We LOVE the farmer's market!

Just got home from the farmer's market with my special girl. There is nothing I love more than seeing her exploring all of the wonderful fruits and vegetables. And the owners of each booth are so kind and they always talk to her and tell her about each thing and how it's grown. She is so curious and it warms my heart! Today we came home with corn on the cob, Arkansas tomatoes, and plums! All her choices! She's sitting beside me begging to eat her corn right this second!
Keeping up with an almost four year old AND a bag full of vegetables while in downtown Little Rock is no easy feat. But if you know me you know I was loaded down with Thirty One product to make it a little easier!
Here is everything I used today!

2, Badge Buddy for my ID and money. 
3, Key fob for my keys, also used as a mommy hook to attach my bag to my stroller. 
4, Bring a bottle thermal to keep my fave beverage cool. 
5, A pocket a tote for all my other necessities I just had to have. Chapstick and my phone obvi.  
And all of this, plus my fruits and veggies,  fit on or in my essential storage tote (1)!

Who says you can't be stylish while being green?? 

Customer Wishlist

I found these great little sticky notes at Target and I've been wondering what to use them for. I finally found a good use! I added them to the front of all of the catalogs at my home parties and told the guests to write down their top four favorite products. The goal would be that if at checkout they hadn't purchased all four of their top favorites you could ask them if they would like to host their own party and earn them for free!
All of the guests loved having them to keep track of what they were looking at! It's definitely something I will be implementing at all future parties!

I love my custom planner!!

BIG thank you to Madaline over at Dear Madaline Designs! She took my brainchild and turned it into a beautiful planner! I told her what I wanted and what colors and she worked her magic and I couldn't be happier! I have a place to keep track of my parties, my daily checklists for my Thirty One business and team, a calendar of course, and area for my BIG ideas, and lots of room for notes!! I already have a list of new pages I need!!
Can I gush anymore over it? I LOVE IT!!!

No pants!

One of the best things about facebook parties! No bra and no pants!

Happy New Year!

Today is the first day of a brand new Thirty One year! 
I'm challenging myself and each of you to sit down today and write down 3 goals that you want to achieve in your business this year! 
If you're up to the challenge and willing to share I'd love to hear them!

Duck Duck Goose!

Hey Thirty One consultants!
I played Duck Duck Goose in my closed group last night and I'm happy to report that I had 2,227 comments and didn't lose a single group member. It was blast. All in all I think this game, done correctly, is super fun! I've booked a party and had a random order come in so far! Here is everything I've posted for the game:

*Contest Time!!! We are taking it back old school tonight, with a game we all used to play as kids! “Duck, Duck, Goose!"
Rules: You can literally comment AS MANY times as humanly possible under this post using only the words "duck, duckling, ducky, ducks". (if you post the exact same word every time FB gets cranky, so switch it up!)
I will randomly post the word "goose" 10 times over the next 3 hours (keeping it short so your phone isn't going crazy for too long!), ending at 9pm. Your phone will blow up with notifications, it’s ok, it’s worth it! The person whose comment is directly above and below my "goose" will be entered into a drawing (I will screenshot this each time because again, FB is weird and it could show you something different than I see, I will ALSO start a new thread if FB starts acting crazy)! So don't quit because you never know who is going to get goosed! You could still win up until the last minute!!! A random winner (drawn by Tenley) of those folks who ducked above and below my goose will win the Deluxe Utility Tote in the exclusive Fun Flops print!! The prize is valued at $50!! Time to act like a kid again and you don't even have to run! GO!

*Congratulations to our winner!
If you didn't win and still want to get a free bag* I am giving them away to anyone who books a summer party today! Message me if you are interested in your very own free bag!
*large utility totes to new June hostesses and essential storage totes to new July hostesses!

A few folks got blocked on facebook so I started new threads, I ended up with three total.



 TIPS: 
Keep it short! You DO NOT want to drag this out over several days. I only did it for three hours and my phone was blowing up and the battery was drained!

Warn your customers that their phones will blow up! I posted in my group earlier in the day asking if a few hours of FB notifications nonstop was worth a free bag and they all said yes! 

Keep up with how many times you say GOOSE! I only planned to say it ten times but lost count and did it twelve. Doesn't really matter but I like to stick to my plan. 

Jamberry ladies get organized!

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Snail mail is IT guys!

Recently I connected with a fellow leader who has KILLER sales every month. She's become my mentor and I'm already learning so much from her. She told me something that we've all heard before which is to send party invites for your hostess. I don't know about you but I LOVE getting mail. I will be much more likely to attend a party if I receive a real invite vs a facebook invite.
I told her, "I've tried to offer and they always turn me down." She said something that is going to change the way I party. She said, "Don't offer. Tell them."
So I did. I told my June hostesses I need you to get me at least 12 addresses of friends or family that you know would love Thirty One by such and such date.

Guess what? She sent 20!! That's 20 women that are going to have a look at our products before the party even happens! Which is awesome!
Another positive? If you have a lot of cancellations this will cut down on that. No one wants to have to call all those folks that have received their invites to cancel. It will be a lot harder to get cold feet!

When it comes to the invites, I ALWAYS use a mini catalog. The guests get a chance to see what to expect at the party and begin to make their wishlists. I put a label with the addresses on the front and I print out a cutely worded invite to stick inside. Cute wording is key! Find out from your hostesses what stage of life she and her guests are in. Tailor it to them. This is fun for you and your hostess to work on together.

