A day in the life of the Pooligans mama...

For a mama or daddy in need...

2011-07-02T13:29:00.000-07:00

A super sweet and wonderful mama is donating her POTM spot to a family in need since her little one is potty training. This will be 100% free being that she has already paid for shipping. Please post in the comments if you are interested in the diaper including your email so I can contact the winner and feel free to spread the love! I'm sure there are tons of mamas and daddies out there that would love to try a WAHM diaper and just can't afford it. I'm sure she or he would love to hear about this. This is obviously going to be going on the honor system. Please only enter if you are a mama or daddy in need. Jani and I will choose a winner on the Saturday, July 9th. Good luck everyone!!!

The diaper details...

Cute outer print
Hidden PUL layer in the the shell
CV or OBV against baby
Three step snap down rise or fold over
The insert is made from 6 layers of hemp bamboo fleece all topped with CV or OBV for nothing but super soft velour against baby's bum.
My PnT inserts are backed with a layer of PUL to help keep the wetness off the shell and in the insert where it belongs. Some mamas have actually used these are a AI2 changing out the insert as needed.

The rules...

Like my Facebook fan page.
Subscribe to this blog.
Comment with your name, email address, and why you would like to be chosen.
Closed to new entrants on the 8th of July at 12 pm.
Again, I am running this on the honor system. Please, oh please, enter only if you are a mama or daddy in need.

Some pictures...

2011-06-15T20:03:00.000-07:00

Being that I have been horrible about updating every month with my shop's featured baby of the month here are some of the most recent winners...

And June's Featured Baby of the Month is Ms. Mardie wearing her tiny roses PnT.

Ack...

2011-06-15T16:50:00.000-07:00

I am so bad at this! Things have been busy in lil' Poo land. I took a "break" from my business. What did this mean? I concentrated on my diaper of the month club and made custom diapers. lol Not that much of a vacation huh? I am now working my way away from the constant requirement of the POTMC. While it had its fun moments it is a stress causer and steals the enjoyment away from my job. Last night I stocked some adorable swim diapers and tomorrow some custom spots. I haven't really decided whether or not I will officially announce this on Facebook or just drop hints and see whom discovers what sneakiness I have up my sleeve.

Sometimes being a work at home mom can be down right stressful. Its hours upon hours of work, time away from my family and my home. Sometimes I want to quit and then I get that wonderful email from a mama that just got her new diaper or I make something truly stunning and I am reminded of why I continue to do this.

What's up in mama land? I discovered an independent makeup company, Madd Style Cosmetics. thanks to a wonderful BBC mama and fell in love! I lost myself when we had Terry. I stopped really taking care of myself. Its been fun to take 10-15 minutes most days to do something for me. It has increased my self esteem and my husband seems to love it. And you know what... its just plain fun!!! I get to be creative in a new way as well as learning something new.

We also took some family time and went to an event. Josh and I have been playing in the SCA for years but we haven't gone since the very beginning of my pregnancy with Terry. We had a great time!!! Sure its a lot of work. Sure there's the stress of keeping track of the kids and trying to keep some sense on normalcy so that their schedules and behavior is thrown way off course. BUT... it was wonderful going back to something that is near and dear to our hearts and seeing old friends. That weekend was refreshing for my spirit. I felt like me again. A person. Not just mom and WAHM. I have decided that we'll go to at least one more event this year.

Coming in the near future... Ms. Abby from Itsy Bitsy Bums LLC contacted me wanting to do another WAHMlight feature with me. How could I tell her no? Its been so wonderful working with her in the past. So... come July there will be some lil' Pooligans featured in her store. This will be a limited stocking of Nighty Nights in color combinations inspired by summer. Be sure to check her out!

Bad Fabric Update

2010-08-17T12:28:00.000-07:00

So though much research and many, many emails the problem seems to have been narrowed down between early November and late January. The inserts that are most likely to develop these runs in a stocking type holes feel noticeably thinner than preceding Poos and the most current Poos. I am not totally sure if the February roll is also a bad batch but I am pretty sure that it is being that some responses are from mamas that received their diapers in March. PLEASE... if you have a problem let me know. My supplier is trying to get me a replacement roll and I will be spending many, many hours making new inserts to replace the ones that are messed up. I cannot replace your insert if I am not aware. Again... please send picture and approximate date you received your diaper/s to lilpooligans@gmail.com

