The biz-ness

So, I had some really good ideas while working on the website today. But, then Violet woke up. Yeah, its noon and she's already had her nap and is probably going to be up for the rest of the day. yay. (note sarcasm)

Anywhichway, I printed some envelopes with my logo and I think they look AWESOME!  I'm really digging my logo. (I dont care what all you Lame-O's think) 

Now I just need to have more than an hour to work...but someone keeps getting in my way.

Finalizing!

So, here's the plan, the "business plan" if you will. hehe. yeah, I'm 10, so wut.

The final steps I need to take(this week!):

• Open a P.O. Box...yikes $60/yr. sheesh.
• Buy some nice clothes, since none of my "work" pants fit anymore...sigh... I like this shirt... (not too professional nor too casual. I'm not sure if my ginormous rack would fit though...that model has ZERO chest and it looks tight on her.)
• Set up Website
• Purchase Business Cards
• Purchase Essential Oils
• Convince the lady up the street that she should be babysitting Violet for me...because its uh, UP THE STREET! crap that would be awesome! I'd even contemplate buying her a carseat just for Vi since I know she's got a child in summer pre-school.
• Purchase disposable face cradle covers & waste bags

Final Steps for next week:

• Mail out post cards & flyers (or, have them mailed out...because that's how I'm gonna roll)
• Hopefully start scheduling for a few weeks in advance!
• Announce my business to all Friends and Family (So they can tell me how I should be doing things and so they can make fun of my terrible logo. Yeah, I'm not a web designer, logo designer or anything in between. Yes, I could have paid someone to make it look better. No, I'm probably not going to until I start making money. End of Story.)

 Ok, Stress is REALLY starting to pile up now! 

My blog

I finally got my blog back to how I had it. I will not be able to use the new templates because none of my links or pictures were click-able. So, back to normal for me. I'm sad though because I wanted something other than black. 

But, I guess once you go black, you can never go back....even if you want to.

Abby Cadabby

Violet is in LOVE with Abby Cadabby. So, is this good, or bad? I'm not sure.

I can use Abby to get Violet to do things she wouldn't normally do, or might be uncomfortable doing. (I just need to buy her a plush Abby)

I can make Violet an Abby quilt for her next bed size to get her excited about sleeping in a big girl bed.

She will want everything Abby that we see, like how she is with Elmo..which is annoying.

Abby Fabric is expensive and hard to find.

I'm sure there are other reasons, those are all I can think of right now...

Pork Kebabs

Pork Kebabs

This sounds like a pretty yummy recipe. I'm not sure if I'd get around to skewering them up though. I'd probably just leave the pork loin whole.

Debt

Well, Justin and I are getting into the tough time of the year for us, the summer. Summers are always a little more troublesome for us since Justin doesn't get his teaching money. And, since I haven't started my business just quite yet, we're about to be way beyond broke.

So, I'm going to have to pick up another day of work. I'm actually ok with that because I really do enjoy the time spent away from Violet. I mean I love the crap out of her but the time away is a good thing, for both of us.

I'm also going to look into Oprah's Debt Diet and see if there are some big changes Justin and I can make. I'm going to reinstitute my $60 per week on food plan. We used to eat SO healthy when I would plan out food and make a grocery lists. It might have to go up a bit like maybe $80 so that Violet can eat too. :)

Taking a hard core look into our credit card debt is going to probably stress me out. But I'm hoping it might also be motivation to get my lazy butt moving on my business.

my swiffer, my friend

So, I found a knitting pattern for washable swiffer cloths and I think I might make a few and see how it goes.

I do love the disposable cloths even though they are wasteful.

I will keep you posted as to whether or not I like it.

Swiffer Reusable Cloth Pattern

Looks SUPER easy!