A New Found Friendship and Inspiration

We have been keeping busy lately, with planning the East Valley Bridal Affair, regular group activities and our own families, but last week we had an opportunity we felt we could not pass up, and we are glad that we didn't!

Ally Loprete from Our Milk Money came to Phoenix to speak with our group. We were excited to have the opportunity to meet with her. We met Ally for dinner at P.F. Chengs in Scottsdale and it was soooo much fun! Angie, Tamara, me and little Jasmine (my three month old), had a great time! We instantly felt comfortable with her, as Ally said "we are her people". We talked about everything, our husbands, our businesses, the time just flew by and I think we could have easily chatted for much longer. Ally had soooo much to share and her story is truly amazing and inspiring. The idea for OMM was born in January, and the site was just launched in April. They now have 3000+ businesses listed! How cool is that! The concept is great, which is why it is catching on. Ally also talked about the importance of shopping with parent-owned companies, and how we can revolutionize the economy. A dollar goes so much further for many of us, then it would if we were part of a corporation. What's $50 to them? Now, what's $50 to you? That's diapers for a month, a tank of gas, tickets to a game, a movie night with the family....Ally talked about a lot of different topics that really got me thinking. One thing that really hit home with us was scheduling your time. There is so much that can be done in a day, but what is really important is taking time for yourself and your family. It's not that we don't enjoy what we do, but many of us who have work from home businesses tend to pile the workload on just as if we were still in corporate America. Let's revolutionize this thinking. Stop apologizing for being a parent. If someone calls and my three year old is in the background asking me to sing 'Happy Birthday' to Optimus Prime, well, that's OK. Doing business with me is good for you and for me. I can give you personal service that you wont get from a large corporation, my products are just as good, and your dollar will be re-circulated in the local economy.

This is the start of something big, I can just feel it! It is exciting to be involved with OMM, and if you haven't checked out their site yet, then please do! http://www.ourmilkmoney.com/

Thank you, Ally. You have truly inspired us!

-Laura W.