IMPORTANT: past and present lil' Pooligans customers please read

2010-08-16T15:43:00.000-07:00

I have discovered a issue with my hemp bamboo fleece. I'm not sure which batches of fabric and thus diapers are affected but this is really, really frustrating. My earlier purchases and subsequent sales (August-October) don't seem to be affected but later purchases (November-February) when the rolls of hemp bamboo fabric became a bit thinner are affected. So far my most recent purchases seem to be fine but they haven't gone through as much laundering yet. So... this is what I am observing: The hemp bamboo launders fine for awhile and then it starts to develop holes and thin lines. Then all of the sudden the holes get bigger and bigger and after a couple of washes the outer layer of hemp bamboo practically disintegrates and resembles swiss cheese. I witnessed this first hand with one of my nighty nights and the inner layer of hemp bamboo appeared to be fine as you can see in the below picture. I have seen this crop up with others diapers as well. PLEASE email me with pictures and date you received your diaper/s at lilpooligans@gmail.com if you too are experiencing this same problem. I have contacted my fabric supplier and she has contacted hers. I have been asked to send her inserts that show this in its worst state. I hope that this is resolved in a timely and mutually satisfying way. I will keep everyone updated.

Sincerely,
A very frustrated Ange'

lil' Pooligans Swimligans!!!

2010-08-13T15:33:00.000-07:00

Testers have been made, stocked, bought and are ready to ship out tomorrow!!! I hope everyone loves their new swim diapers. I look forward to hearing about the good, the bad, and the ugly.

August's Featured Baby of the Month ...

2010-08-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

July's Featured Baby is Natalia! She is sporting her Betty Boop Fitted. Congrats mama and baby! Every month I will select a new picture. The winner will receive a 40% discount code towards and regular OSFM diaper. Please email up to three pictures to lilpooligans@gmail.com if you would like to be considered titled ___'s featured baby of the month. Submissions must be received by the 1st of the month to be considered and I will pick the new baby on or around the 7th.

9/04/10 Announcement!!! I am going to be slowly transitioning over to colored cotton velour. This is good and bad... Good because there are more colors available and it will reduce the price of CV inner diapers. Bad because some prefer OBV. All natural inners will continue to be OBV.

Introducing...

2010-08-01T17:27:00.000-07:00

lil' Pooligans OSFM swim diaper! This cute beauty is constructed with colored OBV, white PUL, and coordinating snaps. This will available this coming weeks for testing. So... without further ado... SURF!!!

On July 30th, 2008 my life changed...

2010-07-31T13:04:00.000-07:00

Two years ago...

My mom fell on Wednesday, July 30th at about 3 pm. When Dad found her she was blue, gasping for air, and totally unresponsive. According to the doctors at Providence Milwaukie Hospital, when the EMTs arrived she was dieing. They had a CT scan done and discovered that she had fractured C2 in her neck, this is the 2nd vertebra down from the base of her skull. The prognosis is not good. She was transferred to Emanuel Hospital at about 5 pm that same evening because they do not have the ability to care for her where she was.

At Emanuel they did a repeat CT and a MRI. She is still unresponsive. The news is not good. She will be a c2 quadriplegic and vent dependent for the rest of her life and they feel that she had a hypoxic brain injury and may never wake up.

On Friday, August 1st we are told that things are grim and that we have two choices. Begin life support by within 3 days or remove the ventilator and let her pass. Dad and I had a "easy" choice to make. Mom made her wishes very clear. We decided to remove the ventilator in the next two days, probably the next morning. A little while later we discovered that Mom wants to be an organ donor so we got the ball rolling on that. Her chart was reviewed, blood was drawn, and they did an exam to determine whether on not she could donated her organs. After this it was decided that we would go through on Sunday with everything.

Well, she had a different idea. She woke up Saturday morning, August 2nd. Since then she had surgery to repair the dens (projection) on c2 with a screw and the off came the c-collar on the same day, August 3rd. Tuesday, August 5th she had surgery to put in the trach. Since then it has been treating her respiratory complications, tests, positioning, clogged NG tube, poking and prodding.

About a week later we almost lost her again... her heart rate and BP would plummet. The nurses kept a stock of resuscitation meds in her room. Yes, it was that bad and started happening that frequently. With the pushing of the nurses and my Dad wagging war she finally got her pacemaker.

On from there the docs fought raging infections, a collapsed lung, and basically kept her alive until they could shirk her off on to Craig hospital. Yes... a level one trauma hospital lied to get her transferred because they were unable to deal with the infections.

Mom the day she left for Denver. You can see how sick she still is.

Over the past two years mom has enduring poking, prodding, surgeries, multiple infections, a huge pulmonary embolism that almost took her from us again. Dad continues to stand by her side. Providing all of her care when the situation calls for it. The bond between my parent's is the stuff dreams are made from.

Mom now...

In honor of this huge life changing event lil Pooligans is doing a 50% drawing for Summer Fun during the anniversary of the three hardest days of my life.

