17 hours with Jet Blue

Waited all week for Friday to come, I was so eager to get on my flight to go to FL for the weekend. My girlfriends and I couldn’t stop talking about the whole trip, so said my good byes to my love ones at home. I realized I havent left Demi ever for such period of time, not only that I was going to be in a diffrent state holly shit my little girl…tears are coming down my face saying bye sweetie I’ll be back. Worked a full day rushed to meet my girlfriend in harlem I’m so excited it’s finally 5 o’clock, my mini vacation starts here. Waving, flagging down some NYC cabs “JFK Please” to my surprise 5 cabs turned us down I was like wow they dont want to make moey today huh….finally a nice man took us in :) we are checking in and we are all good. We decided that we should have a few coktails before boarding since we had like 3 hours to kill, we decided to stick with vodka/cranberry (we already had a quick drink on our way to the airport) the lady behind the bar askes for ID once she saw my age she looked at my girlfriend and I and said “bitches” lol I thought that was a well received compliment of jetblue staff… we are getting our drink on, laughing making jokes the time frame couldn’t be better. Ok its time for check in lets go!!! While checking in to board I had to take of my shoe and remove all beeping stuff. my bags were checked and my bottle drink (cranberry) ;) was removed. I was okay with that because my girlfriend still had hers. we are so excited to board yes!! Once we were at the main gate jetblue announces that our flight thatdeparts at 9:15pm has been postponed to 12:15 due to bad weather. Jetblue first statement was due to short crew staff “whatever” we were a little upset but we managed to control ourselfs. Went to grab a bite to eat since we had 3 more hours to kill, our table waiter made the process even worse, her greeting was “hi” I’ve been here since x time so if I”M SLOW PLEASE EXCUSE ME.” we ate, drank, kept checking the monitors for any changes 2 hours later one of the monitors say that the flight was postponed again, now we are mad. Wrapped it up and headed over customer service demanding some answers after waiting on line for 40 minutes we hear that the flight has been cancel until the next day. Oh My! what are we going to do? we asked at what time was the first flight out the next day, 8:15am was her answer but it’s fully booked “shocker lady what else is new?” to make a long story short we booked the first flight out of La guardia. I asked her what is our

TO BE CONTINUED…..

Active or Productive which one will you choose? Or is it the same?

03/23/07
Active: Being in physical motion
Productive: Producing or capable of producing.

For the last few days the words active and productive have been lingering in my head. You are probably wondering why Active and Productive, isn’t it the same thing? I’m here to break it to you- it’s NOT!!
This question has risen because of my business structure. I was reading my past notes (in my BL journal)…my goals, my mission, (all of my notes) and realized that when I’m writing them down, and talking about it I’m being ACTIVE, in other words….I’m planning, getting resources, answers, visualizing. I have it all there written on a piece of white paper and in my head of course! But then what? What happens to all that information, what do I do with that information? That is when productivity comes into place. From being productive you gain results. My results have been proven from being productive. In other words you can be active on a project talk about, write down notes, research information, but are you getting results? Are you producing something out of all that talk? Not unless you apply action.

While I was reading my notes I read so many things that I wanted to do and accomplish.I have phone numbers/contacts that I got from being active, 2 pages down in my journal it shows me that I contacted one of those numbers, 3 pages down I saw results. Now that’s what I call being productive. Within my business structure the results are from being productive, it is imperative. I can be active 24/7 but if I’m not producing why waste energy.

This whole subject also rises because BL has been getting a good response (sales) and that is because while being active I did not forget to be productive. Thought I share this with the world.

I can’t stop- (sry)
I have a few examples here:
1. BL has recruited a great guy name Brian (not too long ago) to keep BL alive on the net. i.e. Visit forums and talk about BL, Join baby networks, etc. Brian is being active as a resource, talking, emails etc. the team is now seeing results. BL is the new Buzz on some networks and from that Buzz the BL brand is the must have.

