Day 2 of Blog (or Day 8 of being a consultant)

Happy Tuesday!  Last night was my first team meeting with Tastefully Simple.  It was fun, but a bit overwhelming.  A lot of the people there have been doing this for quite a long time, so their ideas, while fantastic and very helpful, seem a little beyond my reach at this point.  But, it could happen!

So, plans for today include making more lapboards.  I made one yesterday, the prototype, and it turned out pretty good.  You can see it at the left.  The top is a zipper file folder with a smooth surface for writing.  Order forms and catalogs fit inside, and since it has a covered cardboard back, guests can keep it on their laps during a party, make notes on their order form, or complete their order form.  There's a pen loop and corner catch on the right side for note cards or a business card, maybe.  The covered back is just simple cotton.  It's a little more in depth than that, but I don't want to give away all my secrets!

I want to make a tweak or two on the remaining ones, but I'm hoping to get at least 4 more done today.  They will be a rainbow assortment of colors, which is why I chose the bright stripey ribbon for the pen loop and corner catch thing.  It will match the 5 colors I have!

Other plans for today - play with H.  I really love the days when it's just her and me!  Then, we pick up the other three from school, and things get chaotic again.  But, what did I expect with four kids, right?  It's alright, we generally enjoy the chaos, and the kids seem to be thriving.  The oldest, and my only boy, has his band instrument lesson during school today, and his first band practice this afternoon after school.  He is enjoying it a lot, which is fantastic.  Both my older girls can't wait for the next couple days when they start some fun classes in the CLC program, which is new to their elementary school.  I'm not sure what CLC stands for, but it's something about community learning - Community Learning Classes, maybe?  Anyway, one of them will be cooking, and the other is painting ceramics or some type of pottery.  They are both looking forward to it.

Also, concocting a new baked chicken recipe for supper tonight.  I'll have to blog later about how it turns out.  Hopefully, I finally end up with one the kids will eat, rather than just us grown-ups!

I think that's it for this morning.  Again, Happy Tuesday!