I feel so much better today.  Well, I shouldn’t say “better” because in all of my business or professional career I have never been as excited as I was when I got the call on Friday, so “better” isn’t really an accurate word.  I feel more “stable”, “centered”, “normal”.  The adrenaline has subsided and now it’s back to work.  It’s so great to work with so many other mom’s.  One of my PR girls is a friend whom I was friends with first, and a vendor just recently.  We have been members of a little playgroup for 5 years now and she’s putting together my press kits amongst other PR related things.  She emailed me yesterday needing some more materials (business cards, letterhead, loose charms for samples etc…).  Her kids where napping and so were mine so I emailed her back “after naps, wanna have a playgroup?”.  About an hour later she drives up in her mini-van with 3 kids, they all pile out; they all go upstairs to the playroom and have a blast while the mommies take care of business.  It might not be the “right” way to run a company, but I wouldn’t have it any other way! 

This morning I went to a local elementary school and gave a talk about inventing to about 40-50 5^th graders.  It was so much fun!  They are going through the invention process and had so many questions about what I did, how I did it and why.  I could have stayed and talked all day, but I had to rush off to pick up the girls from Aunt Brandy’s house to get them to school.  My sister then tells me that my 5 years old was talking to her cousin and said “My mommy is at a school telling children about her Grill Charms and inventing…  Aunt Brandy, what did you invent?”  My sister told her “Nothing”.  To that my daughter said with a look of confusion and disappointment “Why not?  You have to invent SOMETHING!”  It was so cute.  I’m so proud!  I’ve got that one already down in the baby book. 

Leslie Haywood, Founder and President of Charmed Life Products, Inventor of Grill Charms™  www.grillcharms.com

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