2. BL has recruited a girl name Maritza that’s working on a project (which I’m not going to mention because it’s not on the site yet) Maritza is being active as to learning, listening, writing notes, etc bottom line is we’ve seen results from Maritza and I can count those for some sales : )

3. BL also has recruited a girl name Mary she’s consider to be (the middle man) as America calls it. Mary has proven her productivity with connecting BL with the right people……and by that connection we the BL team have been seeing results and that’s also including sales : )

I’am happy that BL has such a productive team to work with..I Thank you all for the support : )

BL is a growing family.

Oh No Not The IRS

March 18, 2007
The streets are full of snow probably the biggest and only snowstorm of the year. It was fun though I was on a sled in my back yard, the snow was like a sheet so slippery so much fun my sled flew out of my butt and into the river, that was just 5-10 minutes into the adventure, my mom was over this weekend she cooked and did my laundry as usual. I love it. Went to sign my tax returns….and would you believe that I owe the IRS money I’m in shock. I was waiting, waiting for the money for a year lolo….and look what happens….I was upset. I think I’m over it now…it’s been 24 hours already.
On a different note I have another Baby Show to attend this coming Tuesday I’m getting ready for it, that’s keeping me pretty busy. BL’s lawyer contacted me too…that’s a different ball game he needs some data “oh lord”. I have to take care of some legal matters this week and that includes IRS now great!!!! Ever since my mini me is back in daycare now she says “yes” lol she used to say “yeah” to everything. Now she makes sure you hear those ssssss in the Yessss…….cute

My next mission is try getting this blog activated for comments. Whatcha think Dee?

Excuses + Ignorance = Failure

March 15, 2007
Uhmm lets see to whom, what will we blame our failures to today

you? you? no, not you? you? you yes!!!

Today my excuse is I hate the world because I’m pmsing…..nah that’s not good enough….
My whole week went wrong because my cigarette broke in my coat pocket….so screw the world….
Come to think about it, my week didn’t go so well because my dog (Stella) ate my polly cheese stick.
This one? I didn’t wake up early because I went to sleep at 5am
This one is better…..My boyfriend dumps me because I was messing around with other man, now I’m miserable…..
how about this one……I can’t get my shit together because of my friend …I like this one though…….I’m having a bad relationship with my daughter/son because of my friend……
How about.. I can’t get a real job because of my friend
This is just an appetizer from a friend to a friend. Mmmmm

I don’t understand people who blame others for their failures; I guess I will never understand them nor do I want to!!!

Quotes for such characters:
Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
People with integrity do what they say they are going to do. Others have excuses.
For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.

My excuse for posting such subject is an act of venting…..
NOW WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE FOR READING?

Children's Show

Milford Children’s show, March 13, 2007
All positive feedback – Awesome response, even the vendors purchased the BL line for themselves. BL got invited to other larger shows in the area and have expanded their clothing line to hats, pants and even toddlers. The turnout was a success and BL was the booth to be at for the time. The whole show turned out to be a great fun experience.

Amazing

March 1, 07
Sorry I’ve been out of sight but I’ve been pretty busy, all over the place. I love it though. I had a reality check the other day……I haven’t been shopping for a while, my gosh…I’m going to have to squeeze sometime because this is ridiculous. Anyways let me fill you in as to what’s been going on in my fabulous life. For starters I’ am expanding my line to pants, skirts, leg warmers, hats, outdoor floor mats, wipe mini’s, and other misc. items. I’ve also been staying out of trouble, which is good because I can focus on my business more. This whole blogging thing is a little hard for me to keep up with, because when I ready to blog I have so much to say that I don’t know if it works well all together. For instance I have some people looking into my business right now, I’ am so but so excited that I don’t even know/want to write about in case they read it : ) but yes!!! I’m super, super psyched. They are going to help me push BL forward I keep saying “they” because I don’t want to mention any names but “they” are fabulous. Lots of things are happening. On a different note, I’ve lost touched with my close friends, not that I don’t want to talk to them but is just that I’m super busy. I do miss them though but hey!! : )

Not there

There are times now that my girlfriends get involved. For 24/48 hours, the hype , energy, the vision is all there but when it comes to making a move….they are not there…I’ve come down to a point and conclusion that I’ll just let them be…if they want to get involved they know how….I don’t have time to be chasing them especially now that things are in place. The logo is done, the designs, the website, most of the content. The only downer on this, is that I’m not spending much time with my little princess & it’s killing me softly.