July's Featured Baby of the Month

2010-07-15T21:44:00.000-07:00

July's Featured Baby is Rosie's Beautiful Princess! She is sporting her Sealife PnT. Congrats mama and baby! Every month I will select a new picture. The winner will receive a 40% discount code towards a regular OSFM diaper. Please email up to three pictures to lilpooligans@gmail.com if you would like to be considered featured baby of the month. Submissions must be received by the 1st of the month to be considered and I will pick the new baby on or around the 7th.

Something about SAHMs...

2010-07-15T21:40:00.000-07:00

TELL ME ABOUT IT ®

By Carolyn Hax

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Carolyn:

Best friend has child. Her: exhausted, busy, no time for self, no time for me, etc. Me (no kids): Wow. Sorry. What'd you do today? Her: Park, play group . . .

Okay. I've done Internet searches, I've talked to parents. I don't get it. What do stay-at-home moms do all day? Please no lists of library, grocery store, dry cleaners . . . I do all those things, too, and I don't do them EVERY DAY. I guess what I'm asking is: What is a typical day and why don't moms have time for a call or e-mail? I work and am away from home nine hours a day (plus a few late work events) and I manage to get it all done. I'm feeling like the kid is an excuse to relax and enjoy -- not a bad thing at all -- but if so, why won't my friend tell me the truth? Is this a peeing contest ("My life is so much harder than yours")? What's the deal? I've got friends with and without kids and all us child-free folks get the same story and have the same questions.

Tacoma, Wash.

Relax and enjoy. You're funny.

Or you're lying about having friends with kids.

Or you're taking them at their word that they actually have kids, because you haven't personally been in the same room with them.

Internet searches?

I keep wavering between giving you a straight answer and giving my forehead some keyboard. To claim you want to understand, while in the same breath implying that the only logical conclusions are that your mom-friends are either lying or competing with you, is disingenuous indeed.

So, since it's validation you seem to want, the real answer is what you get. In list form. When you have young kids, your typical day is: constant attention, from getting them out of bed, fed, clean, dressed; to keeping them out of harm's way; to answering their coos, cries, questions; to having two arms and carrying one kid, one set of car keys, and supplies for even the quickest trips, including the latest-to-be-declared-essential piece of molded plastic gear; to keeping them from unshelving books at the library; to enforcing rest times; to staying one step ahead of them lest they get too hungry, tired or bored, any one of which produces the kind of checkout-line screaming that gets the checkout line shaking its head.

It's needing 45 minutes to do what takes others 15.

It's constant vigilance, constant touch, constant use of your voice, constant relegation of your needs to the second tier.

It's constant scrutiny and second-guessing from family and friends, well-meaning and otherwise. It's resisting constant temptation to seek short-term relief at everyone's long-term expense.

It's doing all this while concurrently teaching virtually everything -- language, manners, safety, resourcefulness, discipline, curiosity, creativity. Empathy. Everything.

It's also a choice, yes. And a joy. But if you spent all day, every day, with this brand of joy, and then, when you got your first 10 minutes to yourself, wanted to be alone with your thoughts instead of calling a good friend, a good friend wouldn't judge you, complain about you to mutual friends, or marvel how much more productively she uses her time. Either make a sincere effort to understand or keep your snit to yourself.

Quoted from : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052201554.html?referrer=facebook

New happenings at Pooligans

2010-06-24T09:41:00.000-07:00

June is flying by so fast! Its hard to fathom that July is just around the corner. This month ends with another round of testing, the launching of the Poo of the Month Club, and two new products. Yes, wovens have been offered before as customs but now you will be able to find these in my shop from time to time.

First on the agenda... I am gearing up for round 2 testing my PnT AI2's as well as working on another idea that may make these true AI2's. I am hoping all goes well and the feedback is just as great as round one. I have decided that as much as I like printed PUL it sucks the big one for AI2 diapers and will only be offering hidden PUL PnTs. Now, if you find a cut of printed PUL that you just must have for a custom PnT then by all means get it. It works, its just not as well as hidden PUL. If all goes as planned... PnTs will join the regular lil' Pooligans line in July.

Next up... added to the current line are OBV I&O's and T&T wovens.

These soft squishy I&O beauties have colored OBV in and out. These are so amazingly soft and squish-able. I may also decide to dive into the wide world of colored cotton velour so that I can offer these in a wider array of color combinations on a more frequent basis; as well as offering as customs. Whether or not standard OSFM Poos will have CV inners is yet to be known.

On to the next note... I am also offering T&T woven fitteds. I found that I had to change my construction to prevent some obnoxious elastic issues in regards to appearance. While these look a bit different than my original Poos I promise that they are the same exact pattern that I offered before offering the same fit and function minus the aesthetic problems that drive my batty. Now, because these are a fairly new construction for me these will be offered at an introductory rate until I have perfected my technique.

