Raspberry Kids | The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms

10 Reasons Why Having Your Own Business …

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Guests

…is like having a baby:

10. They both keep you up at night.

9. They both require financial investments (not to mention physical and emotional investments).

8. You can’t stop thinking about them when you are apart or away, yet when you are with them you sometimes crave some alone time or a break.

7. They both require planning (not that planning really worked for us in the baby department!!)

6. They each require a strategy and discipline.

5. Businesses and babies are both life altering.

4. They open your eyes to new opportunities and possibilities.

3. They both experience firsts. The first sale and the first smile. The first crisis and the first tooth.

2. Project Management skills, adaptability and perseverance are not optional.

and the number 1 reason why having your own business is like having a baby is… (imagine some David Letterman/Paul Schaeffer type music playing, drumroll)

1. They are nothing like you expected they would be, I am continually amazed by both my business and my children and consider them all blessings in my life.

Sue Sinclair
Chief Executive Mom, Raspberry Kids

Raspberry Kids are offering our readers a discount on their items for this holiday season. Use discount code rookiemoms10 when you shop online at Raspberry Kids to receive a 10% discount.

With 2 kids only 17 months apart, Sue Sinclair was hesitant to leap back into the corporate world. Sue’s eye for design and appreciation for high quality products and customer service excellence, made her third child, Raspberry Kids, launched in 2008, the perfect next step.

Raspberry Kids prides itself on bringing you vetted, quality and environmentally sound products from all over the globe. Raspberry Kids is committed to their community and strives to continue to be an innovator in the industry while giving back any way they can.

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Everything Mom

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Guests

Picture this…..a sunny summer day, cupcakes everywhere, yummy Starbucks coffee, white tents, face painting, mini mani/pedi combo’s, bubbles floating around the Gymboree station and lots of beautiful clothes and toys for kids. Does that sound like a fun filled day out with the family or what!!!!

As most of you know last week we partnered with Raspberry Kids to put on an “Everything Mom” day filled with all the wonderful things listed above. We worked with our partners to provide moms with a “mommy swag bag” filled with goodies and to provide samples and treats to everyone who stopped by.

The day was a huge success and we had a raffle draw filled with fantastic prizes from the following wonderful sponsors:

Jillian Kirby Photography session including 2 11×14 prints ($425 value)
Healthpod Baby Healthpod
New & Green Baby gift basket
mocobabies gift basket
Nursery Naturals Baby Wipes basket
Bugpod from Boon Inc
Camp Labels Pack from Emily Press Labels
Watkins ‘Mom’s Relaxation’ gift basket by Tina & Corey Clelland
Playpants Modern Bloomers Born Original newborn gift pack in “Beach Bums”
Théra Wise Bio-Active Natural Therapeutic Ointment Gift Bag
Papar the Owl Beatrix NY Lunchbox from Raspberry Kids
The Gourmet Pregnancy recipe book
The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms

We were able to raise $100 for the BC Children’s Hospital foundation using money collected from the raffle tickets and the cute “lemon-aid” stand that we had our little helpers create.

We would like to thank everyone who attended and all of those who supported us with this exciting event. Stay tuned for more fun events from The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms like our upcoming

“Baby on the Way” Twitter Party to be held later this month…..more to-be-announced within the coming weeks!!!!! Please stay tuned.