A Real Kick in the Pants

Originally posted on 31/01/2011

About 6 months ago, I had an idea. One that I didn't run with straight away because I was nearing the end of my pregnancy. One that actually made alot of sense. One that I told no-one about. One that was "put out there" nonetheless.

One that I now find someone else trying to establish, albeit in a different direction. It was a kick in the pants for me ... perhaps the one I needed. I followed through with my idea in the direction that I had researched would work best!

Needless to say, even when you don't voice things, the mere thought of them still puts them out into the universe.

The moral of the story? Follow through with your ideas straight away; don't let someone else take credit for them!

Lesson learned.

exquizitely yours

Taking Things Personally

Originally posted on 25/01/2011

I started off this year by vowing to myself that I wouldn't take things so personally from now on .... easier said than done really!

It's hard not to, when you see other people copying various aspects of your designs and names. But I am trying to look at positively rather than negatively, in that it must be good if people want to copy it!!

Having said that, it is a little discouraging when you work so hard to come up with something that is different from the majority, and I know that it is easy to "steal" ideas and concepts from others, especially in this information technology age!

Like we have stated in our website pages The Idea and exquizite mynx nappies, we have worked tirelessly in the conceptions, designs, redesigns, manipulations, modifications and testing of our products over the past two and a half years, and we are proud and confident that what we have now really works!!!

If you don't believe us, try our nappies out for yourself! Our ex-Ticklefish stock is available at drastically reduced prices, and in most cases, the AI2 nappies use a similar Innovative double booster system as exquizite mynx nappies!

exquizitely yours

Clearance Sale!

Originally posted on 23/01/2011

While cleaning up my sewing room and cutting fabrics to sew nappies, I stumbled across a box of ex-Ticklefish stock! Still all brand new and all looking for new homes, I have decided to list it as clearance stock and heavily reduced prices!

There is absolutely nothing wrong with any of it, so I figure it's a great way to not only make room for new stock, but also offer people the chance to add to their stashes for a fraction of the cost!! Some prices are as low as $12!!

New exquizite mynx stock will be added to the site beginning tomorrow!

exquizitely yours

Starting to Stock!

Originally posted on 21/01/2011

So after all of the website dramas yesterday, I finally got around to cutting fabrics and embroidering today!! How exciting!

We were aiming to start stocking by tomorrow, but it will probably be closer to Monday now. Our aim is to have at least 2 to 3 nappies in each size available at any given time. And as our nappies are all handmade, there is a pretty good chance that each one will be unique! Of course, depending on fabric quantities, we may decide to have a couple of similar nappies, just in different sizes, but we'll see how things go!

exquizitely yours

Giving Thanks

Originally posted on 20/01/2011

I found out today that this site was not functioning correctly on all browsers across platforms, and couldn't for the life of me work out a solution to the problem. And then, quite by accident, I stumbled across a new theme which gave me the options I was originally looking for before "settling" for the theme I had. So it was quite opportune (albeit time consuming!) but I am happy with the result!

On another note, I was going through the website statistics last night and was shocked and surprised at the amount of sites that people had found us through, some places I didn't even realise had us linked!

So I have started to thank people and businesses for referring traffic to us. However, I have already been disappointed by one that I gave a huge thanks to; not only did they not acknowledge the thanks, they have totally disregarded it!

But, since I have vowed not to take things so personally from now on, I am willing to push that disappointment aside, and be calm in the knowledge that at least two people know how thankful I am!

exquizitely yours

"Bulk Liking" Facebook Pages

Originally posted on 19/01/2011

So I have taken to "Bulk Liking" Facebook pages. When a business (such as MWWAH, Family Capers, Families in Business, Bizoomi) refers it's likers to another page, rather than tagging that particular business multiple times on each page, I tag them in one post from my page, and thank them in subsequent posts that I tag other pages in.

I have really been giving it alot of thought, because, although I like to acknowledge the page that has referred me to another page, some of them have such a huge fan base that if every fan did that for every page they were referred to, these referring pages would have quite alot of posts that users would be forced to wade through to find the important stuff!!

And while my fan base is still small (and trickling over from exquizite mynx's predecessor) I don't mind being tagged (word of mouth is everything!) but I do hope that one day I can turn around and politely ask fans to keep the tagging to a minimum!!

exquizitely yours

Jackie O's MWWAH Basket

Originally posted on 17/01/2011

Some time ago (long before her baby was born) Jess from MWWAH organised a heap of small business and work and home mum's contributions to put together a baby basket for Jackie O. She did such an amazing job chasing up promised donations and getting it all together, and today she is a little upset (to say the least) that not only has there been no acknowledgment of the gift, but also, no response to calls or emails to verify receipt of the basket!!

I just feel this is a little rude ... I mean, how long does it take to say "Thank you"? Or send a simple message to say "Yes, it has been received"?

I understand that celebrities are busy people, as are first time mothers, as are mums to any newborn!! But even if Jackie O herself doesn't have time to respond, surely there is some radio executive (or "gofer" even!) who can take 10 seconds out of their day to give Jess a response.

Gee, even if there are a hundred people waiting for a response, that's still only 16 minutes to respond to everyone! Not alot of time is it?

I know that every single WAHM / MWWAH / small business owner puts a heck of alot of time into what they do (especially the ones who hand make their products, or spend much of their time administrating their business!), so to be acknowledged for something that you have put your heart and soul into means alot to us (and especially Jess, being the brains behind it all!)

Maybe it's time that celebrities took a step back and realised that they wouldn't be where they are without the support (and often times admiration) of the general public! Remember when they were the "little people" .... just a thought there celebs ....

exquizitely yours

Charity Auction - Calling on the help of the blogging world

Originally posted on 16/01/2011

Bloggers we are asking for your help to re-blog this on your blog so we can exceed our 10,000 target in the next 24 hours and even double or triple it!

The Wholesale Baby Charity Auction is coming into its last 24 hours and we need your help to exceed our target of $10,000 and really help those affected by the recent floods!

We have many great Families in Business including work at home Mums and Dads who have got behind this Auction to make it a success and Nicole McIver is an example of what a Mummy with young kids can do to help families in need out!

There are over 300 items for you to bid on over 2 albums at the Wholesale Baby Page on Facebook and items for all the family to win!

In Business we have advertising packages, coaching and time with an accountant plus more for you to bid on too.

The auction closes at 5pm AEST Sunday the 16th Jan the target we reach is up to you how many people can we reach and get to bid!

exquizitely yours

New year, new beginnings

Originally posted 16/01/2011

Every year I start writing a blog, and every year. I don't get very far ... This year, I am hoping to start afresh, and with a new image, new name and new site!

We have encountered so many changes over the years, from products right through to family! And even though I spent the majority of last year pregnant, running a business and homeschooling two of my children proved challenging! Now I have five children, and three of them are of school age, while the youngest two are still very dependent upon me. I am confident that getting into a routine of blogging will help me with journalling my childrens' educational progress too!

I have to say, I still don't really fully comprehend "blogging" ... past experience has shown me that putting ideas, thoughts and feelings "out there" only encourages other people to copy your ideas. And although I am not quite ready for it, Family Capers blog challenge has encouraged me to give it another go!

At exquizite mynx, we are aiming to have lots of beautiful things for you this year, including nappies (day and night!) bibblets and even some soft toys (created from the off cuts of other products, thus reducing waste!)

We look forward to bringing all of this to you!

exquizitely yours

Amalgamation of blogs

In cleaning up my site, I have decided to amalgamate all of my blogs into one. I will be putting each post under its original heading as was on the old blog.