Aaron's 1st Communion

Aaron made his 1st Holy Communion at our church this past weekend. He looked so handsome in his suit (minus the 8 year old attitude about having his picture taken).

Aaron- Spring 2010 School Picture

Lily's 6 Month Pictures

National Zoo in DC

Sunday we took a trip to the Zoo. It was a goregous day. :)

Lily took a nice nap in her stroller. She enjoyed the ride as long as the sun wasnt in her eyes.

Aaron enjoyed running around with the older boys who were with us. He liked the reptile house the best.

Skating

This is Aaron with his friend Elijah at the Skating Rink for Elijah's birthday party. He had a good time skating.

Photo Blog

I think I might turn this blog into a photo of the day blog for my children. I will start with Lily today :) This is a picture from yesterday evening. We all went outside after dinner. Kris was cutting the grass, I pulled some weeds out of the flower garden, Aaron played and Lily was on the porch in her jumper having fun in the sun. :)

Mary Kay

I decided recently to start up my Mary Kay business again. I tried this once before when Kris and I moved to Delaware and I wasnt very sucessful. I'm pretty shy at times and I dont like to talk to strangers. I think of my business as more of a hobby at the moment. I know all of the things I did wrong last time and I dont plan on making the same mistakes.

With any business I think it is important to start out slow and build up a customer base first. Friends, family, co-workers, people at church or school. I find that if I just let them know I started a Mary Kay Business and give them a sample or two with my business card, they will come find me when they are ready. I dont push skin care classes even though I do think they are important. One on one facials, online orders and re-orders are just as important.

I have read a lot of negative blogs and such about Mary Kay. I understand where those people are coming from. I chose to think about it differently. Maybe its because I have a career outside of Mary Kay and I am not looking to get rich off of the company. (Not yet anyway).

I'm not the type of consulant who is going to keep a stock or inventory of products. If a customer trys someone and wants to order it, thats fine, but they will have to wait for it. Just like when you order something from a store online. My sales director keeps a whole room of inventory. If I really need something in a hurry, I can contact her for the product.

I have only been a consulant for a week so far. I have sent out new business emails. Scheduled product promotion emails, and set up a facial for next week. I also posted a flyer at work and put a catalog on the table in the waiting room. I think that is a pretty good start.

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