Can't believe it

Spoke to my girlfriends, and I must say………I moved on. They are so F#$x%x^ I’ll keep that one to myself. I’am sharing all this great news to them (at least to me it’s great news) I’m all pumped up, logo here, design here, that this, that that, and friend #1 said Lisa just do it……not the Nike “do it” the do it of uhmmm shut up and just do it, the uhmm stop talking so much shit and just get the shit done………friend #2 just override the whole conversation and simply jumped to a different subject…..I’am hurt. In the other hand I’m too busy and too happy to entertain the thought : )

Logo/website/sell baby sell

OMG the logo or must I say LOGO!!! It is amazing I’am not going into details click here and you’ll see….I have to say something though…this logo is me, me me me me. It is so funny I’d pencil this logo 5 months ago; I never showed it to him. He said that by the way I expressed my vision that’s what he felt… wow!! I’m good…no his good!!

10-13-06
Everything is in place now today marks the official day to go public…....toady is the day that I can say BL is officially OPEN, today is the day that people can buy, buy, buy, today is the day that I get to scream to the whole wide world “CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE” I’am so happy I can’t hide it.

I miss you baby

Working very hard close to Damon, website, designs, style, sizes, contents, and 100 other things….I’ve been working really late. I miss putting Demi down to bed. I miss it terribly. On a different note… my girlfriends and I are not speaking one is leaving stupid messages behind and the other one is just not there…...I mean com’on are we back in high school…cant they see that I’m trying to better my life here, can’t they see I’ am sick and tired of the same old….don’t they want me to succeed…Just because I don’t sit for 3 hours on the phone with them, now they think (I don’t know)
All I know is that trying to get them involve and motivated in this whole new venture is not working out for me….I’ am wasting too much time. I spend probably a few hours telling them what we need to do….they initial the feedback….”yes I’m on it ordeal” but then where are the results……in other words I have to start from scratch again….I was hoping that they can be dependent enough to be on their own and help push BL. That is not the case though….I learned a lesson today…….And the lesson learned “Is that they are still stuck”

Friend or Foe

Since my girlfriends don’t really want to hear about my new venture Damon is stuck with me, I’ll talked to him, shared all of my thoughts, my visions, my goals, my desire, my corny jokes. He seems to like all of me : )

10.11.06
One of my friends call me the other day talking S*&% about how much she’s contributed to BL that this, that that. She was telling me that Damon (artist) and my boyfriend have been brain washing me because this is not me, I don’t talk like this, that I’ve never used those words with her. To make a long story short, she got me so mad that I cried- I did give her my 3 sense though I told her exactly how I felt… I told her that they are not heading towards the same direction as I was heading, therefore there is not much to really talk about with them……Once I started spilling out my guts as to why I’ve been distance she was like “I gotta go” I guess she didn’t want to hear the truth……

Miscommunication

I’ve been seeing Damon on a regular basis…he has exactly the same vision I have. This is perfect; I showed him all my notes, explained to him the whole concept showed him what other people have worked on, why “baby’s language” blah blah blah I gave him the whole spill…..and ever since then he has been my right hand…..mind you my girlfriends have deserted me because I don’t have anything else talk to about other then baby’s language. There has been a few occasions that I sit and hear them out, then my turn to speak lol funny I say this but I REALLY DON”T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OTHER THEN BABY’S LANGUAGE…..anyways this is what is happening in my life now, what do they want, for me to lie to them. To make a long story short it came to a point that I’d would say something and they would say “uhmm we don’t want to talk about that right now” “oh no what have I done?”

