Would you like a "slouch"?

Sometimes, when I'm on the phone with a customer, my tongue gets ahead of me. Oh, who am I kidding. Sometimes my tongue just gets tied in a knot. Like the other day while my husband was driving and I started to say "Slow down!" but then quickly had to turn it into "Stop!" because of an animal darting into the road. Unfortunately, what I actually shouted, much to everyone's amusement, was "SLOP!!!!"

So the other day, I asked a customer if she was drawn to "slings and pouches". Only I didn't say that. What I actually asked her about was "Slouches". Then I cracked up. Oh poor woman. She didn't get the joke at first and it took me a sec to compose myself and explain.

Babywearing Conference is over!

Well! Sponsor and Teach and Exhibit, oh my! Not to mention extras like donating baby carriers, a diaper bag, and a Lose Your Mummy Tummy Splint & DVD to help raise funds and modeling two carriers in the Fashion show!

I didn't realize that doing all that would take every waking moment and every ounce of energy plus some. I returned from the adventure with a deficit that took a good two weeks to make up for! I am not cut out for exhibiting, that is for sure.

Well that and I worked around the clock for months to get ready for the conference. I loved all that. If I ever have a booth again, someone else will run it! I didn't realize how slow it would be. The last day was hopping and that was great and literally flew by. But "hurry up and wait" just isn't my cup of tea.

Introducing Haiku Karma Neutral!

Gorgeous new Karma Neutral bags! Completely vegan! Great "sushi" prints. Delish!

Fun Backpacks and Bags for Kids

What little girl doesn't love a fun kid's backpack or bag? My girls are taking turns with this gorgeous Oilily Hippo backpack. We're super into pink. Can you tell?

I must be crazy!

I don't know why I did it, but I agreed to have a booth at the Babywearing Conference! I am so busy with doing all the sponsorship tasks and thinking about teaching, and now I have to figure out how to be a vendor too! I have so much to learn! I have been sinking every dime into more inventory so I'll have a good selection of products to choose from. I've been combing forums for ideas about booth layout. It is all so daunting! Every day, I learn something new at this business but this is a whole other animal. I thought I could do this smallish but it sounds like people are taking it super seriously. One vendor keeps asking me what kind of flooring and gridwalls I am going to get! Yikes! All that stuff costs a fortune and then what do you do with it? I don't want to just leave it there; that is so wasteful! But I haven't been able to find any leads on 2nd hand stuff. It seems strange to me that you can't just rent all this stuff. I guess that probably exists but also isn't cost effective. I don't think I'll ever be doing this again; the sheer waste of all the extra shipping stuff around keeps me up at night!

Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier Voluntary Recall

Yesterday, Beco Baby Carrier announced a voluntary recall of the Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier. You can read the full text here:

Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier Recall

If you purchased one of the affected baby carriers, you should have been contacted by now by the vendor you bought it from. If you have not heard from them, please contact them immediately to find out about repairing your Butterfly Baby Carrier at no cost to you.