Finally... with July just around the corner it is time for the next Featured Baby of the Month and the first month of POTM. The Poo of the Month Club kicks off in just a few days. Currently there are still a couple of spots open. I will be closing this listing down come the 1st of July. There will not be another chance until December to sign up. Also, Please send those super cute pictures. Details can be found on Facebook. I am looking forward to seeing all of the picture of your super cutie pies in their Poos! The winning baby receives a 40% off discount code for one standard OSFM Poo and is featured in the shop, on Facebook, and here.

Oh my... Its June already!?!?

2010-06-07T16:12:00.000-07:00

There's a few things that have been going on for this mama. Purging all of the kids stuff that they no longer need, digging myself out of my funk to feel human again, designing a new addition to the Pooligans line, etc, etc.

First up... June's Featured Baby of the month is Cami!!! Isn't she a cutie?

Next up... Current customs list.
1st batch - Autumn (3), Jenn, and Constance. Should ship out by Wednesday.
2nd Batch - Emily (2) and Emily (2). Should ship out Friday.

Thirdly... I currently have first run Poo 'n Toos testers out and am waiting for feedback on those. I am toying with an idea to make true AI2 diapers, and I am also toying with the idea of offering organic cotton Pooligans for those precious babies that are sadly allergic to bamboo.

Finally... Price increase!!! I have adjusted my pattern in such a way to accommodate for shrinkage and provide a bit more bum coverage for those older babes while providing the same great fit on the little ones. Customs price is a bit more than pre-mades because these take more time and effort on my part. I also use premium fabrics that come with a premium price and cannot justify continuing to do business at a loss. Finally, colored OBV inners will cost a bit more than natural OBV because these are not only more spendy but also found in limited quantities. Thanks so much for your continued loyalty!

Basic Poos Price Chart
Standard Diapers
NB Fit - $18
OSFM - $23
TD Fit - $25
Woven OSFM - $25 w/o snaps; $30 w/ snaps (Highly suggested to reduce wear and tear on the fabric.)
Nighty Nights
NB Fit NN - $22
OFSM NN - $27
TD Fit NN - $32

** Soon to come... Swimligans and PnTs!!!

*** Some things that can affect cost: Colored OBV, Wanting very limited HTF prints, Doing SYOF option, etc.

Again... Thanks so much for everyone's loyalty. I love my customers!

In the very near future...

2010-05-07T14:16:00.000-07:00

... things will be as they should be. Death, illness, injuries, and life in general has slowed everything way down for me. It is hard to keep up when things are constantly popping up. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully it is smooth sailing from there. First I am going to reorganize my life and then I am going to work out the details on a new idea. After these new diapers are made and sent out is back to producing diapers for stockings once again. I need to get my life back in control so that it doesn't continue to get in the way of everything that I try to do. I appreciate everyone's support through these trying times. Being a WAHM is not easy. There are so many hurdles that you must overcome. They say that the first year is the hardest for a small business and this is so true. In the end I will persevere.

~Ange'

May featured baby!!!

2010-05-07T13:59:00.000-07:00

Absolutely adorable Noah is May's featured baby of the month! Isn't he just to darn cute in his custom glow in the dark cookie Poo?!

lil' Pooligans is getting an overhaul...

2010-04-10T15:36:00.000-07:00

I'm not totally sure of every detail right now but stockings will be random from here on out. I will announce on Facebook when these with be occurring so fans will have advanced notice. I am doing another drawing for a 40% discount once I reach 100 fans and then another drawing at 200 fans for a FFS diaper. I am also going to run monthly contests for the featured baby of the month.

First ever Pooligans drawing!!!

2010-03-31T21:54:00.000-07:00

In honor of 50 Facebook fans and counting I am having my first ever Facebook fan drawing!!! One 20% discount off the winner's next Poo purchase! April 3rd at 12 pm PST I will pick a winner from the list via random number generator! So become a fan, comment on the drawing post, and cross your fingers. The lucky winner will be announced here and on my page and the winner will receive their code in time for my stocking that very same day. Good luck everyone!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/lil-Pooligans/104147852954343

A new year, a new month, a new week...

2010-03-27T13:10:00.000-07:00

A new beginning!!! 2009 had glitches for us and 2010 didn't start very well either but now its time for new beginnings. My store is back up and running and I stock every Saturday at 8 pm EST on Hyena cart. This allows me to pawn the kiddos on daddy so that I can stock in peace. Don't get me wrong... I wuv my babies but fighting with hyena cart gets really difficult when you have three kids pulling you in 3 different directions. This weekend will be the last customs stocked for a few weeks. I have yet to decide when my official customs stocking day will be but it will only be once to twice a month max. Thanks so much to everyone that has stuck by my side and supported me through my struggles the past few months.

