Finding just the right "mom" purse has been a challenge for me for years. Some were too small, some too big, but none were just the right size. I kind of sound a lot like Goldilocks!! Guys are lucky, they can just carry around their wallets in their back pockets. When you're a new mom pretty much everything goes into the diaper bag. As your kids get a little older, they don't require so many items, but do require snacks, etc. So, you can get away with them carrying a small backpack for their stuff, but there again you still need a purse. When they get even older they still require things, "hey mom, got a tissue in your purse?", or "how about something to eat?" Given that my kids are now 15 and 7, I can't really carry around a diaper bag anymore and the only time my kids cart around backpacks on a regular basis are for school. So, I went on the hunt for a purse, still not knowing what exact size would be right. I have to mention also, that I wasn't going to pay an arm and leg. If any of you have looked for a purse lately, a halfway nice one is at least $20.00 or more. I am pretty hard on my purses, some have completely ripped at the stitching because I try to shove too much into them. I lost track of how many stores I went looking for that "just right" purse. Some were so darn small, I couldn't even fit my wallet in it. Those little purses are kind of cute though. I decided I would go the route of a larger purse. I am happy to report that I did find one that originally was $70.00, but I got it for $7.00 (anybody that knows me well, knows I almost always use coupons), but I'm beginning to think that my purse might be a little too big. The other day my daughter gave me her cell phone to hang on to. She has recently started carrying a purse in the past year or so, so most of the time she can carry her own stuff. I guess this particular circumstance she didn't have it, so I tossed it into my purse. When she wanted it back I couldn't find it! After quite a bit of searching we found it, thank goodness. If any of you out there have a teen with their own cell phone, you know that not being able to find your phone is a major crisis! On any given day in my purse you can find quite a potpourri of things, the other day my daughter pulled out a diaper. She was like, "what's this doing in here?" I wish I could say my little guy was trained in that department, but until he is, I like to be prepared. I also keep an emergency granola bar or some other transportable food. I also have carted a bottled water or two in there. We moms have to be prepared for anything! The next time you clean out your purse (which I try to do every few weeks) take inventory and see what you'll find. You're liable to find something you forgot was in there!
We are heading towards 600 orders for Dominic's business. Since our long-term goal for Baked Goods By Dominic is having a "brick-and-mortar" and hire those with disabilities, it is essential and imperative that I continue to teach him all parts of the business. Since I prompted Dominic for so many years for speech, he has become "prompt dependent." What that essentially means is that he will look at me for a prompt, like, "what do you do next?" I do that one a lot. Dominic has been going to a private speech therapist for over ten years and she reminds me often that Dominic usually will know the answer, if I am patient and wait for him. That has been a very hard habit to break! Dominic has an incredible memory, so I put it to the test this morning. I didn't write out the steps, I wanted to see how much he could do completely on his own. We have a customer picking up his order today, but the only thing that had been done is putting the cookies into t...
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