Yesterday, I found myself shopping for a little girl in my son's kindergarten class who is having a birthday!
As most of you know, I have two boys, so shopping for little girls is such a treat!
Well, let me tell you, there are SO many adorable toys and gifts for little girls! I had NO idea! I finally made my selection, and as I was checking out, my mind wandered to http://www.adorablediapers.com/, and I thought how lucky I am to offer unique, fun, personalized gifts for baby boys and baby girls.
I swelled with pride knowing that my customers love the co-creative process and how they keep coming back for more.
It's rare that you can find a gift like personalized (and adorable!) baby diapers like ours, where the customer becomes the fashion designer!
So, now, I am just beaming with joy that I offer such a wonderful service to so many people looking for that one special baby gift that will set them apart from all other gifts.
I get such a thrill from that, and I have to thank my clients, for their never-ending support and for sharing their joy and happiness when celebrating a newborn, or that trendy tot!
THANK YOU for making my work at home job, my work from home moms and for making http://www.adorablediapers.com/ a fun and fancy gift that mom and dad, grandma and grandpa will love!
Yours,
Sabain
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
No Gifts Allowed!
No Gifts Allowed!
One thing that I really don't do is talk about the charity work we do. We have been very fortunate to be able to do and give as much as we can...it's in our hearts and I am married to a man who is very giving, and we both come from very giving and loving families.
The first four years of my son's life, his birthday party invitations said, "No Gifts Allowed!" and of course, he'd still get gifts, but what I would do is count how many people came to celebrate his birthday and multiply that number by $5 and send that total into a charity.
Last year, I broke my rule and allowed children to bring gift, after all, he was the Big 5 and I thought it would be ok. I thought wrong. I still did the $5 per person and sent in money to the charity "Nothing But Nets". But I felt very weird about accepting gifts when I knew darned good and well that there are children who never get to celebrate a birthday. Trust me, my children long for nothing!
A few days ago, I asked Jackson why he was crying and he sat up straight and his voice got deep and he said, "I cry because I am used to getting everything I want, and when I don't get what I want, it makes me very sad".
Needless to say, this rather digusted me, and it's my fault. Realize this, though, Jackson is a sweetie pie and he never asks for anything. He will see an ad on tv and get all excited and say that when he turns 18 or older he is going to get Moonsand! So sweet. Anyway...
SO! This year, I already know that we are going to have a party at the movies and watch "Toy Story 3" and that's fabulous and fun with great friends and neighbors, right?! Last year, we had a magician and it was so fun! Tonight as we were talking about his birthday and the past and the plans, I told Jackson that we were going back to our orignal "No Gifts Allowed" and I explained the devistation in Haiti and I asked him if he was ok with that, and if he understood, and he said he'd rather give to charity than get gifts.
Then HE came up with an idea. He suggested that on the invitations, I write that each Friend should not bring a gift, but that they should bring $5 to give to the children of Haiti and give his friends the feeling of doing something good.
My heart swelled with pride.
I hope that my children grow up to be charitable and giving, and I hope that they know that no matter how little we have, we will always have more than someone else.
I encourage you to follow suit with Jackson's idea and help the many victims of Haiti. We can't forget them, after the songs, the celebrities, and the story fades away, we need to remember them and not forget the children, the mothers, the fathers, the uncles and aunts, grandparents, cousins, the People of Haiti and do as much as we possibly can, because no matter what we don't have, we will always have more.
God Bless and let's not forget them.
Yours truly,
Sabain
One thing that I really don't do is talk about the charity work we do. We have been very fortunate to be able to do and give as much as we can...it's in our hearts and I am married to a man who is very giving, and we both come from very giving and loving families.
The first four years of my son's life, his birthday party invitations said, "No Gifts Allowed!" and of course, he'd still get gifts, but what I would do is count how many people came to celebrate his birthday and multiply that number by $5 and send that total into a charity.
Last year, I broke my rule and allowed children to bring gift, after all, he was the Big 5 and I thought it would be ok. I thought wrong. I still did the $5 per person and sent in money to the charity "Nothing But Nets". But I felt very weird about accepting gifts when I knew darned good and well that there are children who never get to celebrate a birthday. Trust me, my children long for nothing!
