the client: Amy Caire
the challenge: Amy creates handmade, custom embroidered baby items that she wanted to have available online, with the caveat that she didn’t want to accept payments over the internet.
the solution: We used ecommerce software to build an order and email it to Amy, allowing her to communicate with and invoice customers at her leisure. The design reflects the fun patterns and colors that Amy uses in her pieces.
Having a baby a little over a year ago had a certain effect on my work life: it got cut in half. Not the amount of work I had available, mind you, but the amount of time I had to devote to it.
Obviously I wouldn’t trade my son for anything in the world. He’s a rockstar. And I’m lucky enough to be able to do what I do from home, which means that I get to spend plenty of time with him. But managing work and being a mom is by far the toughest hurdle I’ve had to overcome in my life. Granted, it’s not hurdled yet, but I’m making headway. So I thought I’d share some of the decisions I’ve made that are making it possible.
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Wednesday, February 10
“Valentine’s Day is Sunday. That means tomorrow is the kiddo’s last school day before VD. Wonder if I should still try to make cookies like I’d thought about earlier in the week? What are the odds I can get away putting it off until next Tuesday AFTER the official day? Probably not. Well I’ll just skip it this year and worry about it next year. One year olds won’t notice anyway.”
I met the president of my husband’s company today. She’s about five feet tall, maybe 110 soaking wet. And in five minutes I was fascinated with her.
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