I'm all over the place

Aug – 16 – 06 first encounter with the printer/designer

Sorry I’ve been out of sight but I met this guy name Damon and I can’t put into words the wonders of this guy….have you heard of “just what the doctor ordered” well if you think of that slogan, that is Damon alright………he is perfect!! Demi is enjoying her daycare..today she came home with a finger paint drawing . Her dad was like wow take a look at this! It is amazing! I immediately went to Ikea to buy a frame, framed it up and now it looks like a Picasso. Haven’t spoken to my girlfiends they haven’t been giving me much feed back lately, they think I’m way toooo wrapped up in my own little world.

Leads

Received a few leads (contacts) I will start calling ASAP. On the other hand I’am so happy everything is coming together. I’m so happy I can’t believe it’s real…..who’s that pretty girl in the mirrow there, such a pretty face, such a pretty MEEEE!!!!!!
May 23 – 06 – A friend on the train let me know of a print shop nearby that can execute my idea.

I don't know

Where do I go from here?...I’m looking into too many things all at once. Someone to create a logo, a print shop, a web designer, I need a loan, I need ideas,....I’m tired today….I think I’am going to take a chill pill and take it easy for a couple of days. I feel too tired to even think what is it that I really need right now. At the same time I can’t stop, I just can’t….oh god.
The feeling I have is so hard to explain, I feel like if I stop for a moment I will loose 3 months ….very hard to explain sry…I will get some rest…NOT!! :)

Research

Reading books, articles and more books and then some more articles I’am going crazy….
This whole idea is making me talk to everyone, people I don’t know. I’m asking all sorts of questions…one question leads to an answer and that answer to another question and that answer leads me to captivate the answer of that answer..crazy I know, it feels like a chain.I’am digging and the more I dig the happier I feel. I’ve been droping Demi off at daycare I have been asking moms there “what is your baby saying”? They are probably looking at me as if I was crazy…because I would also ask them, “what do you think he/she is trying to say to you”?

Okay Okay….sometimes it feels like the moms at daycare are thinking “ok Demi’s mom needs a nap”
But it is so much fun, they don’t have the slightest idea what I have under my sleeves -can’t wait to let them in haha…..

I can't stop smiling

5/16/06
Oh my god….cant stop smiling here. I’ve presented the idea to different folks, as we all know different folks different strokes….and to my surprise everyone thought it was an excellent idea, unique, smart, cute….Demi and I are having a blast with all this….printed out some sample shirts took some pictures while Demi played in the back yard ..I reviewed them… they were just awesome. Too, too cute. I can’t stop I need more information on all this….and, and and and think of a cute logo that I can use..Mmmm can’t wait until tomorrow. I know someone that can help me out in that department and with other stuff too Mmmm…....

Little that I know

Little that I know that this idea was burning inside of me, a feeling came into me and my brains started running 100 miles per hour….thoughts, ideas, visions, it was amazing it was such a feeling I couln’t put it into words…..next thing you know I’m on the net ordering stuff….like heat press paper…just to test the waters….I’m gonna make a long story short here….the result of the t-shirt was amazing….dont get me wrong it wasn’t exactly what I wanted but I had the idea there in front of me….on my kitchen table….....

bright idea

Oct-04-05
Weeks later I head back onto the net to see if I can find some good t-shirts. I click and look, searching for that special tee, it has to be out there, this is World Wide Web “hello”! I was like “damn”, nothing. I have my babbling journal next to me, waiting to hear a new coo from Demi so that I can write it down and follow her needs through her sounds….I typed in baby coo’s t-shirt just for the heck of it “nothing”. I tried, baby babbling t-shirt, nothing I was like “hold up” this is the cutest thing ever on a tee for a baby. I wondered why isn’t this idea out there then I said “what ever happened to baby’s language”? why can’t I find something cute, something related to the baby itself, like a baby talk t-shirt. I wanted something I can relate to, something with a little more meaning behind it.

“Lord have mercy”...Out of frustration a light pulp lid up! I was so mad…I said to myself…I guess I will just have to create my own stuff. I later shared this idea with my best friends, they were like what? I didn’t care…....I had an idea and that’s all…..

want

by Lisa Santos.

