A month ago I was at a crossroads. I cried ALOT and worried about what I was going to do for a living. I was so used to doing 100 different things at once, that when my major client decided to call it quits I went into a funk. It took a lot of soul searching, but I finally decided that I wanted to put my heart and soul into the diaper business. GADBaby has been around for years, but I never devoted the time and energy that I (or Super-Daddy) wanted me to. It’s what I love…truly….I dream of cloth diapers.

So it’s been a month, since I decided to really focus on the business. And I have to say that I am THRILLED with how things are going. I am not rolling the dough, but I am busy…and happy. My customers are amazing, and everyone is so nice and sweet. I get emails from other WAHM’s daily, asking if we can work together or giving me words of encouragement or advice. I send out huge batches of fluffy mail every few days.

I have ads now on Facebook, and spend a lot of time on twitter and my facebook fan page talking about diapers. I have several giveaways and reviews on slate for next month as well, to spread the word and get my company name out there.

It is hard balancing the kids, the house, and all the added work that comes with running your own business. And on slow days, I have mini panic attacks. Because with business, you are always concerned about what other people think of you and your product. Do they like me? Do they hate me? It’s very stressful, lol. But I love being able to call the shots. I choose where to advertise, and how to reach my customers. I pick the direction that I am headed- and that really rocks.

Oh, and another one of my side projects came to fruitition this month. My cloth diaper detergent.  I launched it a few weeks ago, and the response has been overwhelming. For those of you that don’t use cloth diapers, finding a good wash routine is the biggest headache to cloth diapering. Once you find something that works, you are golden…but many people never find that. So Rockin’ Green is changing that for a lot of people, and that really gets me excited!

So that is what I have been up to this month- and why I haven’t had time to stop and blog here much. I will try to write more often (because my mom tells me that I am boring and dont blog enough) but I just wanted to share an update and let you know that I am no longer at a crossroads. I am full steam ahead- just call me the diaper lady!

As I sit here looking around the lunch room, it’s hard to imagine another way. Sure my co-workers are hard to get along with at times, and my boss lacks manners and tact. But this is the career path I have chosen. I’ve been with the company for 3.5 years now, and there is talk that I am going to be promoted to VP of Marketing any day now.

Looking around the room, I see Jack first. He has been with the company as long as I have. He is what you would call a “ballbuster.” He gets what he wants, no matter the cost. He sets his mind on something, and goes for it with a gusto that I admire (though sometimes it can be irritating when you are the person in the way of his goal.) He sits there eating a bowl of spaghetti, inhaling it. With little regard for those around him. He demands a refill on his drink, and then turns right back to the task at hand.

Then there is Zach. He’s the newest hire. He usually keeps to himself, the strong silent type. But ever so often, he will do something that is so funny, you have to hold your side for fear of breaking into two. He doesn’t eat much, just sort of nibbles. Too engrossed in the intricate pattern of the the tablecloth to bother with his lunch. He sees me staring, and gives me a huge ear-to-ear grin.

Yeah, we are a motley crew here, but together we just fit.

So here I sit, drinking my Dr. Pepper and eating my Lean Cuisine in silence. Well…it’s almost silent….

Except for the sound of Spongebob in the background.

I haven’t really blogged too much about my weight watchers journey, because it has been fairly easy going. I get to eat what I want, and haven’t really struggled with being hungry (thanks to those nursing points) so there hasn’t been much to talk about. But I am proud to say that 4.5 months later I am down 35 pounds. Which is what SUB weighs. And when I pick him up, I feel it. I realize just how much extra baggage I was carrying around.

And on an even better note- I now fit into pre Z jeans and weigh less than I did when I got pregnant with him.

That’s pretty awesome!

So for those keeping tabs- here is what I looked like a year or so after SUB was born.

Then I lost a bunch of weight and then gained a lot of back being pregnant with Z. So here’s a pic of me in December of last year.

And now here I am today. 80 pounds lighter than the first picture, and 35 down since Feb.

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