Delays, delays, delays... AGAIN!!!

2009-11-30T12:29:00.000-08:00

AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things are just not going well! So, all diapers ordered on the 18th of November will be going out today or tomorrow. They will also have with them a code of free shipping off yout next order. I apologize sincerely for these delays but there was nothing I could do to prevent what has been going on. The short story... my one and only vehicle will not start, I must rely on others to get to my one and only printer, things were so nuts that no one could pick me up, and when they finally could the printer ran out of ink, and now my mother is in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism in ICU. I wish that I can rewind to early in the week and change everything but my rewind button is broken.

Please accept my sincerest apologies for the delays,
Ange'

Why can't I be cut a break?

2009-11-29T22:09:00.000-08:00

My car is down for the count still, I can't get to a printer, my care labels haven't be printed yet, and my poor mama is in the hospital! It is super tough to ship when you can't get labels printed OR get to the post office to do it the hard expensive way. I'm scared to death right now because my Mom is in ICU with a pulmonary embolism, aka blood clot in her lung. I want to be with her and of course I can't. Why do all of these things have to happen at once? There is no way that I can conceivably stock this week for a multitude of reasons. One of the biggest being my mother, than the shipping difficulties, and finally the printer is still down for my labels and I can't ship out diapers minus their care labels because it is against federal guidelines. WOW... the powers that be are angry with me!!! If need be I'm going to send the ones without paypal labels with my husband to the post office to be sent out on Tuesday and these that I have labels for will be picked up by the mailman. I wonder if its too late to setup pick up for tomorrow? Well, there is one huge benefit to not stocking... I am going to bust out most if not all customs this week and get them out the door!!! Shipping these will be pretty easy! I can package, hand address them, and send them with the hubby to the post office to be shipped.

BUT... all things considered I do have something big to look forward too!!! I should have these in time to put them on my next stocking of diapers!!!

Black Friday

2009-11-26T11:36:00.000-08:00

Yippeeeee!!! To celebrate my first Black Friday as a vendor I am offerring a few specials and wonderful Christmas collaboration with a few different mamas! All premade diapers will be 10% off, custom diapers have free shipping, and two free for shipping drawings!!! The collaboration is pack with goodies... One custom Christmas Ooga Booga diaper, a pair of longies knit by Anna of Wool Baby Knits with "A Ooga Christmas" dyed by Chunky Punky, a free sample set of love spell from Ewe Need It, and an embellished tee!!!

Damn car anyways!!!

2009-11-23T13:25:00.000-08:00

Its so hard to get anything done when you can't get anywhere! AAA comes out jumps my car, tests my system, and tells me that there is nothing wrong... No drain, alternator is fine, cables are fine, the battery itself is fine but guess what... less that 48 hours later and its totally dead again. I need to go to the post office to get shipping supplies and I can't. I need to go to the grocery store and get cat food and a few essentials and I can't. I need to go to my parent's house to get all of my shipping labels printed and I can't. I am beyond pissed right now... Can you tell??? Well, I guess is just another day in the life of the Pooligans mama. I am going to do my best to get everything shipped out today but at this point I can't make any promises. I am so sorry that all of these things have been happening and I wish that I could change things but I guess the powers that be hate me right now. Here's hoping for a better day tomorrow...

November 14th, 2009 Announcements

2009-11-14T14:01:00.001-08:00

1) My next stocking will be Wednesday, November 18th at 6 pm!!! My stocking on Wednesday, November 25th will be an all holiday stocking inluding a semi-custom collaboration with Wool Baby Knits, Chunky Punky, and a BBC mama!!!

2) Pooligans now offers gift certificates through Paypa!!! You can purchase these from my "Our Product" page!!!

3) I have my new stock of inner fabrics arriving on Monday with some new fun stuff.

5) Thanks to overwhelming interest I will soon be offering OSFM woven fitted with snaps for $30. After the first of the year I may be introducing a OSMF nighttime fitted.

4) Because I use more costly materials I am retaining the prices at $18, $20, and $25, gone back to my original eight layer snap in insert, and am now offering a two layer hemp bamboo fleece booster as a separate addition for those who want it.

So... It's time to re-evauate how things are set up!!!

2009-11-14T11:47:00.000-08:00

Since the time to work on only customs is quickly coming to an end its time to re-arrange how things are going to be done. So, what does this mean? From now on my customs are going to be done in very small batches while at the same time I am producing diapers for my next stocking... Say someone has ordered 4 diapers, those four diapers are going to be made and shipped before I start on the next person's order. Also, the order of completion is not based on when the custom was paid for but when they choose their fabrics and/or the SYOF arrives at my door being that I can't begin a diaper without knowing what they want or the fabrics in hand. I will continue to update as progress is made on here and on hyena cart but as a very busy mom it can be hard to be on top of updating both places and emailing as well as all of my other responsibilities; on the other hand, I answer emails quickly. Please, if you have any questions or concerns just send me a message and I will do my best to solve the problem. Being a new WAHM I am in the middle of figuring out how to be all and do all while maintaining my sanity. Thanks so much for your patience during my growth!