Sept-12-05
As I listen closely to Demi in the other room, I hear her speaking, “Ahhahh ahh”. That babble is the “Want” babble, she wants something but can’t get a hold of it! I feel like superwomen, I look to see her reaching for something and am amazed that I was right on with what she was saying. I can understand my child “neat”. I attended to her immediately, she wanted a book aha! good one Lisa.

I return back to my net search and Demi is babbling away….it was a relaxed babble “I’m just loving this communicating tool that I have going here” I love it, love it, love it. Okay focus, back to the t-shirt hunt looking for the perfect Tee for Demi. After a few hours, I’d had just given up.

Shopping the net

by Lisa Santos.

Sep-12-05
Busy as moms are, working and running about, I don’t have much time to really go shopping, I figure I would jump on the net and see if I find some really cool t-shirts. I have to be selective due to daycare I don’t want Demi wearing the same tee’s that everyone else is wearing, I guess that’s just me. I figure I skip the whole teddy, pink, bear ordeal…….: )

Searching for some cute tee’s on the web, I was looking for something cute/smart/educational/trendy but no luck!………all I got to see was: unwise baby slogans, sayings that could only generate from an adults point of view. T-shirt slogans that would not be appropriate for her to wear to day care, some made my face crunch up….and then there was the teddy bear, the princess, the diva, the pink…blah blah blah. I was stuck over the fact that I’m on the internet and I can’t find anything that would satisfy me. Looking over these results, I’m now frustrated, meanwhile Demi is babbling in the other room. I immediately smile and say to myself “uhmm, I wonder what she’s trying to reach”?

Babbling away

by Lisa Santos.

Aug-5-05
While working in the garage on a weekend afternoon…I heard Demi calling, she wanted something….I knew she wanted milk! I just heard her coo and it’s that same coo she uses when she is hungry : ) I approached her and sat down with her, looked her in the eyes with a smile and babbled away with her. I was babbling questions to her and she would babble right back to me…….amazing I thought!!

This whole new world of communicating with Demi took me beyond my beliefs. I’am so amazed of what I discovered that I didn’t let not one coo slip by. I even started to write them down iin a journal, making sure that I was right on point with her.

It is so hot but so hot we are having a heat wave this summer, Demi needs some new gear, I have to shop for cooler cloths for her to enjoy some playtime outside.

Coo's and Aah's

by Lisa Santos.

Aug-2-05
Demi is babbling away with her Coo’s and Aaah’s, i smile sweetly just listening to her, I thought this was the cutest sound ever. I wish I know what she was thinking of, I wish I can pin point exactly what she is needing she goes…Uhmmm
Work is still work, stressful and really getting to be a burdon on my life at the moment.

Working in the garage (with my monitor on as always) I hear Demi start to babble… now I was listening with intensity. I was paying special attention and this time I did not go attend to her immediately as usual, I just wanted to listen. I noticed her coo’s were similar to other coo’s I’ve heard before, this intrigued me even more… this was a moment of “things to make you go hmmm” like that song!!

listening to my child

by Lisa Santos.

Jul-10-05
Listening intently to my daughter, Demi, I hear her babble’s are getting more and more interesting by the day. I was in the living room and the baby was in her bedroom, I had the monitor on close by me so I can always hear her : ) This time around her noises on the monitor sounded familiar… her sweet voice cooing to me, it was so cute, very cute. I wondered as I approached her room and listened to what she was trying to say to me, I peaked in to see her and hear her closely, all this with a smile plastered on my face.

Demi Published in book

by Lisa Santos.

Jul-23-05
The Book came in and I turn straight to the index to find my name inside the book. I get to the page and instantly see the “moment” my daughter in print I felt…

My Life speeding ahead

by Lisa Santos.

Apr-05-05
My life is spinning… work, home, daughter and stress! Things are moving too fast right now I feel like I have no control, I am so confused. I want to stay home with Demi, I don’t want to look for a new job and spend even more time away from her interviewing and seeking employment. I Have a meeting with my boss, we are going to discuss my status, whether I’m staying on board or what ever else he may have in mind for me. I’ve been reading a new book “The World is Flat” and it is pretty interesting (book that is) it’s an eye opener for sure!

