I don't know when I will get to the others, but this blog will be about my first demo. Now I have attended, against my will, other demonstrations--my mom was big on Tupperware(c) and such. Doing one, however, is a whole different ball game!
Oh my goodness. I don't know if it was so bad because it was all people that I knew--my mom did a "Grandmother's Party"--or if it was because it was my first show or because I was just that bad...but it was BAD!
I came out pretty well though, considering. Everyone ordered at least one thing, I'm waiting for more orders, and I got people that weren't even at the show to look at catalogs too.
My sister brought my two nieces, which I said she could if needed. I was fortunate enough that Mikey was sleeping and my dad kept his ear out that I didn't have to bring him along. But Elijah was unexpectedly home this weekend--more on that later. The whole reason I picked last Saturday as the date was because I knew he wouldn't be in my hair during the demo.
So Eli and my two nieces were there, playing along while I was talking about the toys--like it wasn't nerve-wracking enough, now I had to walk over 3 tots and dodge their interrupting. :)
At one point, Eli wanted to play with something--I forget what it was--and I couldn't follow what I was doing and trying to get him to listen and...let's just say we almost had a meltdown. *Sigh*
The girls both got their hair caught in one of the car toys. It was a "mechanic" car so as the wheels were turning and their long locks were on the track, they got a little entangled...AaAAAAaaaAHH! Someone save me!!
At the end it was very awkward because, well first of all...I figured people would come in, look at toys, ask questions about things that stuck out to them and I would wing it answering them. That didn't happen. They came in, looked through the catalogs, started talking and then I started.
I asked if anyone had any questions and the room was silent. Oh great! So I picked a few, talked about them and then there was more silence. I asked if anyone had any questions again and again, no one. So they looked through their catalogs making their selections.
I'm sooooo glad that is over. I don't think I ever want to do that again! And no one else booked a party, so I really have nothing. I may just pass the book around to people here and there and hope they bite. If not, I'm just going to have toys for the boys to play with and be satisfied with failure.
On another note, I just called up this place that a friend of mine takes her girls to. Right now I'm paying 240$ a week for my boys where they are...and that's a low price! Anyway, there are some issues there, I may delve into one day here, but for now, we'll just leave it at that.
This place, it's 365$ a week with a 10% discount because I have two. There's no way I can afford that! I'm waiting for the Child Care Assistance to come through and maybe once that comes through I can swing it...but who knows how long that will take! And I don't know how they'll go about that and if I can switch once I've already told them they go to a different place...and now go to one that's more expensive. I hate it! So anyway, I told the director I would swing by tomorrow to check it out, but I don't know if I want to. I don't want to go and find out it's fabulous and then not be able to take them there.
I already like it more--they have TV monitored rooms that you can view online; computer time; gym time; soon-to-be dance time; and that's only the beginning! I don't know what the rooms and teachers are like! And at least here they would get more individualized attention and age-appropriate settings.
Right now, it's at a lady's house and she has the one room for learning, Mikey is reportedly always up in his playpen--unattended, they watch movies I don't really approve of (or see the need for), she rather harsh on them at times, and then there's always the potty issue!
Anyway, something will happen soon, I'm sure. I don't want to start looking for a new job because this is a great job and all--but I really don't make enough to be supporting 2 kids, even living at my parents' house! It's insane this world we live in!
Oh my goodness. I don't know if it was so bad because it was all people that I knew--my mom did a "Grandmother's Party"--or if it was because it was my first show or because I was just that bad...but it was BAD!
I came out pretty well though, considering. Everyone ordered at least one thing, I'm waiting for more orders, and I got people that weren't even at the show to look at catalogs too.
My sister brought my two nieces, which I said she could if needed. I was fortunate enough that Mikey was sleeping and my dad kept his ear out that I didn't have to bring him along. But Elijah was unexpectedly home this weekend--more on that later. The whole reason I picked last Saturday as the date was because I knew he wouldn't be in my hair during the demo.
So Eli and my two nieces were there, playing along while I was talking about the toys--like it wasn't nerve-wracking enough, now I had to walk over 3 tots and dodge their interrupting. :)
At one point, Eli wanted to play with something--I forget what it was--and I couldn't follow what I was doing and trying to get him to listen and...let's just say we almost had a meltdown. *Sigh*
The girls both got their hair caught in one of the car toys. It was a "mechanic" car so as the wheels were turning and their long locks were on the track, they got a little entangled...AaAAAAaaaAHH! Someone save me!!
At the end it was very awkward because, well first of all...I figured people would come in, look at toys, ask questions about things that stuck out to them and I would wing it answering them. That didn't happen. They came in, looked through the catalogs, started talking and then I started.
I asked if anyone had any questions and the room was silent. Oh great! So I picked a few, talked about them and then there was more silence. I asked if anyone had any questions again and again, no one. So they looked through their catalogs making their selections.
I'm sooooo glad that is over. I don't think I ever want to do that again! And no one else booked a party, so I really have nothing. I may just pass the book around to people here and there and hope they bite. If not, I'm just going to have toys for the boys to play with and be satisfied with failure.
On another note, I just called up this place that a friend of mine takes her girls to. Right now I'm paying 240$ a week for my boys where they are...and that's a low price! Anyway, there are some issues there, I may delve into one day here, but for now, we'll just leave it at that.
This place, it's 365$ a week with a 10% discount because I have two. There's no way I can afford that! I'm waiting for the Child Care Assistance to come through and maybe once that comes through I can swing it...but who knows how long that will take! And I don't know how they'll go about that and if I can switch once I've already told them they go to a different place...and now go to one that's more expensive. I hate it! So anyway, I told the director I would swing by tomorrow to check it out, but I don't know if I want to. I don't want to go and find out it's fabulous and then not be able to take them there.
I already like it more--they have TV monitored rooms that you can view online; computer time; gym time; soon-to-be dance time; and that's only the beginning! I don't know what the rooms and teachers are like! And at least here they would get more individualized attention and age-appropriate settings.
Right now, it's at a lady's house and she has the one room for learning, Mikey is reportedly always up in his playpen--unattended, they watch movies I don't really approve of (or see the need for), she rather harsh on them at times, and then there's always the potty issue!
Anyway, something will happen soon, I'm sure. I don't want to start looking for a new job because this is a great job and all--but I really don't make enough to be supporting 2 kids, even living at my parents' house! It's insane this world we live in!
No comments:
Post a Comment