat Eating dinosaur with a plate full of the best hamburgers in the world piled in front of him, or a big ape, or a scary swamp creature and his mom always there..always taking care of him. This book puts a smile on my face every time I read it. I smile when I give B a big hug and say “I love you Stinky Face” in just the right voice. This book reminds me of the fun and joy in every day childlike interactions and how important they are - not just for the kids..but for us Mommas too! You can find this book at small book shops (support your local stores!), Amazon or just about anywhere else you buy books. Lisa McCourt has written other Stinky Face books all illustrated by Cyd Moore. Our adventure du jour is the bookshop to go buy them! Have a great day - hug your kids - love you hubbies - call your Mother (and your Mother in Law too) Erin What I am reading these days..Posted: April 6, 2008 at 11:31 am | byFiled under: Off the shelf - what I am reading Ok, so as I was thinking about what to write about. It has been forever and mostly because we got back from our trip and we had the busiest week of my life catching up on orders, taking care of B and just for the fun of it - redesigning our office space. That meant new furniture to put together old furniture to Craigs List and a WHOLE LOT of boxes in our living room! Sometimes we can have awful timing ANYWAY I digress. I have been trying to read a lot more lately and have found a lot of awesome books and magazines - that were NOT Us or People! See, I made this goal to read more for a few reasons..1. I am growing this little business of mine nicely and want to be sure I am staying ahead of my game. There are a ton of great business books out there that have been a huge help and reading. 2. To stave off Mommy Brain as much as possible! 3. To give my hubby and I something to talk about OTHER THAN teething, poopy diapers and pacifiers All this being said I am not exactly reading all day. It takes me forever to finish a book but oh well..I call it “taking time to have it all soak in” vs. who has time!? I was hesitant to share any of this with you in case my updates on books gets a bit thin but you know me..when I find something that I love I have to pass it on! Ok..Ok..enough back-story explaining that yes I can in fact read :) Let me share some of it with you. This is not your Momma’s mag! Here is the description I snagged from their “About Us” page. It is SO true! About BeEBeE Woman is a dynamic new woman’s magazine for active, hardworking, educated women—either at home or in the office. BeE Woman is the first woman’s magazine devoted to personal finance, politics and lifestyle. It conveys what so many women are: enlightened, empowered, engaged, inspired, and striving for financial independence. Each issue our writers will convey complex information in an informal tone, discuss personal finance opportunities; give short and concise information on political issues around the world; and initiate discussion on the many dimensions of women’s lives. BeE Woman will make these subjects enjoyable by raising the design expectations above that of other magazines with this content. Yesterday, women could not find this combination in any other magazine. Today, there is BeE Woman. I found this little gem waiting in line last night at the Grocery Store (ice cream, wine, and teething biscuits - strangely the same combination as much of the rest of the line!). Jada Pinkett Smith was on the cover - LOVE HER. I had never seen it before so I grabbed it to read while Sean finished watching the Basketball Game (sorry Hap about UNC As I settled in to check out my find I was excited to be holding something other than a “beach read” like I had been reading while in Florida. The first section summarizes 2-3 world events that we need to know about. I found myself devouring information on the issues surrounding Ethiopia and Eritrean, elections in Georgia and the demonstrations in Myanmar (formerly Burma). I will admit that I spend more time listening to “Silly Songs 3″ than NPR these days so the update was nice! Other articles on buying a second home and working well in a business partnership promise to be just as enlightening. (The game ended so I have not gotten to them yet) This magazine publishes smart and well written information in an easy casual way that makes staying informed a pleasure. It is not a stuffy business journal or a mindless gossip mag. It is the voice of our population - smart, funny and creative women - following their own path with all of the joys, bumps, and scrapes along the way! To subscribe or learn more about Bee Magazine go to their website http://www.beemag.com/index.shtml All the Best Erin |
). But we are going to be fine. Remember, no one actually DIED from buying Target brand shoes over Jimmy Choos!