Freedom...free........erh.......Flexibility!!!

August 27, 2008.

Okay so I have a bit of a predicament to deal with tomorrow - a real kawink-a-dink, a conundrum if you will.......oh what the - it SUCKS!  I get to go put my Mommy britches on and be a real Mama Bear.  Let's just say that IF I worked for "the Man" or "Boss Lady" I would need to take the day off.  However, I work for myself, and (puffing chest out and pounding it with my fists) I am the boss.  So, my uh....problem will get to be dealt with immediately - work will wait.

I get to be the bad gal, girl, lady, mom - pretty much you can just try and think of that mother in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle....ya I am gonna be one bad-ass Mommy.  There seems to be a little um, "mis-communication" (and yes, I am standing here doing the quotation marks with my hands when I say this).   I need to go and meet with the principal at my son's (and now daughter's) school and uh.....well, I will hopefully be able to "fix" (yes air quotes again) the situation.

The nice thing is that I have the freedom to just DO IT.  I can stick around all day, I can pace, I can picket, I can cry, I can make meetings, I can do WHATEVER it takes to "fix" ( ya, ya, you know the drill) the problem.  Being a Mompreneur I have that luxury to stick around - as much as I love what I do, and I love my business, I love my children more.  Well.....cross your fingers I can fix this.  I often hear from mothers all over the country asking, thinking, wishing they could start a business - and I tell them the truth about it.  But, I honestly wish them the BEST of luck and hope that they do it - I love the prospect of another Mother starting her own business - I support them 100%!  To be in charge of your own destiny is huge....it is pretty awesome. 

So.......that being said I am feeling very generous (and vulnerable) today and I thought I would put something out there.  Why don't ya check this website out?

www.jamiespnd.com

Hmmm, have you been to the site?  Do you need a new ornament?  Would ya? Could ya?  Well as of yesterday my super-duper webmaster (here is the disclaimer that the big wigs use - he is my cousin's husband but I still love him dearly) posted all of our new products up on our site.  We have really expanded our line of products  (yes....251 different products) and hope to continue to do this.  The absolute joy I find creating new products and then having them become best- sellers on our site, other sites....well it is just AWESOME!!!  But, I digress:

I have a a request: Anyone, everyone that leaves a "comment" on this blog about the website (good or bad - please be honest!) will receive a free ornament (Small ornament the retail is $20.00).  You can email your personal information to [email protected] - I swear I will not SPAM you!  So, you pick, which one you want - but you MUST leave a comment about the site - good or bad!!  The comment has to be on the blog, and the constructive criticism will be appreciated!  And your address will be a big help....

So go on out there people!  Take a risk......I know YOU read the blog!!!  It's easy....feedback is the big part of writing a blog.

Don't make me beg, it is soooo un-ladylike!

Comments

[Jennifer]

Jamie...
I love checking in on your site every so often... especially your blog. Being a Momprenuer myself, it is so much relief to read some of the stuff you are going thru and realizing Im not alone. It's tough sometimes to juggle the whole family and business stuff. Please keep on blogging and keeping it real.

[London]

Um, Ya, I want a custom ornament with big polkadots on it and a big polka dot ribbon! HAHA, kidding!!! No wait! I want one of your new frames or should I just take it from your show boxes in my garage?

You know I read your blog, love your blog and owe our friendship to your blog. I would start my own.....oh wait, I did that already! I posted two or three whole articles, before I realized there's nothing I could say any better than you already do, so what's the point. I mean really, if you can't be the best at it, take Seth Godin's advice and bow out. You do a great job at entertaining us with your witty articles. You make us feel normal, you inspire us and you make us laugh out loud. I'm as addicted to your blog as I am to those ridiculous hollywood trash mags. keep up the good work :)

[Joanie]

Your blog R*O*C*K*S Jamie! It's upbeat and refreshing. As Jennifer posted, you "keep it real" and don't b/s. I love it and I'm addicted :) I just wish you would post daily because waiting for your next blog drives me crazy...but it's definitely worth the wait!

[Jamie Lentzner]

Hi Jennifer,
Thanks so much for kind words. What do you do?? The comment you left does not have your email - so nice to meet other entrepreneurs!!!

[Teri]

What a treat! I must confess I stumbled onto your site by accident but am so glad I did! I myself have 18 full-time jobs (or so it feels!) Super mom and castle queen with a home-based business! When did we ever think we had free time =-)??

I am currently designing a gift shop site and understand what a task your designer has on his plate! But I love the layout - keep it simple and keep it fun! Plus - kudos for blogging! I am looking forward to dropping in again!

Cheers!

[Jennifer]

Hi again Jamie...
I own one of those little "Paint-your-own-pottery" studios! Just hit our 7th anniversary. It's a blast but I truly understand what you mean about the little comments you hear from other Moms about "what a lucky girl you are! I would love to just sit and paint all day for a living!" HA! Yeah right! I just want to comeback sometimes with "oh I dont do this ALL day. I stop every now and then to paint my nails and eat some bon-bons". Seriously, somebody's gotta do all the other work around here. I rarely paint anything for my own home... I paint samples for the studio and take custom orders for those who "dont have a creative bone in their body". But I rarely get to paint something JUST FOR ME! Too busy!!

[Dawn]

Hi Jamie,
I own the gift company that Teri mentioned in her posting. We are almost finished designing my site, so I can definitely empathize with what you've gone through to build yours. It looks fabulous! I loved your blog on the Atlanta Gift Show - I'm headed there this weekend for the Sept. show and it was fun to read a vendor's perspective. Take care!