So cliche and yet so true ... I can not believe how fast our girls have grown up. This is the first year that both of them will be in some kind of school program and my belly is abuzz with butterflies about it. Tomorrow we have not one but two open houses to go to in hopes of calming the fears of the little ones and big ones alike. We'll start the morning at Marisa's preschool, an easier feat for the nerves as we've been part of that family for three years with Sasha. Then onto the big one ... kindergarten!! Oh my - my baby is a school girl!!
Thursday will be the first day that I will drop them both off and have several hours with no one to care for and play with. While I have big plans for productivity this school year, I have a hunch that this Thursday will be spent walking in circles around the house and a nagging feeling that I am missing something very important.
While Sasha is pretty nervous about starting school (I think we have every book about starting kindergarten from all libraries in Southern Maine), I am so excited for her to start her journey. It is so incredible as a parent to remember the day she was born and all we've gone through and think about all that she has ahead of her.
This all reminds of a book we were given when Sasha was 2 that Sasha refers to as "the book that makes Mama cry." Someday by Alison McGhee is a simple and moving written from a mother's perspective to her daughter about all her hopes and dreams for her little girl. A wonderful book for the permanent collection and a great gift for any mother.
Well, now that I've gotten myself all sentimental on this Monday morning, its time to start one of our final summer lunches on the playset. I'd love to hear some anecdotes from parents about starting school and how things are going for everyone as these first weeks of school get underway!
Monday, August 31, 2009
21 weeks and counting...
Hello internet friends!!! It has been A LONG TIME since I have blogged.. I have really missed it. It is so nice to just sit down and let write about whatever poors out of you!!!
I am in domestic bliss.. 5 years ago I would have never guessed that THIS would be the life that makes me happy but I have to tell you.. I am really enjoying it. I love the married life (my husband rocks), I am really enjoying my pregnancy (after the first trimester of course), and I love having a house to take care of.
I always thought I needed a big time career to feel succesful, that is not the case anymore.. my family makes me feel succesful and have that sense of worth!!! Do not get me wrong.. I love to go out!! Meeting up with girlfriends for some wine, music, chatting.. is the best way for me to unwind. I have a new appreciation for getting out. Also date nights are the best!! I love connecting with my husband once a week (soon to be once a month). Anyways I am going to keep this short and sweet and get off my soap box a little early today, I am heading out into the world today to tell everyone about Monkey Beanz!!! Thank you all for listening to my happy rant today.
Wish me luck
Nyki
I am in domestic bliss.. 5 years ago I would have never guessed that THIS would be the life that makes me happy but I have to tell you.. I am really enjoying it. I love the married life (my husband rocks), I am really enjoying my pregnancy (after the first trimester of course), and I love having a house to take care of.
I always thought I needed a big time career to feel succesful, that is not the case anymore.. my family makes me feel succesful and have that sense of worth!!! Do not get me wrong.. I love to go out!! Meeting up with girlfriends for some wine, music, chatting.. is the best way for me to unwind. I have a new appreciation for getting out. Also date nights are the best!! I love connecting with my husband once a week (soon to be once a month). Anyways I am going to keep this short and sweet and get off my soap box a little early today, I am heading out into the world today to tell everyone about Monkey Beanz!!! Thank you all for listening to my happy rant today.
Wish me luck
Nyki
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Back on the Blog Train ... again
This is it ... my year of the blog. I know it's not New Year's but with summertime coming to an end and the school year about to begin, fall often feels like more of a New Year than the dead of winter (at least here in Maine!). So as I prepare for Sasha to begin kindergarten (still in shock over that), here are a few of my Back to Work, Back to Reality (so there is no doubt, yes this is to be read to the beat of the En Vogue tune) resolutions:
1) Blog, blog, blog - I've been pretending that I have this blog for too long. It was too easy to just not know what to blog about as it is a "business" blog. However, so many things are integral aspects of our company as well as my life that I actually have now formulated a blog plan. Perhaps they can add that to the list of workshops offered at the SBA and SCORE offices for starting a business: writing a business plan on Wednesday night, blog planning Thursday night. Seriously, I could have used it about a year ago. I wonder if I'll have to revisit my blog plan annually as well ... hmmm ... thoughts?
