Veggies = Yummy Money

The vegetable is a great food group. So for the restaurant owner who is looking to make themselves unique - serve veggies. Not like Boston Market though. You are going to make veggies and fruit the new craving of the fast food belly. Here is how you do it. First make the veggies have flavor by adding well paired herbs. Then prepare them in variety(ex. raw, steamed, roasted, or southern style). Nest you will accompany the veggies with some grilled chicken served kabob style or with a quick to cook fish. For the kids meals they get veggies on a stick with a dip choice. Serve a fresh fruit cup for the sweet tooth and now you have your own identity and serving a market that has long been ignored.

Celebrity Style!

This is what I would like to be available. When I see a celebrities hair style that I like, I want to have my hair stylist be able to do it on me. The problem is that this rarely can happen. I have come to believe that the hairstylist are not capable of figuring out what cut and color it is from the pictures I bring in of the celeb. Salon owners, this is what needs to be done. Forge a relationship with the celebrities stylist to get the inside knowledge of the exact cut and color they are doing on their celeb clients. Then provide training classes for your stylist to get the know how for the top 10 cuts for men and women. Then your staff would then be able to get close to the results while counseling their client as to what would work even better on them. For marketing purposes, your store windows would have hanging pics of jennifer aniston, posh, ryan seacrest, etc. and my slogan would be "specializing in celebrity cuts". I also would have the ph. # on the marquee so they call for an appointment right then.

Forced Relationships

I do feel that my husband is being held against his will. I hear him and know he would like to explore other job opportunities, but he signed one of those no compete contracts. He can not work for himself or anyone else concerning the field he is in for two years. So this man I love is miserable going to work at a company he makes a stable living so that he can feed the mouths of his family. He does this despite his intuition telling him he won't ever accomplish his full potential there. Isn't that just sad. See if he knew what the outcome of his decision either way then he would have peace about what he chose to do.
I think this would be a compelling story, especially for men. The story of a man that gets to see the results of leaving security for the unknown and the other staying where he is and what happens to his spirit.

A pamphlet idea! “Stay at Home Mom” Tricks of the Trade

1) You gotta have friends

So, you have baby home from the hospital and the visitors and cooked meals have stopped coming. Your husband leaves for work and for the first time, you’re thinking mmm… what am I going to do all day!

Your baby will keep you busy and wear you out, that’s a given. But what you might not expect is you’ll feel lonely if you don’t have friends. The kinds of friends you will need are the kind that have babies too! You can meet weekly to just hang out and talk while changing diapers.

2) Hallelujah for Church’s

Your mom and dad made you put on that itchy dress and stiff shoes every Sunday, and you vowed to never do this to your kids. Well let me tell you why they were there rain or shine, summer and winter… free child care! Okay, maybe they actually were there to have their children to learn of the faith. Whatever the reason, most churches do have wonderful kid’s programs.

3) Ahh… The Moms club

The mom’s club is an already established forum for meeting up with other moms. You call them up and tell them your name, the age of your children, and where you live. They will then hook you up to the group of moms that are closest to you. You can find these groups in the phone book, on the bulletin of your local library, or sometimes your hospital will know their contact information. These groups will usually meet anywhere from once a week to once a month. Usually these groups are larger, and give you the opportunity to meet more people faster. Then within your group you’ll meet a mom or two that you tend to meet with more often and talk over the phone when you can’t get together.

4) Fun at the Library?

You feel you pay too much in taxes every year, so here is one way to feel you’re getting a little more for it. Your local library will usually have a Mother goose time. They break it up into age groups and do what’s appropriate for that age. It’s a program that opens and closes the same way ~ usually with a song, they read short stories out loud, and sing songs that have hand gestures. After the story time, they usually have easy puzzles to do with your child and off course you can check out books to take home.

5) Moms morning out

So you need a couple of hours to run some errands, see your dentist, or visit your gynecologist, and bringing the baby isn’t ideal. This is when a mom’s morning out program is just the ticket. These programs are usually found at churches. For a small fee, $30-$70 a month, you can leave your child in the care of paid caretakers once a week for two to three hours. You will be amazed at how much you can accomplish when you’re by yourself. You’ll also realize how strong you are considering all you do everyday with kids in tow. Since this is a consistent reliable time, you can plan ahead and book appointments. Although try not to be too surprised that your baby only gets sick on the day you have the doctors appointment.

6) Women’s groups are not just for the retired

So, your doing the stay at home mom thing, and you really love being at home with your child. Yet you have a desire to be creative, be part of a team to get a goal accomplished. You miss sitting at the round table throwing ideas around.

