Hi moms!
My name is Annette and I’m a WAHM with a tremendously patient husband,
two lovely daughters and 4 cats! I work in a Direct Sales business
called Noah’s Ark, a fairly new company (since April 2004) that brings
stuffed animal workshops to children’s birthday parties as well as
larger group events like girl/boy scout troops, park districts,
retirement homes, summer camps, day care centers, etc. I joined this
company in July 2005 and it’s been a wild ride ever since! Let me tell
you just a little about it and our family…
About 4 years ago my daughters and I discovered the stores in the malls
where kids can build their own bears and the moment I walked in I said
to myself, “now…if someone ever did something like this as a home
party… I’m THERE!” Thankfully, someone did and even more thankfully, I
found out about it not too long afterward! I can remember telling my
neighbor about it at McDonalds and my girls hearing me. Their eyes lit
up and on the way home in the car they both said… “Mom… you’re going to
sign up for THAT business, aren’t you?”
Now, my girls know me well. I’m not shy about direct sales businesses.
I’m passionate about the direct sales field in general and see it as a
fabulous opportunity for moms to stay home with their kids full time
while still providing some income to the family budget, getting some
adult time and just having fun. I started in direct sales back in high
school with door to door sales with Avon and have done similar types of
businesses off an on since then - most seriously in the last 6 years
with a great rubber stamp company. But when I find a product or an
opportunity with a company that catches my eye, I’ve been known just to
jump right in and give it a whirl just to see what might happen.
For the girls, however, this was much different. THEY were as excited
about the possibility as I was. And that’s what clinched it for me.
With other businesses their response to the newest “starter kit”
arriving in the big brown truck was, “Another one, Mom?” With this it
was…”When can WE have our first party, Mom?”
As a homeschooling mom, this is a dream come true …a chance to build a
successful home business as a family. It’s not just me running out the
door to do a home show, but the three of us packing up and going
together to facilitate the events. Even my husband got excited. The
girls help with every aspect of the business, from inventory,
paperwork, financials. It fits perfectly with their schooling as
they’re developing great business skills, practical mathematics, etc.,
as well as learning to interact with all age groups during the parties.
It’s fabulous!
Besides all that, I love the fact that I am meeting women from all over
the country that I never would have known about had it not been for
this business opportunity. Already the group spans coast to coast with
over 100 women (and some men too!) I love hearing the stories that
they tell about their parties and how they are using this business to
serve other people. I love how this business has gotten me and others
out of our comfort zones to write something like this and share how
wonderful it is to be a wife, mother and successful WAHM.
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