Well,

2009-11-09T09:19:00.001-08:00

So, I have tons of fabric on the way, my plan for a purely holiday stocking is in the works, and I should begin my very regular stockings next week!!! All of this is very exciting. I am also going to be ordering woven labels for my diapers very soon and I am so excited to see my design in real life! Being that I am very busy paying catch up I am going to keep this brief. Thanks for stopping by!!!

The latest batch of customs...

2009-11-09T09:14:00.000-08:00

I am hard at work on this set of diapers and they should be ready to go tomorrow but I am not going to be able to ship 'til Wednesday. Unfortunately I am stuck at home waiting for a package that requires a signature. My uck says that it will show up too late for me to ship so I am not going to gaurentee anything. I'm going to do my best to ship out tomorrow but most likely these will be on their way on Wednesday.

Customs Progress

2009-11-03T12:03:00.000-08:00

*** Until the 1st of December I am closed to customs orders! ***
UPDAtED INFO

Recently Completed Customs

Wendy - (2, 10/10 & 5, 10/21); purple ooga and ooga stripes, pink ooga and ooga stripes, tink with black and pink stripes, blue and orange VW bugs, pink and yellow VW bugs, fairy dress up, and baby ballerinas - Done & Shipped!!!!

Laura - tools and stripes w/ red and blue snap closure & pirates and skulls w/ red and black snap closure- Done & Shipped!!!!
Meghann - purple ooga and ooga stripes - Done & Shipped!!!!
Stacy - champ and stripes & footbal camo - Done & Shipped!!!!
Allison - grass giraffes - fDone & Shipped!!!!
Dorothy - a pirates life and camo ooga - Done & Shipped!!!!

Current Customs Underway

1) Monica - Christmas Ooga w/ stripes -
2) Alixandra - Pink Ooga w/ stripes
3) Agu - word map woven w/ snaps
4) Libby - Christmas ooga, construction trucks, teal and chocolate giraffes, and tools
5) Amanda - Trains with red solid front w/ snaps and booster
6) Erika - lil' vixen NB fit, gingerbread houses and men, and snowflakes on natural
7) JoJo - 2 TD fit w/ boosters - surprise me prints!!!

***My goal is to have these completed by the first of December!!!***

SYOF Customs - waiting for fabrics

Abby - 4 OSFM Christmas gift diapers
Kelli - 5 OSFM fabric on the way
Monica - 1 OSFM fabric on the way

Undecided Customs

Molly - 1 OSFM w/ booster

Christmas Gift Customs
*** These will be done and shipped in time for Christmas***

Krystal - 4 OSFM Christmas gift diapers

Pooligans update and upcoming changes...

2009-11-03T11:59:00.000-08:00

1) I may not be stocking again until 11/11/09, or later, due to fabric back orders with my hemp bamboo fleece. BUT, there may be surprises periodically Dependant on how much material I have in stock.

2) Because I use more costly materials I may be either increasing the price of my products to $18 for NB fit, $23 for OSFM, and $25 for TD fit diapers or retaining the prices at $15, $20, and $23 and offering the booster as a separate addition for those who want it. I did my last Trick-or-Treat stocking at $26 ppd and it seemed like interest was thwarted by the cost.

3) Because of HC shipping glitches was I going to just include the cost of shipping in the cost of the diapers to simplify the process but this too seemed to confuse people. If I decide to do this as a regular thing and you order more than one diaper I will refund the difference and if you would prefer priority shipping just contact me and we will work this out. If I go back to the way that things were before I will just refund the difference if an overcharge occurs or invoice if you are not charged shipping.

4) Beginning with my next stocking I am going to be offering a mix of TD fit, NB fit, and OSFM custom diapers.

So... I've been told that I need to update!!!

