It's called a Roller Coaster for a reason

When I received the email saying the remaining pieces of SassaB had been shipped, I was counting the days until the shipment arrived at my door!

So when the 3-5 business days had passed, I called DHL and was told, "I'm sorry but it doesn't look like anything has been shipped to your address and we can not locate the tracking number you are providing."

UGH!!! REALLY?! COME ON!!!

I honestly thought, this is it, I can't do this anymore...this whole inventor thing stinks...SassaB will never get off the ground. I was having a full out pity party.

And then...the door bell rings...I can see the bright red and yellow uniform through the glass in our front door and I literately RAN to open it. The DHL guy must have thought I was nuts because I was jumping up and down (really, I was!) saying, "You're here! You're here! Yay! It's finally here!"

DHL guy looks at me and says, "Miss, these packages are really heavy, where could I put them down?"

I was so busy gushing that I had not even let him in yet. Ha!

Besides being thrilled that all the pieces of SassaB had arrived, the point to the story is this: Being an inventor/business owner is a mental roller coaster! Just when you think you're kaput and just can't take it a minute longer, something wonderful happens to remind you that this is YOUR dream, your vision, your hard work and DON'T GIVE UP!

*Note* I called DHL to ask them why they did not see my order in their system and their response: "I'm sorry, you spoke to someone who did not know what he was talking about."

Yes...emotional roller coaster...but one I am happy to be on!

Mom

This is such a wonderful day - I get to celebrate my children and be a part of a very special group of women - Mothers.

I have to ask, "when did I get old enough to have 2 children"?! Wasn't I JUST in school making a clay ashtray for MY mom?! Remember the clay ashtray? With some Google searches I found that the ashtray was invented in the 1800's and was originally called the "ash pan".

It's pretty interesting to look around and see all of the inventions that are in our home. Inventions made by someone like you and me. And if you're a Mom and you have an invention, you now get the nifty title of "Momtrepreneur"! Not to mention being able to audition for Mom Inc!

Yes, it's a very special group.

Toss and Turn

One thing about having an idea/invention in your head is that you're always thinking of ways to tweak it. This "tweaking" does not just happen during daylight hours. Needless to say some of my best "tweaks" occur in the middle of the night with the alarm clock gleaming the time...2am...3:30am...4:15....brew an extra cup of coffee and I'm ready to go!

I'm buying the materials today to build my proto-type. And a hot glue gun. I think I'm the only mom left on the planet that does not own a hot glue gun. I can't wait to see Product X in 3-D! I'm fairly confident that the design will change several times during this process.

My coffee cup is empty...time for a refill.

New reality show!

Everyone who knows me knows I LOVE to come up with new ideas/inventions so when my mom said she read in the Sunday paper that Kelly Ripa and HSN are teaming up for a new reality show called Mom Inc, I KNEW "here's my chance"!

I've had this great invention that I came up with 7 years ago - we'll call it Product X - but b/c I had no idea how to get this idea off the ground, I've just "let it go". Until now. Here is my story of what happens when a stay at home mom (SHM) gets out of the laundry room/kitchen and into the life of a momtrepreneur!

I hope you enjoy the ride!