“When the world is flat, you can innovate without having to emigrate”

Active Girl

by Lisa Santos.

Aug-30-05
Lord have mercy! Demi is so amused and captivated by her surroundings, I can’t believe how active and alert she is now. Starting to run about, wobbling away and full of energy, she wants to touch everything in site. I’ve noticed that she’s been trying to say something to me… but what is it? I can hear her babble away and feel her expressions, but can’t quite put together what she is wanting from me.

Demi Published

by Lisa Santos.

Jun-11-05

My First Year

by Lisa Santos.

Jan-17-06

Halloween Bee

by Lisa Santos.

Oct-30-05

Milestones

by Lisa Santos.

Jun-12-05
I think I figured it out… I noticed that I have been feeling that I have been missing out on my child’s first moments, because the caregivers don’t tell me Demi’s milestones. I have decided not to let that get to me any longer, I am going to simply experience her every day and joy as it comes to me, her first time with me will be my very own and I will experience it as whole new thing, how easy was that huh?

I don’t have to feel jealous anymore :)

Job

by Lisa Santos.

The time has come for me to seek out a new job, my current employer will be moving to NYC, we don’t know when. The move would be a big one if I decided to stay with the company, uhmm, I decided I’m not going back there,to big of a commute for me and hello! Demi will hate me. I feel lost, I have to find a job, I don’t get to see my daughter as much as I would like and I feel like something is missing. I have a book, my girls and Demi that keep me going for the moment. I keep my spirits up, a change is coming and it will be a positive one.

the girls

by Lisa Santos.

Aug-13-05
I have been doing a lot of reading lately………

Talking to the girls, Cindy & Iva…… We chat and discuss as we always have, but now I feel a little different, I try to cut the conversations short while everything is feeling a little different now, I feel more focused on life. The girls talk about life issues and I listen to what is going on in their lives and relate their issues to my own. I listen carefully to how we speak, how we communicate, how we approach our problems, how we come up with various solutions… etc…

We are constantly throwing business ideas at each other and creating new projects to work with… we were all reaching for something, but like I said, I’ am listening now.

Every Moment

by Lisa Santos.

Aug-04-05
Admiring, treasuring, capturing every second I get with my daughter, Demi, there are times that I don’t want her to go to sleep. Saddened by her time to go to bed, I would cherish every moment that I do have with her. when I get home from work, I want to play with her, kiss her, cuddle with her, love her and let her know how much she means to me in my life. I feel that I don’t spend enough time with her……it’s killing me.

Highly Effective

by Lisa Santos.

Jul-30-05
I FOUND A BOOK!! Yeahh…
While talking to the girls, I would read this awesome book :) titled, “The 7 habits of highly effective people” They were getting frustrated with me because, I wasn’t all that focused on the conversations. The calls were getting shorter and shorter by the day, but I was happy at this moment, I was getting some knowledge…some insights… and some useful information that was thought provoking.

Yes, I am totally loving this book. Now when I speak to the girls all I talk is about the book, the book, the book and the book. I am telling them how it is MAKING me think differently, how this book is helping me in so many ways, how I’m approaching things differently, I can actually feel myself looking at things in a new way for the firrst time. I was excited, I have come across this book and I love it……

The girls are not calling me that often anymore, because they know that I’am sooo into this book… they figured they would just give me a break………

Days later…
I Finish the book, I was trying to apply everything I learned to my real life issues…… my circle of friends are looking at me as if I was crazy. Maybe I’am crazy, But crazy to show the world, that I can do something productive. I was no longer going to talk about “it” I was now ready to face a new challenge.

What next?

by Lisa Santos.

Jun-28-o5
Hanging out with my girlfriends on the phone, we tried to convince ourselves that we can record our telephone-conversations and make a novel from our discussions! lolol… we figured all the stuff we talk about are real life issues, like everybody else. People out there have the same issues and problems that we are dealing with now, why not share ours? The premise was based on our daily routines: men, money, work, kids and what life deals to us along the way. What’s happening around the world, who’s doing what and why? Where we want to be, what we want out of life and how to get there. The idea was fun while it lasted but I knew it was just talk, I needed something to be real for me.