2009-10-29T13:28:00.000-07:00

The past few days I have been super busy making diapers! Yesterday I spent all day putting snaps on diapers. I never imagined that it would take so long to put snaps on 12 diapers! Today I am on the the next batch of ten and at the same time attempting to tame the laundry monster that was created by my oh so loving family while I was sick. Being a mom, wife, and entrepreneur is a lot of work! It is way more work than I ever expected and I am loving every moment of it. There are a few things that are going to happen in the near future

First, thanks to fabric back orders stocking this past Wednesday didn't happen and stocking next Wednesday isn't going to happen either because the fabrics won't ship until Monday. I guess I shouldn't have bought her out! On the other hand, I am offering a few customs on a first come first served basis because I do have some fabrics in stock for the insides. Secondly, I may need to increase my cost per diaper once I crunch some numbers for my first stocking in November. The cost of the hemp bamboo and OBV is more than bamboo fleece and I shouldn't take a huge hit to be competitive with others who are using less costly materials than I. If I do decide to increase my price it will not be that much, maybe $3. Thirdly, in my trials of being a new WAHM I have discovered that I need to give myself more time to do customs and snaps so from now on its going to be 1-3 weeks and 3-5 days respectively. On a final note, I am going to place all snaps the day or two after my stocking so that I can match up the snaps perfectly when snap closures are desired. I love to use two different colors on these diapers! The final product is amazing in my opinion. So, unless specified other wise I am going to use two colors on every snap closure diaper. The studs will be one color and the sockets will be another. It is my goal to have the premade diapers all shipped within 2-3 days. I am one person and I can only work so fast. I appreciate everyone's patience and promise to communicate if there are any unexpected delays.

2009-10-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

Today begins the real work. I am finally no longer sick after 6 days of the flu. I can finally trust myself around scissors and sewing machines. AND I have finally received all of my materials so that I can get to work. Yesterday I got all of my customs organized and finished washing my OBV. This morning I need to refund the overages thanks to HC, and fold my yards and yards of absorbent fabrics, wash, dry, and fold all of my knits, and then getting to cutting. Wow, what a to do list! I'm wishing for a good Terry day so that I can get everything that needs cutting done. I hoping to have all of the elastics marked and started too! Wow!!! I shoot big but I would rather accomplish more than less. Once my elastics are all done I need to begin piecing the diapers together and the real fun begins... I love sewing them together, making the inserts, placing snaps, and putting the whole thing together! I will post my progress so that everyone is up to date here and on hyena cart.

Ugg...

2009-10-15T17:32:00.000-07:00

A much as I hate to do it, I am going to have to delay my next stocking. I was originally thinking that I was going to do Saturday stockings but now I'm not so sure. Since I am now sick, sick, sick and thanks to the tremendous first stocking I had last weekend I need the time to pay catch up, get well, and make the diapers for my next stocking. I never decided on an official date and I think now is as good of a time as any! So, From now on my stockings are going to occur on Wednesdays at 6 pm Hyena Cart time or maybe 7 pm. Ugg, didn't I say that I was sick? So... I hope to see you next Wednesday Night!!!

Life equals delays...

2009-10-15T10:28:00.000-07:00

I've been hard at work trying to get everyone's diapers done and out the door. For some stupid reason my poly-mailers aren't here yet even though they were ordered over a week ago and thus putting the kibosh on shipping. I wait to add the butt snaps until ordered so that I can be sure I have enough snaps of the correct color if someone perfers snap closures. Well,thanks to a pointless holiday my snap order isn't in yet so these diapers are delayed. On top of shipping delays I have one very grumpy eight month old that insists on mommy's 100% attention 20 out of the 24 hours in a day. Delays, delays, delays... What can you do?

Well, I know what I can do! Being that I feel so terrible about these delays, even if I couldn't do anything about it, everyone who ordered premade diapers gets free first class shipping on their next purchase! This means that if you choose to ship priority there will be a $3 discount off that! I hope this is enough for my customers and they accept my sincerest apology...

Well, Its Monday!!!

2009-10-12T14:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Columbus Day shipping of everyone's diapers is going to have to wait until tomorrow my new fabrics are delayed, and my snap shipment is delayed. Yeah for strange holidays! NOT!!! I am hard at work finishing everyone's "customs" from the ooga overbuy on Saturday and a lizards and frogs custom. It is my goal to have these completed by tonight and ready for their snaps tomorrow. Then its on to next Saturday's stocking and the rest of the customs!

2009-10-11T16:07:00.000-07:00

After the whirlwind that was yesterday today I'm sorting though all of the payments and email messages to organize who purchased what and what do I need to make. Now it appears that my effort was a success! I am just amazed that I stocked 18 items and 25 sold! Of course, I won't let that happen again! Now, I need to get to work on the oversold "customs" so that i can get everyone's diapers out the door. On top of this, I need to make my stock for next Saturday. Well... live and learn. On the other hand; I have taken a moment for myself while breastfeeding my baby to begin planning for a Christmas collaboration with Anna of "Wool Baby Knits" and Mel of "Cloth!" that I hope to stock no later than the Saturday before Thanksgiving. I am thinking of a halvsies diaper with Christmas ooga and stripes, semi-custom knitted wool longies in a matching colorway by Anna, and a semi-custom embellished tee by Mel! So fun!!! I can't wait!