You can make these as fancy or plain as you want. I tend to go with cute/fancy because it's eye catching. I want people to remember me and I do that by branding myself using cute graphics and text!

I hope you ladies will try this! You'll spend a little more up front on postage but I think it will be worth it for you in the long run! If you try it let me know in the comments!

Mom's night out!!

I'm a mom. I'm a sometimes very frazzled mom. Ok, a lot of the time. So I LOVE my Thirty One parties. It's a great way to get a break. I always come back refreshed and ready to go!
So of course having parties with other frazzled moms is one of my favorite things ever!! And this invite I designed for my next mom party sums it up PERFECTLY!!!
Like could not be any more perfect. I'm so excited to party with this room full of preschool mommas!

Easy summer adventures!

Summer time is upon us! That means a lot of things but for me it means a TON of walking! Tenley and I go on a lot of adventures in the summer and we need a lot of stuff when we do! Here is how I handle all that walking with a three year old AND all our necessities! 
I roll it! 
I pack everything we need for the day in the #thirtyone Rolling Thermal tote and I drag it with one hand and the kid with the other. Jk. I don't drag my kid. Often. 

Kiddie gate at the top of the door for big laundry days. One of my more genius ideas. #sahm #imagenius #lifehack #homemakingitup

Throwing the light cold stuff in as I go. Love this new #thirtyone summer print! I'm ready for pool time!

I LOVE Jamberry!

I'm having a little Jamberry catalog show, my consultant Sarah was so gracious to provide me with a ton of samples and material. I of course had to stick it all in a Thirty One Timeless Beauty bag! Now I'm ready to earn some free goodies!

#prayforArkansas

My home state could really use your prayers. 

Versatility man!

Most great inventions are born out of necessity. Not saying this is a great invention but it's certainly made my life easier. I have a Thirty One your way jr cube in my pantry for my baking needs. It's stuff that I don't touch every day so I had a lid on it, but a few of the things I've been using a lot lately. And I kept having to pull the cube out and take the lid off and find what I need (it was so time consuming, #FWP). One day apparently I tossed the lid to the side. Next thing I know I started stacking the things I was using the most in the lid. IN THE LID!! And that's when the idea formed. Lids aren't just for lids! I can totally do this on purpose! So I put the lid beside the bin and there lives the things I find myself reaching for a lot. Ta Da! I always say that Thirty One products are so versatile, and they really are, you just have to use your imagination!

Help me, I'm a mother!

I have a 3 and a 1/2 year old. She's the absolute light of my life and I love her dearly. BUT she's a tiny tornado that makes messes everywhere she goes! OMG I know you moms out there know exactly what I'm talking about. That SomeECard that says cleaning the house with a toddler is like brushing your teeth while eating oreos is EXACT! Hits it right on the head. We're really working on cleaning up after ourselves and choosing one toy at a time. Establishing good habits and all that jazz. It's hard for me because I'm not very organized, so I'm working on new habits too. Shout out to the Fly Lady, she's helping! More on that later.
So, the point of this post in what I'm sure will become a series, the one thing in her bedroom that I absolutely could not get a handle on were her books. She has a very nice book shelf that I'd love to use. But when the books are on the shelf she always always ends up dumping them all out! And once 75 books are dumped on the floor the room goes to hell in a handbasket FAST! And I get overwhelmed and I just throw my hands in the air and say FINE! Stay that way then! And it's a vicious cycle.

So about two weeks ago I decided I'd had enough. Something had to give. So I got two Thirty One bins, the your way cube, and the your way rectangle. I pulled all her books off the shelf and put them in these bins. I told her if I found them dumped on the floor they were going up. No more books.
(I really hoped she didn't push me on this one, what kind of mom wants to take all the books away?? I was so bluffing!)
It's been two weeks. I find a few books scattered here and there but they have not been dumped out once. I have a theory, they're stacked in like records. I think it's easier for her to thumb through them and see what she wants than it was on the shelf. I also think the bins are too dang heavy for her to tip over.
It's win win. Her room is organized with Thirty One, which I love, and I don't have so much mess to clean up.
Mommy for the win!!

My 2nd favorite DS company!

Might be obsessed a little with my #origamiowl bracelet. It's the first time I've gotten charms based on my likes! I have the best Origami Owl rep ever! She helped me earn so much free stuff! Thanks Courtney!!
So we have the coffee cup. Because Duh! The purse for my #thirtyone obsession. The key because I am the key to my own success. Good or bad. The sunflower because the princess and I are growing them and loving it! The B for my last name. And the OMG for my love of social media! Love it love it!!

Easter!

Easter was amazingly fun. The princess loved her basket and had the best day with her family. She hasn't put her pink lamb down since yesterday morning. And if her "basket" gets out of her sight she loses it! I guess that means she's really going to love using her round about caddy for her pool bag! Come on summer!

Easter!

In love with my precious girl's Easter basket! She picked it out all by herself and I know she's going to be so excited when she gets it. After Easter it will be used as our pool bag to carry her toys to and from our pool. I love the thirty one round about  caddy so much. It is so versatile!

Friday business tip!

Friday #thirtyone business tip! Save all of your plastic, unless it's been monogrammed and you do not plan to ever gift it or resell it. I put all my plastic together when we get kits (whether they be add-on kits or incentive kits) and put a note card inside telling me what it is and what catalog it's from. This makes it super easy to find when the catalog is over and you are clearing out inventory!