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Meet some really rad boss moms

Genny Shaw, Owner at Hazelnut & Rose, Nursing and Maternity Boutique.  I met Genny when I was pregnant. I wandered into her little shop in search of some maternity clothing that, quite simply, made me look and feel good. I hadn’t had much luck at the one maternity store in the mall. Their styles were […]

A Momma’s First Night Away…

Six hundred and forty-four days…Fragmented sleep. Night wakings. Sickness. Teething. Developmental leaps. More sickness. More teething. And so and so forth. I can’t recall what a “full night’s sleep” feels like, nor do I remember what I use to do with all my “free time”. I’m bloody friggin’ tired, and despite feeling like “how the […]

Top 5 Tips For Starting A Subscription Box Business.

Lately, I’ve been receiving a semi-frequent emails from people requesting insight or advice about starting a subscription box business. It’s flattering to be a business “to watch” or one that hopeful entrepreneurs admire enough to reach out and wanna pick your brain. It’s really cool…and slightly annoying. Okay, before you think I’m a complete jerk […]

7 Epic Face Plants From My First Year As A Mompreneur (And what I learned as a result).

So I’ve been doing this mom gig for 18 months now and the entrepreneur thing for close to a year. I want to say that I’ve handled both roles with the utmost grace and dignity but truth be told, I’ve thrown some pretty childish tantrums, self-indulgent cry fests and made some embarrassingly dramatic declarations in […]