Where Have I Been?

Well, I’ve been busy. Busy doing what? Besides catching up on housework that laid dormant for the last month, and besides getting Silje back in school, and the boys back on schedule. Besides sleeping in on Silje’s first ever snow day…

I’ve been busy.

While Knut has been busy skiing every chance he can get for hours at a time as a part of his training for the Birkie race coming up at the end of February, I’ve had my own pet project:

That’s right, I’m opening up a shop. An online shop that is. I’ve been resisting it for awhile, but as I was sewing up the dozens of diapers for my sister’s twins, I occurred to me that I was having fun, and I wouldn’t mind making a little money on the side. When coming up with a store name, I was again inspired by my sister. Her nickname for me was “Nerdy Gerdy” growing up, and I thought it made for a funny and memorable name, and so there you go.

When I finally decided to go with it, and was working on a business plan before diving in, I went down to Phoenix, and got a whopping reaction from all the woman at my sister’s shower, who were seeing “modern” cloth diapers for the first time. As I got phone numbers from women pressed into my hands with a “call me when you’re selling these…I love them.” I realized there was no turning back.

So I’ve been busy…

making the most scrumptious wool covers…

figuring out the fancy “welt pocket” opening for the pocket diapers, (The openings are large enough for Knut to even stuff a prefold in, and if you’ve seen his hands, you know that’s saying something.)

and sewing up the cutest little all-in-ones. These newborn sized ones make me squeel every time I walk past them. I can’t help it.

Those aren’t even close to all of what I’ve been working on to stock my store with. In fact, that’s not even 1/4 of what I’ve been working on.

But it’s a hint of things to come.

Grand Opening March 1st.

I’ve been disciplined enough to only sew when the kids are in bed, so the only thing I’ve had to give up so far is t.v. time…and that’s not so bad. There is still a bunch to finish up, though. I’m quite excited.