R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me! (this goes to my WAHMS)

I used to blog a lot and then I got too busy,  but today was one of those days where the universe was telling me I needed to put this out there.   Conversations with friends, vents from other WAHMS  (work at home moms)  all seemed to point for me to do this so here I am... by the way this is from my perspective as a one woman show doing  marketing , shipping, customer service, manufacturing, etc    (other wahms may have a different schedule)

Working at home is real work dude!  (maybe even harder work)  and here is why...

lets start by just comparing a typical day in the life of 2 jobs one outside one inside because contrary to popular belief most work at home moms did at one point hold a job outside the home  you know a "real job"?

1.  Commute to work:  angry drivers, traffic, coffee, music or talk radio, parking clock in.  (30 mins-1 hour in most cases) 

WAHM:   Commute to work:  wake up the kids (if the kids aren't already slapping you in the face)  make breakfast, make lunches, get them ready for school,  take them to school  deal with same angry drivers,  if you home school you skip that but  you are dealing with all the morning kid stuff nonetheless... coffee (or in may case I don't get any  yeah it sucks)   get kids who are not in school settled  maybe watching some cartoons  (yeah ideally no TV but how else will  I get to work)  Clock in  (1 hour if you are lucky to 3 hours)


2.   Workday begins    you probably work for about 2-3 hours and take your first break!  Ahh bliss quiet time maybe some more coffee maybe  some phone time....   (break time 10 mins) 

 WAHM     you work for about 30 mins and if you are lucky you make it to the hour and you are forced to take a break.. is your break a real break? nope!  break means someone had an ouchie or a poopie diaper, someone  is thirsty, someone is bored, someone needs  SOMETHING!  ("break time" 30mins-1 hour)

3.  Work for 2 more hours then Lunch (lunch 30 mins to 1 hour) 

WAHM:  You work some more with many more interruptions  and then you realize oh yeah you have to do some laundry and you need to pick up the house and you are still in your pajamas  and then lunch comes....and you have to stop again  because  you need to cook lunch for the kids and while they are eating you sit down with whatever you find you can eat  quickly and check customer emails....  (lunch  1-2 hours)

4.  Work some more maybe have another break then clock out and drive home 

WAHM     You clean up from lunch, clean the kitchen  fold some clothes play with kids maybe pick up kids from school, feed them snacks  start getting dinner ready  and work well it'll have to wait

5. You arrive home tired from a long day and come home to dinner and your family 

WAHM  you are glad your partner is home  and can prob help you with the rest of the duties because you really have to finish this work because you may not have regular bosses but your clients are your bosses and you have deadlines and people are counting on you!

So because of all the "breaks" we have to take taking care of the house and kids work is extended for us so we sit here at 11pm. 12 am working answering emails  meeting deadlines....

Am I complaining? absolutely not! I am grateful and happy I could make this work but if you think my job isn't real then as the song goes...
  R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it mean to me!   Just a little bit ;)

Mustaches for humanity..

Check this out! I just donated this to Good Bath Company's auction for Habitat for Humanity <3  What a great cause!

To check the auction out got to http://facebook.com/goodbathcompany 
or http://facebook.com/rockabyebooty   Auction runs March 23rd to April 6th 2012

So true..

Custom cover co-op!

I order from fabric.com once in a while, when I do sometimes certain friends or long time customers will tell me which fabric they like and I purchase it with my order, I then make their cover with the fabric of  their choice at no extra charge.  More often than not I end up selling the extra cover I can make with the left over fabric so it's not big deal..  plus most of my customers have awesome taste so I love their choices! Since I get a lot of inquiries about custom orders I wanted to experiment with something.. 

A Fabric.com Custom Cover Co-op!

This is how it works you can go to fabric.com   and look at their quilting fabric if you see something you like, I can grab those swatches and post them to an album,  people can browse through the album and If they want one too they can let me know...   1/2 a yard makes 2 covers depending on the direction of the fabric, unless you don't mind the print being upside down in the front.  or you can pick another 1/2 yard for a contrasting  fabric cover.  Once there are 2 people interested it's a sure purchase  (for each swatch)  lets say you tell me Hey I really like this one  (BY the way I know someone wanted LSU A while back but I couldn't find cotton until now! they just added this wow!) 

