The ‘Glamorous’ Life: Heather Stouffer, Founder & President, Mom Made Foods LLC

This interview in The ‘Glamorous’ Life series is with my dear friend, Heather Stouffer, Founder & President at Mom Made Foods. Heather and I were destined to be friends – Sarah Masterson at DC-Baby wrote a post mentioning both of our companies. Immediately after reading the post, I wrote Sarah and asked for Heather’s contact details. Sarah writes back: “Heather already emailed and asked for yours too.” Great minds think alike Having your own business can be a lonely endeavor. Sometimes friends and family can’t relate (or get tired of hearing about “the business”!). Finding someone who understands the dilemmas, the stress, and can even celebrate the little triumphs is... [Continue reading this post]

Posted on: Friday, July 10th, 2009 Tuesday Tirade #1: School Lunches & #@??!!!%%!

I’ve fallen off the blogging bandwagon, but thought I would come back with my first Tuesday Tirade. Ya, I have decided that Tuesdays will be my outlet to bitch about the stuff in the world (my little piece of it) that is bothering me %#@^!!! The last few weeks have been crazy busy. End of May, the Chic&Cozy was shelved at Target. A huge undertaking and something I am very proud of, but also completely stressed out about (will blog about this later). Coinciding with entering Target came the end of the school year for Asher (1st year of Montessori) and for Tatum, who just finished her first year at the public school in kindergarten. I can’t believe she is a first grader. Gulp. Anyway,... [Continue reading this post]

Posted on: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 My dirty little secret…I am not Wonder Woman

I am going to confess something that makes me uncomfortable. I am somewhere between 2 worlds. I am both a SAHM and a WAHM.  I work from home, but the fact is when you are starting a business, it can take a while before you actually contribute income into the family. In fact starting a business where you design and build products takes capital. We have spent at least what is considered the average family income on starting this business, and it will take some time before we see return on our investment. Everything we make goes back into the business to keep branding and keep building product. So I am between two worlds and my guilty secret is that in order to do my business, I need to have childcare.... [Continue reading this post]

Posted on: Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 The ‘Glamorous’ Life: Ellen Uzarowicz, Founder & Designer, Right Bank Babies

This first interview in The ‘Glamorous’ Life series is with Ellen Uzarowicz, Founder & Designer at Right Bank Babies. Ellen and I have only met on the phone and through email (that is pretty common these days, right?). I discovered Right Bank Babies, named appropriately after the Fashion District in Paris, at ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas in September of 2007. I walked by Ellen’s booth (I was also exhibiting) and had to drool over the beautiful, reversible dresses (I can’t resist stylish stuff that is functional, 2 looks with one outfit - I was hooked). Almost 2 years later, I got a chance to interview Ellen, here is just a glimpse into her glamorous life as a mompreneur. Tell me about... [Continue reading this post]

Posted on: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 Launching “The ‘Glamorous’ Life” Interviews!

Not always champagne & caviar... OK, so I was thinking, I am not the only mompreneur out there living the ‘glamorous’ life. Since starting Chic Tots, I have met so many moms (& aunts, grandmothers, daughters, sisters) and dads (uncles, etc.) that have started a business because they needed a product, they couldn’t find. They had a moment that just inspired them. Maybe it was their children, maybe it was something that had been there all along. I just know that the journey I am making, I have not been doing it completely alone. I have met others at different stages of their business, and these kindred spirits have helped me along the way (even if it just words of encouragement... [Continue reading this post]

Posted on: Sunday, May 31st, 2009 Memorial Day Cookouts 1, 2, 3…

Memorial Day Memorial Day weekend has become to mean the first weekend of summer. Although summer doesn’t “official” begin until June 21st (the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in terms of daylight), for most Americans Memorial Day weekend is summer. Our neighborhood pool opens and pools all over the country and it is the count down to summer vacation (I don’t know, isn’t that an oxymoron - my kids home all summer doesn’t really feel like a vacation - ha!) As a family, we have spent the weekend going from one cookout to another and to the pool. We couldn’t even cookout ourselves this weekend, cause well we weren’t home! Saturday we... [Continue reading this post]

Posted on: Monday, May 25th, 2009 SiteWarming Party Tonight at 9pm EST!

To celebrate the arrival of the Chic&Cozy Blanket Bag to select Target stores around the country on May 24th, we are having SiteWarming with ResourcefulMommy (twitter: @resourcefulmom) and sharing what product would make our lives easier! Join us Friday from 9 to 10 p.m. eastern to chat about parenting, share your stories, and win great products. YOU are the panel! Have you tried Chic Tots’ products? Tell us about it! Do you have a mom dilemma that needs an innovative product? Share your story! Visit www.resourcefulmommy.com for details on door prizes and to RSVP.  Read More →

Posted on: Friday, May 22nd, 2009