A few days ago, I asked Jackson why he was crying and he sat up straight and his voice got deep and he said, "I cry because I am used to getting everything I want, and when I don't get what I want, it makes me very sad".
Needless to say, this rather digusted me, and it's my fault. Realize this, though, Jackson is a sweetie pie and he never asks for anything. He will see an ad on tv and get all excited and say that when he turns 18 or older he is going to get Moonsand! So sweet. Anyway...
SO! This year, I already know that we are going to have a party at the movies and watch "Toy Story 3" and that's fabulous and fun with great friends and neighbors, right?! Last year, we had a magician and it was so fun! Tonight as we were talking about his birthday and the past and the plans, I told Jackson that we were going back to our orignal "No Gifts Allowed" and I explained the devistation in Haiti and I asked him if he was ok with that, and if he understood, and he said he'd rather give to charity than get gifts.
Then HE came up with an idea. He suggested that on the invitations, I write that each Friend should not bring a gift, but that they should bring $5 to give to the children of Haiti and give his friends the feeling of doing something good.
My heart swelled with pride.
I hope that my children grow up to be charitable and giving, and I hope that they know that no matter how little we have, we will always have more than someone else.
I encourage you to follow suit with Jackson's idea and help the many victims of Haiti. We can't forget them, after the songs, the celebrities, and the story fades away, we need to remember them and not forget the children, the mothers, the fathers, the uncles and aunts, grandparents, cousins, the People of Haiti and do as much as we possibly can, because no matter what we don't have, we will always have more.
God Bless and let's not forget them.
Yours truly,
Sabain
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day!
When http://www.adorablediapers.com/ celebrates a holiday, we go big! For our customers, we did some adorable diapers with the most adorable little love bug on them! So cute.
We love being creative, especially during the holidays and what I have found over the past 3 years, is that the holidays really sneak up fast! I finally realized that scheduling things, two or three months in advance is the answer. Not rocket science, and I am embarrassed that it took me that long to come up with this "brilliant idea".
My goal today is to be with my children who are my little lovies and eat lots of chocolate! I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!
Yours,
Sabain Mandell
http://www.adorablediapers.com/ creating unique and special personalized gifts for baby and toddler!
When http://www.adorablediapers.com/ celebrates a holiday, we go big! For our customers, we did some adorable diapers with the most adorable little love bug on them! So cute.
We love being creative, especially during the holidays and what I have found over the past 3 years, is that the holidays really sneak up fast! I finally realized that scheduling things, two or three months in advance is the answer. Not rocket science, and I am embarrassed that it took me that long to come up with this "brilliant idea".
My goal today is to be with my children who are my little lovies and eat lots of chocolate! I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!
Yours,
Sabain Mandell
http://www.adorablediapers.com/ creating unique and special personalized gifts for baby and toddler!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
What Goes Around....
Unfortunately, I am not talking about the song by Justin Timberlake.
Nope. Instead, I am speaking from personal experience. See, yesterday I was given a website to see how many hits my compeition is getting and, I confess, I was having way to much fun with it.
So, I decided to do some SEO work and totally messed up my website. Naturally, I freaked.
When I was unable to get a response from my lovely web designer - I adore you - but you've been making my life and my business suffer - so not too happy at the moment with you - we'll talk later! <===
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, I could not get my web designer to return my begging and crying, so I had to figure out what I did, and undo it.
Now I am having head and heart conflict. See, I pride myself on helping mothers. I have WAHMs who help me every day of my life and the success of http://www.adorablediapers.com/ depends on them. But yet, here I am, working with a web designer, whom I care about and I can't get a call or email in a dier time of need. So, my head says, one thing, and my heart says, "she is a mom...doing the best she can". I don't know why she won't contact me....she won't contact me to tell me! haha!
So, is going with a company who is well-staffed to help the likes of me when I push the "red" button by mistake, or hanging in with my mom, staying true to my convictions, is that the answer?
As a business woman, I Know what I should do. But as a Mother, trying to make my way in this world, having to deal with so many challenges, I also Feel that I Know what I must do.
