I have been caught up in work lately. So many things coming down the pipeline, I find it hard to sit and make my mind put together creative prose. Find it hard to focus long enough to blog about all the little things that pass me by. But I am going to try hard to get back into the swing of things. It’s good for the soul to write.

On top of that I have discovered the power of the audiobook. My iphone is bursting with new books, and I find myself getting lost in the stories. My latest love - Shiver it’s Twilight-ish but better. Not as hyped…and there are more to come, which makes it more tantilizing.

Things have been insane here, and I have been so busy that the mere thought of blogging hasn’t crossed my mind in a while. I finally found a second to myself though to give you a quick update on things.

1. The Z man is most certainly allergic to eggs. The doctor said he is moderatly allergic and to avoid all things with eggs in them until his 1 year appointment. I researched a bit and found that since he is still breastfeeding, I should give them up too. And so far- I have failed miserably at it. And I feel horrible about that. I vow to do better though, because I don’t want to hurt his chances of outgrowing this.  I just have to lay off the cookies and baked things at playgroup. And miracle whip…GOD I love Miracle Whip…

2. Business is BOOMING! I am taking a leap of faith (with Super-daddy’s gentle pushing) and putting it all on the line. I just sent in the paper work to form Rockin Green, LLC. I secured a discount bulk shipping rate from FedEX, and set up an account to start buying the laundry detergent ingredients in 50 pound sacks. I estimate right now I am going through about 200 pounds of just ONE of the ingredients.

I can’t even begin to tell you the kind of knot my stomach is in right now. I am terrified and excited all at the same time!

It’s been a long, busy weekend so I decided to make it an easy night dinner wise and make pancakes and sausage. We cooked up a couple dozen pancakes and sat down for dinner. I tore up one into bite size pieces for Z and he happily gummed it into submission. When I went to wipe his face, I noticed he was splotchy. Over the course of an hour or so, the hives were worse. I go put him in the bathtub and noticed that his diaper area was red as well now, as was his belly and legs.

1/2 tsp of benadryl later and he looks like this:

But I now have to figure out if he is indeed allergic to something in the mix- and my biggest hunch right now is the egg.

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!