Then joining a volunteer group is for you. You decide how much you want to be involved. If it becomes too much then you can scale back or resign. Joining a non-profit organization can once again open the doors to new friendships. Also, it’s a time you can talk uninterrupted by the needs of little Jr. Most volunteer organizations hold their meetings once a month at night. So, the husband gets home, you give him a kiss, hand him the baby, point to the dinner on the table, say by baby girl, see you after my meeting.

7) Need a few walls for yours kids to bounce off of?

As your baby becomes a toddler, they seem to want to bounce off the walls. This is when you take them to an indoor play area. Places such as Gymboree, The Ultimate Playzone, and Playtime Express fill their facility with age appropriate fun activities and play equipment. They have padded obstacle courses; inflatable slides and moonwalks, and sometimes offers tumbling classes. To find a place like this, call gymnastic companies about their toddler programs. Get a few of your kids play buddies to sign up with you and enjoy watching someone else’s place get toddlerized.

8) Mom’s time out!

One of the oddest sensations I remember having was one that made me feel sure I was naked or at least embarrassingly exposed somehow while walking around the mall. You see, I spent so much time carrying a diaper bag and living behind a double stroller that the day I was free from either I kinda felt undressed. Usually if I was on my own it was at night, but this time I had to run to the mall mid day, and I was kid less. I kept feeling to see if my zipper was down or if I still had my purse hanging from my shoulder.

So, as odd as it may seem to be with out the kids, it’s really nice to give that to yourself. The most fun way to do this is grab a few of the friends you have met through your kids, and hit the town. If you go out with friends that don’t have the same daytime reality life you do, they’ll bore rather quickly of the stories you’ll have to share at the dinner table. If the group is filled with women who’s lives mirror yours, well they’ll just try to top your story.

11) This Can Be the Best Experience … Period

When you find out your having a baby, you are filled with goals. Goals that state I will only gain 25 lbs(ha…), my child will sleep through the night(temporarily…), this child will be loved (and forgiven), my life won’t change too much, (try bringing a 18^th month old to a linen napkin restaurant…linen just don't absorb the spill).

As you can see, your child has so much influence over your heart and lifestyle that being there to live through it all, only strengthens the bond you’ll have, not to mention the memories. When one of my guys was in his second year of living, making a disastrous mess was his mission. I started to get angry, but then decided one day to take a picture of his escapade. I was doing it so I could show my husband what I had to go through everyday. A funny thing happened as I walked to my room for the camera. My blood stopped boiling within my veins, and as I reached up to the top shelf I thought this is going to be a funny picture. I can guarantee there will be days you’ll want to throw in the towel or diapers. The other guarantee is that you'll feel every string your heart has!

ADD Tech School Please

I get overwhelmed at how much I could know if only I had someone who taught me. And I mean spoon feed me. Signing up for college courses just is not an interest of mine but googleing is. I want to know how to customize my ipod or blog page. But I don't want to learn from the booklet, I want to see someone doing it in front of me. I want to ask questions that I will get quick answers to. So i say we need more "drive-thru" tech teachers. Imagine be able to go into a Starbucks atmosphere and have a lesson on optimizing your digital photos using your picassa program or photoshop. Or learn how to cut and copy HTML to customize your blog page. You can learn just what you want then walk out in hour or less!

NFL and Mozart?

This I don't get. Football put to orchestra music. Isn't football one of the most gladiator like sports we have? Would you expect to hear elevator music to guys going full speed at each other? No! So this is what I say. I remember watching a documentary of NFL films and they mentioned they were the only guys given full access to capture video on field and locker rooms. Sweet because this means they monopolize footage opportunities. This they do a great job at. The camera men and edit teams are incredibly talented. Just take that footage and add some beats and lyrics that emphasize what the player is thinking or feeling. Obviously these players are young and are pumped up. The music needs to match that. I only say this because I believe the NFL films company could open a market that caters to the PSP market by offering a video that is inspiring not only to accomplish moments in football but anything in life. You have now have a "get it to the end zone" mantra for the under 30 down loaders. they can download inspirational snippets that have the music and words to inspire the viewer to not hold back today.

back yard hunting

at my neighbors Halloween party last night i met a guy who is creating a hunting magazine. he said its going to be focused on the Florida reader. my first thought was to ensure this mag had something that made it different. so a section called the backyard hunters would do just that. it would be pics the reader sends in of himself shooting pesky rodents, such as rats and the hunt story that accompanies the picture. these magazines are undoubtedly read on the toilet and i think all readers would appreciate some humor after reading legitimate articles. and its fun for the subscriber who wants to participate by sending in photos and stories. i think its brilliant.