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Happy Friday

By Louise On May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Freestyle Friday

The past few weeks have been a crazy and unfortunately blogging has slipped to the bottom of the pile, despite my promise to myself to blog regularly.  The reason for the craziness is our new products Safebreathe™ Hoppy and Patch which are launching in August.  Safe [...]

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Beyonce’s Crib

By Louise On April 12, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Just for fun

The Vetro Crib is apparently what Beyonce has chosen for her baby daughter Blue Ivy.  It is made of clear acrylic and would have set her back a cool $3500.  What do you think?  I think it would look fabulous with a pink Cot Wrap. 

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Freestyle Friday: Mother’s Day

By Louise On March 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Freestyle Friday

It is Mother’s Day in the UK this Sunday and last night I went to what would be the perfect treat for any mother who grew up in the 80s – Dirty Dancing the musical.  It was fantastic.

Some finds from the week:

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Words Wednesday

By Louise On March 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Words Wednesday

Before I launched my first product, the Cot Wrap, I spent years dreaming about that first sale.  When it finally happened, it was a truly amazing feeling.  I still get a warm feeling when we take on a new stockist, export to a new country or get a [...]

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A Nearly Spring Friday

By Louise On March 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Freestyle Friday

 

Well the daffodils are not quite out yet but it feels like spring is finally on the way…

What are you up to this weekend?  I am staying with my boyfriend and, having forgotten the charger for my Macbook (don’t you hate it when that happens?), typing on his old 1990s Dell [...]

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International Women’s Day

By Louise On March 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Just for fun

Women, whatever you were doing today, hope you took a bit of time to appreciate your achievements.

Did you know that women workers in China get a half-day holiday today?  If only they had that custom everywhere, we deserve it!

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Words Wednesday: Persistence

By Louise On March 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Words Wednesday

Very few people/products were an overnight success.

For example:

Tim Ferriss, the subject of yesterday’s post, was turned down by 14 publishers before going on to launch a bestselling [...]

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Mumpreneur Mondays: would you like to only work 4 hours a week??

By Louise On March 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Mumpreneur Mondays

One of the great things about running a business is having the flexibility to take time off when you need to (which is great for parents).  However, our work schedule can easily end up as shown above:  lots of anti-social hours.

As a result, I found myself being drawn to [...]

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Freestyle Friday

By Louise On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Freestyle Friday

What are you up to this weekend?  I am looking forward to a nice lie-in after a very hard couple of weeks.  And my lovely boyfriend is back, whom I haven’t seen for 3 weeks and 3 days (yes, i’m counting).

A few finds from the week:

Speaking of relationships, a [...]

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The Baby Show Excel and a new Safe Dreams model is born!

By Louise On March 1, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Just for fun

Last weekend Safe Dreams exhibited at the Baby Show at Excel in London.  It was a fantastic experience (our second time), it’s always great to meet existing and potential customers and get ideas about new products and marketing angles.  We showed the parents our new toys (which are just visible in the [...]

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    Louise Guinda is the founder of Safe Dreams and mother of 3-year old Ali. A former Chartered Accountant, Louise is now driven by the desire to create a safer sleeping environment for babies, giving parents extra peace of mind. This blog combines Louise's two loves, business and babies.
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