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| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:33 PM |

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Show your stuff, baby!

We LOVE trade shows! It's a great way to interact with new accounts, existing customers, and fellow mompreneurs! As long as you wear comfortable shoes (this is where the rule "fashion hurts" is broken), then you're set. We united with a few other great kids-related products for the show and we had a blast! We had wine, cheese, and candy everywhere. I will be following up with specific products that we now love! My lil' K is now using some of them (like the 4 Peas backpacks, Yikes Twins towels, and Constructive Eating utensils), and we're huge fans.
This show for some reason was a great reminder of banding together with other entrepreneurial companies. I love seeing what people are creating and promoting. There were family-owned businesses, mompreneurs, rep groups, and inventors. The energy you get from someone talking about their creations is awesome. The best advice I got from an experienced entrepreneur was "JUST DO IT!" He may have stolen that from Nike, but that phrase has layers of meaning. Just take that next step because every step is closer to getting that sale, accomplishing your goal, and creating the next big thing. I love watching people chasing their dreams. JUST DO IT!
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| Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:47 PM |

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Can vomit say "I love you"? The answer is YES! I had a very interesting morning. It's my hubby's birthday (yeah!) and we were finally going OUT to celebrate. So, I woke up extra early, got Kayla ready earlier, had everything set for the day to be productive, and we were right on track....until 8:30am. As we were driving in the car on the way to school, Kayla was singing her usual "Itsy Bitsy spider" songs, etc. Then, all of a sudden, she started squirming like crazy. "Kayla baby, are you ok? We're almost there. Don't worry." She kept squirming and moaning. Then...it happened.
She threw up everywhere! *sigh. I was shocked and worried. Even as an infant, Kayla never really threw up at all. This is literally the 3rd time she ever vomited. She looked shocked, too. Then started saying, "oooo...dirty. Very dirty, mommy." I turned around, went home, and literally had to cancel all of my meetings, plans, etc.
The PRE-mommy Jessica would have been frustrated and frantic about getting everything done. But, for some weird reason, I felt an overwhelming sense of LOVE. I felt LOVE for Kayla. I felt LOVE for being a mom. I felt her love for me as she said, "thank you, mommy! I better. You happy? I happy." These are the times that moms make a difference. I cleaned her up, put her in comfy sweats, cleaned the car, and just watched a movie with Kayla as I stroked her back.
The vomit on my cute new outfit (ready to go out after work), the cancelled meetings and work...it all didn't matter! The day was a bonus day spending relaxing time with Kayla making sure she was feeling better. I later laughed about it saying that there is nothing better than being a mom. Who plans for this kind of stuff? No one, but I learned to LOVE the unplanned moments of truly taking care of this little munchkin.
(Don't get me wrong. I don't want it to happen again soon! I can feel LOVE in other, cleaner ways.)
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