2) Social Networking - I would like to become slightly competent in the SN world. I have now signed up for a Ping.fm account and hooked it up to the Monkey Beanz Twitter and Facebook accounts so I'm feeling really good about my abilities today. Now I can really put the iPhone to good use since my justification for the purchase and added monthly cost was that it would clearly enhance my ability to multitask running a business and raising kids! If you happen to be reading this and are not yet fans or followers or whatever you may call yourselves of the Monkey Beanz networks, hop on the bus and join since clearly the action is starting!
3) Etsy!!! - After over a year of way too many customers suggesting that I get MonkeyBeanz on Etsy, I have finally done it! Unfortunately, that is about all I have done. So, after hours of post kids in bed nights spent perusing the Etsy forums for advice on how to promote your Etsy site, I plan on actually taking some of the great advice. Here is my first attempt: Check out Monkey Beanz on Etsy! See us, love us, heart us, perhaps even make a purchase - then tell all your loved ones and maybe even a few not so loved ones. Okay, maybe I didn't need to spend hours ruining my eyes at the computer screen to do that, but like I tell the kids - practice makes perfect.
4) Wholesale - This has actually already begun to get on its way but we are on a continuous hunt for any suggstions or, better yet, connections to some shops that might be interested in carrying some great fair trade Monkey Beanz products. Any ideas are welcome - any time, day or night (thank you World Wide Web).
There are other resolutions but this post has tuckered me right out and I'm beginning to get anxious about the idea of others having all this knowledge about my goals for the year! Plus, many of the others are boring, "business-y" things like organizing files and record keeping and I am trying to keep in mind that this blog is not actually a journal and thus, there should be at least a minimal level of editing for entertainment purposes.
Whew, first post of the Monkey Beanz New Year completed! Don't forget I'm new and a little insecure at this blogging thing so send some comments, some love, maybe even some not-too-harsh critiques. Here's to success at Resolution #1 and some of you coming back again!
1) Blog, blog, blog - I've been pretending that I have this blog for too long. It was too easy to just not know what to blog about as it is a "business" blog. However, so many things are integral aspects of our company as well as my life that I actually have now formulated a blog plan. Perhaps they can add that to the list of workshops offered at the SBA and SCORE offices for starting a business: writing a business plan on Wednesday night, blog planning Thursday night. Seriously, I could have used it about a year ago. I wonder if I'll have to revisit my blog plan annually as well ... hmmm ... thoughts?
2) Social Networking - I would like to become slightly competent in the SN world. I have now signed up for a Ping.fm account and hooked it up to the Monkey Beanz Twitter and Facebook accounts so I'm feeling really good about my abilities today. Now I can really put the iPhone to good use since my justification for the purchase and added monthly cost was that it would clearly enhance my ability to multitask running a business and raising kids! If you happen to be reading this and are not yet fans or followers or whatever you may call yourselves of the Monkey Beanz networks, hop on the bus and join since clearly the action is starting!
3) Etsy!!! - After over a year of way too many customers suggesting that I get MonkeyBeanz on Etsy, I have finally done it! Unfortunately, that is about all I have done. So, after hours of post kids in bed nights spent perusing the Etsy forums for advice on how to promote your Etsy site, I plan on actually taking some of the great advice. Here is my first attempt: Check out Monkey Beanz on Etsy! See us, love us, heart us, perhaps even make a purchase - then tell all your loved ones and maybe even a few not so loved ones. Okay, maybe I didn't need to spend hours ruining my eyes at the computer screen to do that, but like I tell the kids - practice makes perfect.
4) Wholesale - This has actually already begun to get on its way but we are on a continuous hunt for any suggstions or, better yet, connections to some shops that might be interested in carrying some great fair trade Monkey Beanz products. Any ideas are welcome - any time, day or night (thank you World Wide Web).
There are other resolutions but this post has tuckered me right out and I'm beginning to get anxious about the idea of others having all this knowledge about my goals for the year! Plus, many of the others are boring, "business-y" things like organizing files and record keeping and I am trying to keep in mind that this blog is not actually a journal and thus, there should be at least a minimal level of editing for entertainment purposes.
Whew, first post of the Monkey Beanz New Year completed! Don't forget I'm new and a little insecure at this blogging thing so send some comments, some love, maybe even some not-too-harsh critiques. Here's to success at Resolution #1 and some of you coming back again!
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