WAHM ~ What do you do all day?!

Okay, so I thought I would make this blog a little bit more about being a WAHM, information about new products, and giveaways. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to let me know!

"Definition: WAHM is an acronym for work-at-home mom. It means exactly what it says: a mother who works from home". (About.com)

Now that I am a "WAHM" I get asked this question all the time, "What do you do all day that you are so busy?" Seriously?! What part of WAHM don't you understand? Okay, so maybe I need to stop taking that question so personally, but it's kind of hard when people ask all the time. So here I will answer this so "important" question for everyone :0)

First of all ,WAH= Running a business (WORKING) from my home! The best part of working at home is that I am at home with my little girl and husband (he works from home as well). I have the opportunity to be with them 24/7 no matter what! This is the reason that I became a WAHM. My family is what matters the most to me and when we found out that our daugher had food allergies, well, that made the decision to run the company from home full time easy! As a mom I take care of the household, cleaning, cooking (allergy friendly~ I make EVERYTHING out of scratch), grocery shopping (remember, my daughter has food allergies, so I have to double check ingredients for everything), running errands, doing laundry, playdates (these have been few and far between, because I am so busy), family events, and taking care of my daughter, husband, and our two dogs (Yorkshire Terrier, and Golden Retriever). I also run an online company, which I have to run a website, update information, answer emails, answer phone calls, place orders, pack orders, ship orders, stay up to date on facebook, update business blog, order supplies, order merchandise, and much more! Phew, I'm tired just writing all that down! Now you are probably want to ask me how I do it all?! Maybe next time ;0)

So you see, I do keep myself very busy even though I'm at home. Just like everything else it has it's upsides, like being at home, and it's downsides, like NEVER being able to leave work. No matter what, I would not change it! I loved teaching in the classroom, but that would take time away from me, well, being at home with my family :0) Now, do you want to ask me what I do all day?

~ Victoria
Owner of ABC Creative Learning

New and Great Things to Come in 2011!!

First of all I hope that you all had an amazing Christmas with your loved ones! It has been very busy here at ABC Creative Learning! The main reason for starting this company was for me to carry teacher supplies for my co-workers 3 years ago. Now we have grown and expanded into Educational Toys and even Environmentally Friendly Green Toys! I have been wanting to expand the company even more!! Turning into a mom's one stop shop from educational toys, school supplies, and even boutique clothing at affordable prices. Well, in 2011 we will be carrying beautiful boutique clothing for girls and boys! All of the boutique clothing will be designed and made by WAHM just like myself! I want to be able to support other moms that work from their home! It's not easy running a business, but it's really NOT easy running a business from your own home when their are so many other responsibilities! Like our children!! That is why my goal is to bring amazing clothing from amazing moms or mums :0) Here is a list of Toys and Clothing Boutique Brands that we carry at our online store at http://www.abccreativelearning.com

Educational Toys and Learnig Materials:

~ Carson-Dellosa

~ Melissa & Doug

~ Learning Resources

~ Teacher Created Resources

~ Baby Einstein

Green and Environmentally Friendly Toys and Materials:

~ Bug Bites (Coming Soon)

~ Plan Toys

~ Clementine Natural Art

~ Imagination Box Co.

Mommy Owned Children's Boutique Clothing Brands:

~ Jelly the Pug

~ Lolah Pop Vintage Baby

~ Luna B. Tee

~ Missy Melly

If you have a question please NEVER hesitate to ask! Just send me an email at abccreativelearniing@yahoo.com. Especially if you need help picking out materials or manipulatives for your children! I love teaching and helping parents make the right choices when it comes to their child's education! :0)

~ Victoria

Owner of ABC Creative Learning

MIA

I have been ignoring my blog for a while now! So busy with the holidays coming up that I haven't even had a chance to log in :0) I will be updating the blog every week with new products, giveaway opportunities, and many more things!! Stay tunes :0)

New Look!

Here is our new look! So excited about our new logo! What does everyone think?!

New Logo!!

We are so excited to be sharing our new logo with you soon! I'm waiting on some finishing touches and I will go ahead and post!! It's lovely!! Thanks so much to my dear friend Edna Crawford for doing some an amazing job getting into my brain and designing exactly what I've been looking for. You are amazing!

Stay tuned for our new logo! :0)

Customer Review!

Okay, so today when I opened my facebook page the first thing that caught my eye was a post from one of my customers. She wrote "My daughter got her package today and she is over excited! Her reaction was priceless and all of a sudden I am the best mom ever!!" These are the things that make it all worth while in owning a business. Mom also shared with me that she had received the box this afternoon herself, but left it open by the fireplace not thinking anything and her daughter came snooping around and found it. She said that "Her face lit up like a Christmas tree." So excited for her and her daughter!! Enjoy!!

We love it when you share your stories with us!!

Sale!!

Head over to http://www.facebook.com/pages/ABC-Creative-Learning/124713888030 for todays sale!! Prices and shipping offers are only good until tonight at midnight! Don't miss out!!

Sale on Ebay starts in 3 minutes!! Head on over to http://www.facebook.com/pages/ABC-Creative-Learning/124713888030. See you there!!

Doing our very first facebook Sale today at around 3:00 pm. Stay tuned for Melissa & Doug items to be posted! Prices are good for today only, so don't miss out!! Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/ABC-Creative-Learning/124713888030

Suggest ABC Creative Learning to all your facebook friends and have them leave a comment on our page with your name on it to enter YOU for a chance to win this weeks Fall Package Giveaway. The person with the most friends to leave a comment wins!! Prize includes 3 Gund Halloween Light Up Pins, Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Puzzle, and Silly Halloween Mask that makes noises!! Send your friends now, only 1 more day until the winner is chosen!!

Monogrammed Hair Bows and Headbands!!

We are so excited to announce the new arrival of our Customized Monogrammed Hair Bows and Headbands!! Choose the color of your ribbon, the type of clip (alligator clip or french clip), and choose from 1 monogrammed initial or 3. We can make any hair bow and headband match any outfit!

Children's Monogrammed Boutique Clothing

It has finally happened! We are so excited to announce that we have started carrying Baby and Children's Boutique Monogrammed Clothing! Here are a couple of our Fall Dresses! More to come soon! With these dresses you are able to choose from 12 different fonts to add your child's name or initials on the front.