My goal is to publish one mompreneur interview a week. So if you’re interested in promoting your site/services for FREE simply send me an email and I’ll email you the momprenuer interview questions and let you know when you interview goes live.

You spend your childhood wishing you were a grown up. Dreaming of what your career will be where you will live and how many kids you will have. I remember I had the perfect plan, I was to be married at 23 and have my kids by 25 and would live happily ever after with my 3 kids and hubby. Interesting enough in that perfect plan, my career was left as an unknown. To this day I really can’t remember dreaming of BEING something, not a doctor, not a lawyer. But I did know I was doing something. Maybe that should have been my first sign.

As I grew up and headed to college I decided I was going to be a Physical Therapist and that lasted up to my junior of college. After two semesters of Physics, and half a semester of Physiology I decided, being a therapist just wasn’t for me. So I struggled trying to find the right path, with the right amount of courses so as to not delay my graduation.

I kind of liked art and design so I took a few courses in drawing, a couple in photography and the only digital imaging course, but I still felt it wasn’t the best place for me. I was itching to find some web design courses, because I found it so interesting but there weren’t any classes yet (that’s probably showing my age a bit). A year left in school I had to find something, so I stumbled into the journalism department and that is where I found my major.

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Next week is the ABC Kids Show in Las Vegas and I can’t wait. If you don’t know about the show it is the primary trade show for the juvenile products industry. It’s huge taking up 2 floors at the Las Vegas Convention Center and if you’ve ever been there you would know what a big deal that is.

Last year I attended the show and saw so many new, innovative and unique baby and kid products, that I can’t believe that the show is supposed to be bigger this year. They even extended the event from 3 days to 5. It’s going to be crazy.

I’m only going for two days because I couldn’t take to much time off of work. So with the help of my husband I’m going to have to speed walk through the show in order to see everything. I’m excited that they will be having a section dedicated to green products so I can’t wait to check those out.

Is anybody else going to the show, would love to meet up with some fellow mompreneurs? Are you going as a store owner or as a blogger (editorial)?

I apologize in advance if I don’t get to anyone’s blogs this coming week, but I promise I’ll get to them when I get back.

I have a ton, okay not a ton, but a bunch of product reviews and giveaways coming up soon so be sure to stop by often. I’ll be giving baby slings, diaper bag tags, diaper bags and much more. If you’re on market from some FREE gear then be the first to know by signing up for my feed.

So I have been extremely overwhelmed lately trying to balance a full-time job, taking care of the kids, blogging and working on my own businesses. It’s been really hard going into the office lately, and my daughter isn’t making it any easier. Last night when I was putting her to bed she turned to me and said, “Mommy I never see you.”

It broke my heart. Am I working too much? How do I explain to a three year old that the only reason I am working so hard is so that I can be home more often in the future. My goal is to have my business running successfully before she goes to school.

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In my effort to increase my brand visibility I have created my first Squidoo page for LaLa Baby Boutique. Haven’t heard of Squidoo?

Squidoo is a hand-built collection of half a million pages built by people just like you. It is about finding people when you care what they know instead of who they know. With more than 600,000 hand built pages created you can say it’s pretty popular, in fact Squidoo is one of the 300 most popular websites in the US.

Let me know what you think? Is there anything you would like to see on the site? Sign our guest book and let us know. Sign our guest book and get a 10% discount off a purchase at LaLa Baby Boutique. All you have to do is send us an email at networking (at) lalababyboutique dot com.

It’s that easy.

This Saturday, I am doing something I never thought I would ever consider doing. I never judged anyone else for doing it. But now I am actually considering it myself. Things change when you have kids. Your body changes when you have kids. Your body image changes when you have kids. So what am I talking about? If you haven’t guessed, I’m talking about cosmetic surgery.

There is a place that has been beckoning me every morning as I drive into work with a call to action I can’t ignore. “Lose your pregnancy pouch for good.” It’s a radio commercial to Final Inches a body shaping center in Orange County.

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I am so happy to announce that I have made it through another blogging milestone, I received over 100 comments since the launch of my blog and I wanted to personally thank everyone who took the time to leave a comment.

THANK YOU.

I enjoy the comments and please keep them coming.

Mompreneur: Deanna
Business: Ellie Bags
Website: http://www.elliebags.com

Tell us about your business
We started our Ellie Bags™ store to make life simpler for moms & dads. Our feature product is the amazing new Over Tote System™, “The smart new way to carry a diaper bag.” We also have our “Make Life Simpler Collection” which is full of products that make your day a little easier.

What inspired you start your business?
As a new mom, I was tired of constantly switching things back and forth between my purse and the diaper bag. And I really didn’t like lugging around a big diaper bag when I only needed a few things. I enlisted the help of my mom and we found a solution. The Over Tote™ carries all of your baby supplies and goes OVER your purse!

How long has your business been in business?
We’re brand new! We opened in August and are still celebrating our grand opening.

What did you do in your past work life?
Actually, in my current work life I am a 3rd grade teacher. I was lucky enough to have the time to create my business while I was on leave. Wish me luck doing both this fall!

What is your ideal workday like?
I love networking and meeting other moms that are doing the same thing. It’s so great to learn from others and then to be able to pass that knowledge on. The best part has been being able to see my son’s smiling face “at work.”

What have been some of your major successes and challenges?
One of my biggest successes is with networking and meeting new people. That has opened up so many different opportunities to learn and grow my business. It has been challenging because this is all so new to me. I’ve had to learn and research how to do every step. Right now the biggest challenge is getting the Over Tote™ out there for everyone to see. It’s new and unique, so it’s difficult to explain how it works.

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