Baby Oopies

A few days ago I had a meeting with the lovely ladies of West of the Moom, the local toy shop. I was really nervous and forgot some thing I wanted to bring, and some information I wanted to share. Fortunately, they seemed just as excited about selling my playfood as I am They were so understanding about what I can offer with wholesale pricing, and that this is my busy time of year. They're giving me some time to get together a price list, and then will be placing an order in the New Year, and giving me lots of time to complete it. I don't think I could ask for better people to sell to

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In other news that's non-business related, I've realized I really need to do more things for me, and I'm actually acting on it. I got a gym membership and hired a personal trainer. I may chase the kids from time to time, but I spend a lot of every day sitting on the couch knitting or crocheting, or sitting at my sewing table. It's worse this time of year when I'm up until the wee hours of the morning trying to fill custom orders that are intended for Christmas presents. I am so terribly out of shape! During the fitness test, I couldn't do a single sit-up *blush* and I scored pretty low on the rest of the test. I need this and it's probably the most important thing I can do for myself.

I've also been making an extra effort to see friends. I've been making coffee dates, and trying to get together with the people I know that have children. I've also registered for a play group for the kids. It's something I've been feeling guilty about not doing because Freja hardly gets any interaction with other kids. I wanted to get her set up in a preschool just down the road, but in the end, it was too much money for us. Fortunately, this play group is free and promotes the parent/child bond with play, learning, and singing. We had our first visit today, and it was a lot of fun!

My neighbour is a counsellor, and I've started visiting her again. It's so nice to just talk and have someone interested in listening to the things I'm passionate about. The conversation almost always leads to birth

Speaking of birth... My second daughter was technically the first baby born this year on the island. However, she wasn't the first born to an island family (who had their baby earlier and in an off island hospital) and my cousin gave birth a month later in the local hospital. These other women received gifts for "first baby of the year" stuff, but I didn't because I had a home birth. I probably didn't need anything anyway, but it didn't seem very fair. So, I decided I would sponsor the first baby of the year born at home! I made a few phone calls, and ideas started brewing... I'm thinking of getting a lot of local WAHMs to donate an item, like a "home business supports home birth" kind of theme. I think it would go over really well, and I've already got the local newspaper interested in doing a story. I'm so excited about it, and can't hardly wait for January. It's going to be a really amazing month for me