Does that make sense or do I sound psycho?
It's not easy for me. What kind of experiences have you had working with (or for) Work At Home Moms (WAHMs) that you can offer to me to keep me on the right path?
Be warm and toasty...so many are not.
Yours truly,
Sabain Mandell
Nope. Instead, I am speaking from personal experience. See, yesterday I was given a website to see how many hits my compeition is getting and, I confess, I was having way to much fun with it.
So, I decided to do some SEO work and totally messed up my website. Naturally, I freaked.
When I was unable to get a response from my lovely web designer - I adore you - but you've been making my life and my business suffer - so not too happy at the moment with you - we'll talk later! <===
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, I could not get my web designer to return my begging and crying, so I had to figure out what I did, and undo it.
Now I am having head and heart conflict. See, I pride myself on helping mothers. I have WAHMs who help me every day of my life and the success of http://www.adorablediapers.com/ depends on them. But yet, here I am, working with a web designer, whom I care about and I can't get a call or email in a dier time of need. So, my head says, one thing, and my heart says, "she is a mom...doing the best she can". I don't know why she won't contact me....she won't contact me to tell me! haha!
So, is going with a company who is well-staffed to help the likes of me when I push the "red" button by mistake, or hanging in with my mom, staying true to my convictions, is that the answer?
As a business woman, I Know what I should do. But as a Mother, trying to make my way in this world, having to deal with so many challenges, I also Feel that I Know what I must do.
Does that make sense or do I sound psycho?
It's not easy for me. What kind of experiences have you had working with (or for) Work At Home Moms (WAHMs) that you can offer to me to keep me on the right path?
Be warm and toasty...so many are not.
Yours truly,
Sabain Mandell
Friday, February 12, 2010
News News News
Well, 2010 has started with a BANG!
We have a deal with a major distribution company which will allow Adorable Diapers personalized diapers exposure to over 4,000 (YES-FOUR THOUSAND!) gift shops, baby boutiques, and the like all across the country!
Our gift baskets continue to be a hot new baby item for baby showers and birthdays. The favorite personalized gift!
We can only continue to grow and see good things happening for Adorable Diapers and all the wonderful work at home moms (WAHMs) who help keep this place sane!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being on this journey with me.
Yours truly,
Sabain Mandell, COM
Chief Operating Mom
http://www.adorablediapers.com/
We have a deal with a major distribution company which will allow Adorable Diapers personalized diapers exposure to over 4,000 (YES-FOUR THOUSAND!) gift shops, baby boutiques, and the like all across the country!
Our gift baskets continue to be a hot new baby item for baby showers and birthdays. The favorite personalized gift!
We can only continue to grow and see good things happening for Adorable Diapers and all the wonderful work at home moms (WAHMs) who help keep this place sane!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being on this journey with me.
Yours truly,
Sabain Mandell, COM
Chief Operating Mom
http://www.adorablediapers.com/
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Great Example of Being a WAHM...
I am so blessed with being able to share my days with my boys and run my business from home. The support I get from my friends and family is unwavering.
However! Sometimes! I don't think they truly "get it".
I want to share one example of what a typical WAHM might have to deal with during her work day.
Yesterday, I got my two boys, (5 and 2) set up with snacks, and the movie "Cars" (btw can't wait for the new one to come out!). I was in my groove, busting out adorable diapers, wrapping, shipping, opened FedEx account (and still ended up using UPS), processing orders, thinking, and I hear a cry.
Moms, you know the difference in the cries, right? Well, this one I heard was the "I am pissed off" cry. I reluctantly pulled myself away from all this work and getting things done and knocked out, to see why the little one was so upset.
Again, tremendously blessed, my office window faces the fenced in back yard and I leave the back door open so kids, dogs, cats, critters can come and go as they please, and I can make a mad dash out the door if I hear "the other cry".
So I go out to see what's up and there is my poor angel baby covered in sand. It's in his face, up his nose, in his hair, in his tears, and I look at the big brudder, and he's not as covered, but looking very guilty.
