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January 2010

Juggling Act

Friday, January 29, 2010

One thing I miss about working in a cubicle is that you usually get to that cubicle by driving alone in your car to work. I started to really envy my husband this morning as he drove off to work; jealous that he gets an hour to himself. The closest I get to that is when the kids fall asleep in the car at the same time. So my husband reminded me tha

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Bewitching Hour

Friday, January 29, 2010

Does any other mother experience the "bewitching hour", besides Tylene and myself? Ours are between 3:30 and 4:30 every afternoon. This is like clockwork. Yet for some reason, I decide to take my 5 & 3 year old to the grocery store at 3:45 today to look for something to make for dinner. First I got stuck in traffic because Bill O'Rei

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How Difficult Can It Be

Thursday, January 28, 2010

All we wanted was a logo, tag line and web address. It took us 3 days to figure it all out. First we began with Vistaprint and the logo looked washed out in the preview pane. Then we moved onto a wholesaler and they didn't allow a preview of the card. Kinda scary to commit to 500 cards when you don't know what they will look like. That would be lik

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Morning Sickness

Thursday, January 21, 2010

It's scary. It's exciting. It's a lot like marriage and starting a family. We just got hitched and now we're pregnant. And it's a NEW BUSINESS! My partner Kelly and I have been friends for years. I came from the corporate world but always dreamed of being an entrepreneur. My partner has been the entrepreneur - always the risk-taker. And I admire

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