I am almost, partially back
It is scary, to run a home business from home, surrounded by 3 all-day-long fighting kids, without help of anyone, except a maid. My 3 kids hardly sleeps and even if they do, the boys only nap about an hour each day. Rest of the time, they are still hooked to me for “their pacifier” (obviously weaning fail!), and that’s when they do not fight!
During daytime, I can no longer stay by the computer much, so I spend my time travelling here and there, bringing my kids along to make arrangement with my tailor for the orders. It is only after the kids sleep at night, I can reply all orders and inquiries on emails so I had to work pass 2am each day 
Overall, Mama Patch anniversary sales was a great success, thanks to support from so many friends and readers from this blog. Although margin is really less after the great discount, I had the greatest satisfaction when many friends who were skeptical about using washable cloth pads actually took this opportunity to try the pads out since the pads are so damn cheap. You should see how they reacted and comment after their first trial! One review from one of our blogger friend here.
Not only that, our old customers who know the “magical” of cloth pads actually took this great opportunity to grab like there is no tomorrow. Besides that, babywearing was greatly promoted to many first timers also where many babywearers bought slings as gift for their relatives and friends.
With the support from so many people on our homemade, now Mama Patch can afford to hire another SAHM to sewn from home. Our 2nd tailor, a thirty-plus Indonesian Chinese young widow, who were left alone in this country with 2 daughters has been sewing to make a living ever since her hubby passed away few years back due to cancer. Besides promoting quality handmade, I am very happy that we manage to live to our motto, to support work-from-home mothers.
Our promotion finally ended at 31 March (you won’t believe how relief I am at that very moment!), and we pack to leave home for Cheng Beng at hubby’s hometown. Check out one interesting place we visited while we were back to hometown soon…..
Glad your business is getting good and get another helper to ease your work. Keep it up.
chin nee, that is why i say u r SUPERWOMAN!!!
Chin Nee, I believe all your customers know you personally.. Wouldn’t mind a little wait for a good, quality product…
Congratulation on Mamapatch’s huge success again!
Wow…everyday work passed 2 am!!! Hope you have enough of rest. Yea…when the kids are around, it is really difficult to work peacefully.
Congrats on growing the business. Glad to read that you’re supporting this SAHM with two young daughters to look after. Take it easy though, you need all the energy and rest.
geong hee geong hee for ur growing biz!! poor u gotto work past 2am daily =( take care wor.
Welcome back. Happy for you for your flourishing business :-). You are doing GREAT and keep it up :-D.
Bravo! Mommy! Congrats to Mama Patch! May be I should try the cloth pads too….
That’s a really noble motto. Keep up the great work, CN!
Congrats on the great success. Perhaps it’s time to think about hiring another SAHM to help out with some of the paperwork and order processing to alleviate the workload?