Days later..
While with the girls on the phone… I am thinking, we are talking way too much. I’m really not getting anything done, I’m tired of talking about what we can do, what we could’ve done, should’ve done all these would’ves was driving me mad. I was really getting upset at my self, why do I talk so much nonsense and do nothing about it?
I would always end up asking myself, “what is it that you want to do? What is your passion?”

My first idea

by Lisa Santos.

May-27-05
Still talking with my friends, still trying to come up with an idea… I decided to give a try at selling beadwork that I have been making. Creating necklaces and earrings from beads and various gems that I have been picking up I start to think about creating this hobby into a business. I call my work “Rich beads by: Stylish Paola”. I enjoy making the jewelry and get excited about people liking my creations, something was not clicking with this idea that I was working on, I liked it but it was not a passion of mine. I think that I was not too crazy about it because of Demi, sometimes she finds beads on the floor… I couldn’t think for a moment what could happen if she swallows one. I slowed down, made approximately 20 earrings and 5 necklaces. I wear them all the time. (click here to visit my first attempt at a website) I’m still on the look out for more great bead finds……

Happy Baby

by Lisa Santos.

Apr-14-05
Daycare is really keeping Demi busy, wow! she’s coming home with all sorts of activities…….finger painting, rock painting and drawings. I’am so happy with my princess, I feel so much better, she loves daycare never cries, instead she waves to me goodbye. (But I still want her with me)

Once Demi goes down to bed it was my time…… I had time to: play, dream, talk, investigate, read, gossip, spot fashion, Have a cocktail, talk about goals and all this on the phone….while catching up on laundry, doing the dishes preparing her school bag….yeah, yeah… I know it sounds crazy but that’s my life in the suburbs now…… I have lived all my life in NYC.

I have a moment by myself and can get housework done and have time to think about my future… what is it I want for me and Demi, where do I want to be in a few years?

My girlfriends and I spend hours on the phone chatting about life…… whom ever is reading this “will never understand the phone connection we had” it was the only gateway…..

without child

by Lisa Santos.

Mar-17-05
The Daycare I chose for Demi doesn’t seem that bad at all…..she comes home with a full report. Activities she did throughout the day, at what time she napped, ate, potty, if she was feeling happy, sad, down……she has friends… I’m feeling better now

Knowing at least Demi is in a happy, safe environment helps me get through my workday. At the office I continue to think about my daughter.. dreaming of ways to help her, be with her and create a better way of life with her. I get inispired just by the thoughts of her and it keeps me going…

feeling lost

by Lisa Santos.

Feb-12-05
Nights go by I cry myself to sleep trying to find a way to be with my daughter demi, not wanting to head back into work and miss her first words, her expressions, her first steps… all of her. My friends keep me alive and upbeat, they tell me about the plus’s of daycare and try to help me through this hard time. I know, I know, I kept telling myself it will turn out ok, trying to digest that fact… There was still emptiness. She was heading off to daycare now and I didn’t want to miss a moment with her.

my daughter

by Lisa Santos.

Jan-28-05
Hi, I’m Lisa, the creator of Baby’s Language, my BL clothing line was inpired by my daughter…
And the story goes…
After giving birth to my daughter, Demi Nicole on Jan.17.05, I stayed home with her for 3 months; enjoying my newborn as a proud mother. We grew together and I cherished every moment we had. Suddenly the time has arrived – it was time for me to go back to work, not my choice, I was miserable over the fact that I didn’t want to let go of her… I had checked into a few day cares, always trying to find something wrong with each one, I was not trying to let go that easily… I came across one that was pretty suitable for my princess. It was so hard to leave my 3 month old baby at a daycare. Don’t get me wrong, the care givers were awesome, they helped through the process but the pain was still there. I had something that was missing from me now… She was everything and I had to find a way to keep her close to me even while away at work.