I just stood there, thankful that no one was hurt, and I shook my head and said, "let's go boys, bath". And the screams of HOORAY and LAUGHTER filled the air.
See, when I decided to leave the corporate world and work from home, I had an idea of what I was signing up for. I knew that it was going to be different. I knew that it was going to be rewarding and heartbreaking at times. I didn't have any clue how difficult it would actually be, but I knew that I could handle it and I was ready to take it on.
I made the choice and not looking back for one second. My shipments still get out, my work still gets done, and I still get completely flustered and overwhelmed, but at the end of the day, I am happy and satisfied. Fried! Exhausted! But, a Good Mother! And that's how this whole adventure began!
Please share your adventures in WAHM-Land!
And, have a fun, EVENTFUL day!
Sabain
However! Sometimes! I don't think they truly "get it".
I want to share one example of what a typical WAHM might have to deal with during her work day.
Yesterday, I got my two boys, (5 and 2) set up with snacks, and the movie "Cars" (btw can't wait for the new one to come out!). I was in my groove, busting out adorable diapers, wrapping, shipping, opened FedEx account (and still ended up using UPS), processing orders, thinking, and I hear a cry.
Moms, you know the difference in the cries, right? Well, this one I heard was the "I am pissed off" cry. I reluctantly pulled myself away from all this work and getting things done and knocked out, to see why the little one was so upset.
Again, tremendously blessed, my office window faces the fenced in back yard and I leave the back door open so kids, dogs, cats, critters can come and go as they please, and I can make a mad dash out the door if I hear "the other cry".
So I go out to see what's up and there is my poor angel baby covered in sand. It's in his face, up his nose, in his hair, in his tears, and I look at the big brudder, and he's not as covered, but looking very guilty.
I just stood there, thankful that no one was hurt, and I shook my head and said, "let's go boys, bath". And the screams of HOORAY and LAUGHTER filled the air.
See, when I decided to leave the corporate world and work from home, I had an idea of what I was signing up for. I knew that it was going to be different. I knew that it was going to be rewarding and heartbreaking at times. I didn't have any clue how difficult it would actually be, but I knew that I could handle it and I was ready to take it on.
I made the choice and not looking back for one second. My shipments still get out, my work still gets done, and I still get completely flustered and overwhelmed, but at the end of the day, I am happy and satisfied. Fried! Exhausted! But, a Good Mother! And that's how this whole adventure began!
Please share your adventures in WAHM-Land!
And, have a fun, EVENTFUL day!
Sabain
Monday, August 10, 2009
What to do when you want to run away...
This morning, I woke up to my darling two year old's adorable smile and him saying, "Hi Mommy". I picked him up, and gave him a hug and a snuggle, guessed what time it was and WHAM! Out of the clear blue came the realization of everything that I had to do today, this week, that minute!
I just laid there with my precious lamb, wondering "how can I run away with my boys and start all over?". Of course, I didn't have a plan, which was a good thing, but for a few seconds, it actually sounded good!
With so much to do and so much to worry and fret about, I feel that if I just take one thing at a time, one project at a time, then I will be ok. I have to keep my head in check and not allow myself to get overwhelmed.
What do you do? Lists? Denial? Cupcakes? Gym? When you are feeling a little crazed and have too many things going on at once?
I need some advice!
In the meantime, hoping you are all planning on staying, and making this Monday so fabulous and wonderful. It's the start of a great, crazy week, but I don't think I would have it any other way!
Have a good one!
Sabain
I just laid there with my precious lamb, wondering "how can I run away with my boys and start all over?". Of course, I didn't have a plan, which was a good thing, but for a few seconds, it actually sounded good!
With so much to do and so much to worry and fret about, I feel that if I just take one thing at a time, one project at a time, then I will be ok. I have to keep my head in check and not allow myself to get overwhelmed.
What do you do? Lists? Denial? Cupcakes? Gym? When you are feeling a little crazed and have too many things going on at once?
I need some advice!
In the meantime, hoping you are all planning on staying, and making this Monday so fabulous and wonderful. It's the start of a great, crazy week, but I don't think I would have it any other way!
Have a good one!
Sabain
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