What is a Rookie Mama? Well, I’m a Rookie Mama. Before we had my eldest son 7 years ago I had never changed a diaper (nappy), I’d put on a baby grow once. It took an hour, and it ended up being back to front and inside out. And for me (& my American hubby) we’ve pretty much been making it up as we go along ever since.
You’ve probably noticed a few changes going on with our brand across social media. Recently we took the bold (& slightly crazy) decision to re-brand our little business from ‘Muklet’ to ‘The Letterman Co’. And we decided to did it right before our busiest time of year – the Holiday season!
Well, we’re now 10 months into our big Californian adventure. The adrenalin has started to wear off, the reality of flogging our London flat and squashing our worldly possessions into a 20ft container has pretty much sunken in.
We recently met with Dorothy from Fig & Bloom and took the opportunity to pick her brains about how Fig & Bloom could advise this knackered Momma how to power up on healthy stuff for the school run (& beyond!). Fig & Bloom have kindly come up with a series of recipes to that’ll do just that, which we’ll be sharing over the coming weeks…
I like meeting people, and I like being social. Through creating Muklet I’ve been able to connect more with the community around me than I ever would having been stuck working behind a desk 9-9 (the extra hours would be spent working late, checking emails or procrastinating about work!).
I recently went for an interview with a Fashion recruitment office over here in Orange County. After having shown my portfolio, and gone over my CV (or resume as they call it here) I felt the need to explain something that I hadn’t mentioned on there. I hadn’t mentioned that I had set up my own Childrens brand a year ago, and was in fact still currently working on it… part of me felt I would be shunned from ever working for a Fashion Brand ever again if they knew I had my own business. The Fashion world can be a fickle place!
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I’ve always been a inquisitive kid, you know the type – that one that ask’s a million “but, why?” questions. My eldest is EXACTLY the same. “He’s just like you, you know?”, my husband likes to point out. Often when I’m doing battle with a tidal wave of questions before Mummies morning coffee has had a chance to kick in.
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Yep, Childcare! Why? What did you think I was going to say?! It’s a bit like money – it’s one of those subjects not often talked about right?!
Yeah, I kinda knew it wouldn’t be as simple as unpacking Varsity Jackets, and finding where the nearest Post Office was. Setting Muklet back up over here, has become quite the task. Without wanting to sound like a martyr it’s been a little difficult even finding time and opportunity to get the Muklet cogs turning.
Now, I’m gonna try and write this without sounding like an egotistical narcissist!! It’s a very genuine thank you to everyone who has cheered me along thus far. I honestly wouldn’t be able to keep going had I not had the support and encouragement from you all!
The Rookie Mama 