So I will put the swatch in an album..  then someone can say! Hey! I want the second one!   then I'll add the fabric to my cart, once I get enough Orders I'll place my Fabric.com order and do a custom listing for you.. prices will be the same $12 for single cut of fabric $14 for contrasting fabric.    Unless you want to add ruffles then we'll talk ;) 

Does all of this make sense?? I hope it does and I hope some of you have fun looking for fabrics to make a cover you'll cherish!

email me your  swatch suggestions or questions shoot them to rockabyebootyfluff@gmail.com  <3 

I hope all of you like this idea!! 

Custom Diaper Ornaments.

Get yours here!

Order Statuses..

Wooo! that sale was so crazy.. I don't think I will be doing another one for a little while.. (just kidding perhaps at the end of the year but I will definitely prepare first my making everything or at least half the items ahead of time!)

If you have noticed Hyena cart has not been restocked and Etsy, only has a couple of items.. I have not had time to re-list and also I'm trying to space out orders so I can finish these and work on Halloween as well as next stocking which will again be postponed until Tuesday. Sorry again I did not expect to be so overwhelmed and my priority is always to get your orders out as fast as I possibly can well, next to my mommy duties of course.. :)

Soo... I figured I would out up a quick reference to let you know where your orders stand and an Estimated Time of Arrival for them.  Hopefully you all  noticed the "please allow 7-10 business days for delivery" on the Etsy welcome page during the sale.

The majority of you have received yours, I have been shipping every day so today some of you have mail.. tomorrow, Saturday etc.. will get mail as well..  People with  one cover got theirs shipped the earliest as it is easier to fulfill those orders and I can get the most done that way.

So anyway..  here's the list.


Shipped Yesterday (Wednesday Aug. 24 ETA. Friday Aug. 26 )

Katie D.
April K.
Katherine L.
Crystal M


Shipped Today (Thursday Aug 25 ETA Saturday Aug 27)

Robyn S.
Danika S.
Jayme S.

Ships Friday Aug 26  ETA Monday AUG 29
Kylie B
Bonnie W.
Christine C

Ships Saturday Aug 27th  ETA  Tuesday AUG 30

Vicky M  (ETA Monday Aug 29)
Aubrey C.  (ETA Monday Aug 29)
Dana C.

Ships Monday Aug 29th ETA Wednesday AUG 31.

Jennifer S.
Stacey W.
Rebecca B
Brenda T
Amanda M

Ships Tuesday Aug 30  ETA Thursday Sep 1

Beverly  (Thank you so much for your patience Beverly!!)

And that's what I got so far.... Tuesday will be stocking day and those samples will of course ship the very next day if not the same day.  :)  and after I should be all caught up.

I might take a couple of days off second week of September which will delay orders placed around that time (I will let you know)  because I need to prep the house for a midwife visit yaay! .

Thank you all so much for your support and patience! If you have any questions or concerns email me at rockabyebootyfluff@gmail.com.

Tanya.

100th sale on Etsy Celebration!

YAAAY! We did it! 100 sales on Etsy!!   Thank you so much for your support!  I want to celebrate by doing a giveaway with my Etsy Customers (don't worry Hyena cart customers you will get a chance soon!) your entries will be each purchase you have made if you bought 3 things in one purchase that's 3 entries.. if you are a return customers those entries count too!  The Prize?

2 covers of your choice from the next stocking!  (August 23rd) Brand new fresh out of the oven.. err.. sewing room lol.. completely free! <3  That's how much I love you guys :D


Also to celebrate I will be having a 24 hour sale! ALL covers on Etsy will be reduced to $10  there will only be 1 of each cover so once it's sold it's gone.. until the sale is over and it goes back up to regular price.  Shipping will be $2.00 and only 0.50 cents  for each additional cover so if you order 4 your shipping will only be 3.50 as opposed to 5.00 .

The Sale will be happening The Friday following the day we reach our 100th sale.. (we need 2 more to go for it to happen this Friday!)  at 5pm PST.

WOO HOO!!!!  So are we all excited or what??? Thank you so much for making this possible! I cannot stress enough how awesome your support and your feedback and your pictures mean to me!  You guys make all of this possible So I am committed to giving back as much as I can <3

Tanya.
rockabyebooty.com