My head is spinning!!!

2009-10-10T11:51:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a morning! HC had issues but my first stocking was a great success! I guess you live and learn. These same issues will not occur again next week. Thanks to my super sweet website mama I now know what went wrong. I am going to be one busy beaver! 18 items available but 21-22 diapers were sold... I have about 10 customs that I am going to be making this week. I never fathomed that my diapers would be this well received. What an amazing morning for my 30th birthday!

Thank you everyone that purchased diapers this morning!

For Those That are Wondering

2009-10-09T11:11:00.000-07:00

Being that I am not completely ready to post diapers on Hyena cart these are going to be listed for $20 with a $5 snap option! Choosing snaps will delay the shipment of your diaper/s due to the time involved in placing the snaps on your diaper.

So... it's been decided!!!

2009-10-08T11:24:00.000-07:00

My first stocking is going to be 10 diapers on October 10th at 10 am PST!!! I have also decided to offer two customs slots along with the ten diapers. Go get 'em!!!

First Stocking "Preview"!!!

2009-10-07T12:22:00.000-07:00

I still haven't decided on an exact time for my first stocking on Hyena Cart but I think I am going to stock at the time I was born 30 years ago! I know... I know... I'm a dork but what a better way to celebrate my 30th Birthday than with stocking 10 diapers on October 10th at the time I was born!

Houston... We have a tooth!!!

2009-10-06T10:16:00.000-07:00

It is amazing how fast our little ones grow. Just yesterday, no tooth... This morning, a tooth! Terry is growing up so fast! It's exciting and sad all at the same time. The sad part - Terry is our last, we decided that A, pregnancy is too hard for me even though the labor is easy and that B, our family is complete with the addition of our new little guy. That first time in the hospital with all our three kids just felt right... There was no hole any more. The exciting part - he's growing and changing. Our tiny squalling newborn of 6 lbs 11 ozs when we left the hospital is now over 16 lbs, is inch worming everywhere, talking when he wants to, sits up by himself, feeds himself finger foods, tries to pull himself up onto things, and has such a personality. First I said goodbye to the totally dependent need me for everything stage and now I must say good bye to the toothless grin. I need to remind myself to enjoy what we have left of the baby stage because we are not going to have it again. One day he will be independent and no longer want Mommy. One day he will be all grown up and have a family of his own...

And a Crazy Week Begins

2009-10-05T22:29:00.000-07:00

So, in the next four days I have many, many things that I need to accomplish First off I need to complete my diapers for my grand opening Lucky for me my fabric showed up on time and is now washed, dried, and ready for bolts and cutting I have chosen, cut, and pieced together my knit fabrics for the outers I also have 6 of the 10 hemp bamboo cuts done so I am over halfway done with that I discovered this evening that if the materials are cut and ready to go I can complete one diaper in 1/2 hour! I was shocked to say the least So, things may not be that rough the next few days and I may even have the time to make more than 10 diapers for my first stocking Sometime during this week I need find the time to get my birth certificate and renew my driver's license, YUCK!!! Also, some where in this out of control to do list I need to find the time to pack everything for a three day trip to California for my grandmother's memorial party on my birthday of all days 10 hour down, one day and two nights there, and another 10 hour drive back 1400 miles in three days! Oi, that's a lot of driving for one person in one weekend

Review Pooligans Diapers

2009-10-03T16:49:00.000-07:00

The good, the bad, and the ugly! I want and need honesty in regards to fit, function, and overall appeal. Thanks so much!

AND, for all testers who complete and return their questionnaire and review their Pooligans diaper here and/or on BBC get a 10% discount off their first purchase of Pooligans OSFM OBV Hemp Bamboo Diapers! All you need to do to get your discount code is email me with your questionnaire, give me the date and time of your review, and/or paste the link for your review on BBC and then I will email you your discount code.

WOW!!! Things have been crazy...

2009-10-03T10:17:00.000-07:00

Things have been so crazy lately with the process of finalizing my patterns, seeking out supplies and materials, fiddling with machines, sending my nine year old back to school, setting up my website, the death of my "Nanny", completing and shipping 24 tester diapers, and preparing for my Happy 30th Birthday grand opening on October 10th! I am disappointed that may fabric is delayed because I didn't get a shipping option for my fabrics I would have been more than happy to pay the extra cash to get my shipment priority instead of UPS ground All things considered I am going to be burning the midnight oilI am soon to be surrounded by oodles of diaper bodies and elastics to get my first diapers made for my grand opening I am hoping that all goes well and they fly of the shelves so to speak With the BSRB craze I just don't know I love my diapers and others seem to think that they are pretty great but it is hard to compete with such a well known product and a mama with amazing customer servicell