A Little Bit Of This And That.....

I am back to my blog this month, in case you have not already noticed....With an extremely active toddler, and a business, I guess I put my blog on the back burner for some time....

I am back for good ( I hope)...Why?.... Because I think it's really important to keep you updated with everything of course :)

What will you find on my new blog posts?.....A little bit of this and that....

For privacy reasons, I won't blog about my everyday life...Let's face it, with a toddler I don't have that much of a social life anyway....But what I will blog about is updated news about my shop, why I do what I do, why I like what I like, cool products, gift ideas, fashion finds, modish links, great online magazines, awesome etsy business owners, and more....

I think you will find my blog a little more exciting then usual, and a great place to go to for some really neat finds.....

I welcome all comments, always...

Have a great weekend!!

Jamie

Arachnophobia!

Anyone who knows me knows that I am totally afraid of tarantulas.....I am not exactly sure how and why it started because the fear has been alive since I was a young child......Many tell me my mom put the fear in me.......As she is worse then me when it comes to spiders...Lets just say that when I was baking a Halloween cake in my earlier years, she went out and bought me the plastic spiders I needed to decorate the cake ....She came home and told me the man had to pick up the bag of fake spiders for her at the store...LOL....

Today I took one giant leap in overcoming my fear of tarantulas....We went to a bug museum, and though I was aware that they had tarantulas, which did make me uneasy, I had no idea how many!.... They had an entire tarantula room, including a huge bird eating tarantula, and they had a show that you could touch a tarantula.....I knew I had to endure this as I don't want my toddler daughter to have the same fear I do...I stayed in the room when they did the touch the tarantula portion, and I actually thought about petting it...My family was so proud of me that they actually took a picture of me in the tarantula room...I must say I am proud of my daughter, niece, and nephew as they all did pet the tarantula, no fears at all....

Does this mean Im going to the pet store tomorrow to pick up a pet tarantula? NO way!...But I'm sure proud I was able to sit high among so many hairy creepy creatures....

Check out the adorable plum spider t-shirt featured above by Zoe Chen on Etsy... http://www.zoechen.etsy.com/

Jamie :)

Preschool Woes......

When I grew up, back in the 70's, you were lucky if you even went to preschool, and if you did, you did so at age four.....Also, most of the time was spent painting and playing...Learning your ABC's, no way!....Well, today it is a different story....With daycare becoming more and more popular, people are also putting their children in preschool usually by age 3...

So, if your child doesn't attend preschool by age 3 are they missing out?...What if they don't attend preschool at all?...What are the consequences?

Its been a huge topic of conversation between my sister and I...I guess you can say we have become quite obsessed with preschool choices........Between times (full day/half day), academics, location......It can drive any mom nuts.......Crazy? Probably.........But I just want my child to be prepared for what kindergarten and first grade throw at her...I heard school is getting harder and harder...I must say, I feel my daughter is ready...She already knows her numbers, colors, etc, and she loves being with other children, so Im sure she will love preschool....

I finally made my decision, but it was a hard one.....Maybe the decision was hard because it will be the first time she will not be under my constant care....Anyway, I feel really confident with my choice....

So what are your thoughts? Did your child go to preschool? Are we pushing our children to learn too early, when they should just be playing?

For at home learning, check out Evgie on Etsy.....Above is the Alphabet Soup Set available for $48.00.... .This store sells amazing handmade educational toys.....Take a peek here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/evgie?ref=pr_shop_more

Jamie :)