Punch Buggy

So , wow...I saw a post on FB today that made me think of why I love my VW as much as I do. I have not driven it in 8 years.....it is dead in my driveway, and I miss it terribly!! So, 2 things I LOVE the way a VW sounds, the happy little twitter-hum of the engine......AND Punch Buggy!!!

Punch buggy is a game kids used to play while riding in a car. When you see a VW you yell, " Punch BUGGY!!" and punch the nearest shoulder. If it is a Red VW that is 2 punches. If you were a VW connoisseur, a Karmen VW was 3 punches. Now I know this sounds like I am advocating hitting....and perhaps I just did, but it was a game I played as a child none the less.

As an adult, I have to confess I did enjoy driving my VW past a school bus....and all the kids in the bus punching each other.....it was funny and tragic....oh memories!!

Also, if there is someone out there that has connections to whatever incarnation of Pimp-my-ride is going on....I have visions of a Boob-Mobile......

Better Design

So, since my first sewn mastectomy bra I've had an idea for a product. It would take a long time to design it, and would need a grant writer to apply to oppertunities to make the funds available to allow this kind of monumental undertaking. I keep thinking about how to make it happen, and how it would help so many women... I am drawn again and again to this project.

I'm ready to start this project.

Check List: Find a Grant writer, pitch idea, and make it happen.

Better at Giving

Brenda Ladd had an inspired idea for my pop-up shop and bra sale. She is involved with the BCRC (taking some of the most awesome photos for their calendar) and suggested that I price my overstock bras at $11 each and donate $1 to the BCRC for each sold. There will be over 6,000 bras that will be $11 and under!!!

THIS IS A GREAT IDEA!!!

So, I set into motion the intent that I will sell thousands of bras over the next couple months, so that the BCRC can get a HUGE monetary donation!

Please stay tuned for our opening launch and fit event.

*Custom Orders available too!*

Such a simple shape, but an overpowering feeling!

Last week, wow. Where to begin??
Winning the Love a local Business grant was so unexpected and wonderful! I knew that my community was supportive, but I feel so treasured by all of the encouragement from those that got the word out and left comments! I am still reeling in a state of disbelief, but I am so ready to take this as a challenge to continue to be better at what I do.
Better at giving back, Better at designing, and Better at self promotion.


Stay tuned for the 3 Betters, and how you can help!

Slo-mo

Its strange that the last few days have seemed to have passed by so slowly. I've been obsessed with researching PU foam. The kind of foam that is used to make cheap moulded cup bras. I am appalled that more research has not been done in this arena. Lawsuits against bra mfg. that know that they are making crappy bras out of toxic materials are being buried in the news. So many women have suffered in this country from breast cancer that something must be done.
If you are a woman, You should LOOK NOW at the label in your bra.

Cookie Theory

So I have had a long established theory for entrepreneurs: The Girl Scout Cookie Theory

You'll never sell a box of cookies unless you ask, "want to buy a box of cookies?"

I learned this early on, not quite as early as my lemon-aide and dirt pie stand at age 6. This is the marker of time where my thirst for selling manifests. Seeing the satisfaction of the person buying, the challenge of the sale, and the prevailing truth in a sale: its all in the percentages. You will hear NO, you will hear NO a lot! But, you just have to hear no enough times before you hear a yes. Hearing NO is hard, but there is satisfaction in the NO....I promise. The satisfaction is that one NO leads you one sale closer to a yes.
I needed a reminder that if I want and need help, all I needed to do was ask.