Mommy's Company.com-Blog: September 2006

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Friday, September 29, 2006

Babies R Us

Every west cost mom worth her soy chai latte knows that Babies 'R Us is THE place to get your baby essentials. Yesterday I picked up a The First Years Dreams in Sight Nature Sensations crib mobile for my baby.

Sometimes she wakes up whining and I think she's just bored. This purchase was for the sole purpose of giving me an extra 30 minutes of sleep every morning.

I was attracted to this mobile, out of the 300 other ones, because it has such cute little plush animals that rotate, a canopy with a light show, and even plays classical music.

Not only did it take almost half an hour to put together, the stupid thing DOESN'T WORK. No, customer service, it isn't my batterieis they are brand new. After beating the toy for a couple of minutes, it finally rotated but the light didn't come on and Bach's Minuet in G was so out of tune (ruining my daughter's developing musical ear I'm sure) that it sounded creepy and scary.

This is the second mobile that I've bought that didn't work. The first one was from Fisher Price.

Lesson: If you buy a toy for your child with a selfish agenda (ie. sleep) it won't work and then you'll break it by accident making it unreturnable.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

I am a mom, for sure.

The process of going from being just a married woman to being a married woman with a baby; a mom, is very peculiar. Sometimes it takes a little while for our minds to catch up with our reality.

It's funny how some days you feel more like a mom than on others. Once in a while, I'll wake up, look at the sleeping child in the crib and wonder, "How did I get here?" Other days, the mommy-juice runs through my veins like a powerful elixer of gatorade and plasma.

This week has been one of those weeks. Nothing makes you feel more mommy-like than having a sick baby. There must be some innate maternal reaction to runny noses; the slime possess a force could draw even the coldest woman to her young's side.

The last few days have been a challenging fog of wrestling matches with the baby Tylenol droppers (dang, my baby is strong), pediatrician visits, sleepless nights, and crying....I'm sure by now my baby views me no longer a "loving mommy" but as "evil woman with the bulb syringe".

I suppose it comes with the territory.

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Friday, September 22, 2006

New Writers!

Mommy's Company.com is adding brand new writers to our staff. We'll be officially introducing our new writers in October. Look for fresh ideas and new artcles!

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Thursday, September 14, 2006

Guilt

I've recently realized how much of being a mother involves being consumed with guilt. My daughter recently started solids and I, her protector, want to make sure only the best passes through her perfect lips.

Being from Berkeley, Ca, organic baby food appeals to me but I was especially surprised at some of the products out there! Earth's Best creates a baby cereal: Organic Whole Grain Wheat Semolina Pastina. Do babies really need all that? My budget says no but my liberal guilt says yes.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Menu planning

I'm trying to find out how many moms out there actually plan meals in advance (days, weeks, moths...) I remember seeing a woman on Dr.Phil who actually had a whole years worth of meals planned out. Wow.

If you plan meals out ahead of time, send an email to - submit@mommyscompany.com - We're planning a November article on the topic. Include what, if any, websites you use to aid you.

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Friday, September 08, 2006

best business blog

this is one of the best business blogs; very entertaining. Michelle Ledger is a 16 year veteran of business journalism. For fun, she reads business filings and then posts the entertaining/disturbing facts on her blg. www.footnoted.org

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Thursday, September 07, 2006

very creative

I've never been a particularly creative person and have always resented those with the talent. In grade school I remember dreading artsy craftsy projects with vigor. There would always be that one overambitious kid with involved parents and perfect attendence who'd make my one-dimensional mitosis drawing look infantile next to her (always a girl, too) 3D gumdrop and toothpick representation of deoxyribonucleic acid.

Not all creative people are annoying. Cindy Tomm and Mel Maghuyop of The Original Sushi Pilow
have created the neatest thing I've seen in a long time. Little pillows that look like sushi! How do people think of these things?

I don't even like sushi really, unless it's vegetarian. I can't do
raw meat. I like these pillows though. They're supercute.

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So sue me

The legalities of running a business can be interesting sometimes. I was going to say "annoying", but that's not the correct term. Interesting.

So I bet most of you didn't know this: mompreneur, is a trademarked term! No wonder I've always secretly loathed it. I mean , on one side, it is cutesy, but on the other, why do mom business owners have to be cutesy? Men entrepreneurs (the default, norm entrepreneur, right) don't come up with cute phrases to describe their demographic, why do we?

Does it help us break free of stereotypes and reinvent ourselves? Or do catch phrases tether us to a consensus of mediocrity disguised as togetherness and community?

Either way, I have to change my logo. Come up with a new one and I'll buy you coffee. A lot of coffee. Free coffee

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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Did I ever give a link?

www.mommyscompany.com

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So, I guess we have a blog

Mommy's Company.com has followed in the footsteps of so many companies that have blogs. On these pages, I, the company founder hope to share with you the behind the scenes life of Mommy's Company.com.

In case you aren't familiar with the site, Mommy's Company.com is the fastest growing e-zine for mom entrepreneurs, or momprenuers. The site features articles, product reviews, business profiles, tons of useful links, and more. We're working on a "Deals" section wherein our users can download and print useful coupons from popular retailers. We still deciding on whether to use only national retailers or to focus on regional businesses.

So, what is the life on a mompreneur like? Well, I'm not sure if this blog will display a time or not, but where I am, it's 4:15 in the morning. Yes, that 4am and 15 minutes my friends and I'm up (kind of) and typing. Mompreneurs work around their children's schedules for the most part. I have a baby, so I'm optimizing these wee morning hours in order to get as much done as possible. We love our businesses, but we love our family even more.

There are so many great mom-owned businesses out there! Their stories are inspiring; they are the driving force behind Mommy's Company.com. We aim to support, empower, inform, and definately entertain them.

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