I have been shocked by how fast this business is growing. I am so THRILLED that everyone LOVES my product and we are gaining success. However, that also makes me a bit behind. If I wasn't slow enough with the baby teething, the multiple family things (my brother entering marines, my other brother having ballet recitals, and my brother and Chris' brother graduating high school, not to mention family visiting from out of state), the household things that need to be done, and trying to run a business- I was scammed the other day. And of all things this affected my packages. In the past month- my hubby has melted a whole kitchen (basically) of soap and there was a person who pretending to be a mailman scammed us out of packages (I have a police report out on that one (the mailman, not the hubby). I hate being behind, but I am working hard to catch up! :)
With all the not so great things that have happened this month, there have been amazing ones. Ava is getting bigger and I am so fortunate that I get to watch her grow. She is talking non stop nowadays, most of it sounds like Japanese. She is constantly figuring out and learning new things and that is AMAZING. She tells me where her nose, eyes, ears, tongue, hands and belly button are. We are having moments of recognition daily. I love those times when you say something, and she gets it or she does what you asked! It is great knowing she really understands things, and it is amazing seeing the light-bulb moment. She is getting so BIG!!
Also with the business growing I have been able to meet so many different people, and be exposed to so many more stories. And because I might have a little bit of a voice I am able to HELP people. Which means a lot to me. I have volunteered a lot over the past years. I worked with Habitat for Humanity and ACORN to help rebuild New Orleans after Katrina. It is so hard to sit and not be able to rush over to where help is so desperately needed (the changes that come with having a child!)!! BUT, I am able to still help people.
We have two families that are benefiting from us. I will write a more formal blog on each one in the next couple of days. We have one family who lost their house and all their belongings to a person. They went on vacation and when they returned the landlord was missing and all of their things were taken from their home. They have filed reports, but no one can find the guy! They are sleeping on a sleeper sofa and have a little baby girl. The second family also lost their house, all of their belongings, and, unfortunately, some family from a tornado in April in Mississippi. They have four children and are staying with family. There was absolutely nothing salvageable from their house. And finally, we are also running the auction where 100% of the proceeds go to the Red Cross and giving 20% of our sales to the American Red Cross as well.
The auction will open tonight! I am still searching for sponsors, but what we have is amazing! I am hoping we can make a large donation!
So that is what has been going on over at Good Bath Company for the month of May. I am even leaving out a whole bunch of life things too! When I write it down, no wonder I feel overwhelmed sometimes. But I think that as I get the hang of balancing home-work with work at home I will get better at dealing with the curve balls life throws!
I need a nice, good bath ;-)
Hope you all are having a wonderful May, summer is just around the corner!!!
