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Wine and Paracord – They Both Make Great Gifts! SaucySpirits and 550SurvivalGear 1st FRI Finance

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So What do Wine and Paracord Have In Common?

They both make great holiday gifts!

Mom of Many Hats Radio had the pleasure of having two fantastic companies share their products on Friday’s show.  Saucy Spirits, a wine jelly company, and 550 Survival Gear, a paracord accessory company, shared their products and their company stories with our listeners.

A Saucy and Fun Gift!

Saucy Spirits was born out of 11 year old Ryan’s interest in creative cooking recipes.  In the summer of 2010, his interest became a business when he began to experiment with making wine jelly.  With the help of Kickstarter, a funding platform for creative projects, Ryan- The  creative Jelly Man, and his mom Tiffany- administrator of the business, were able to fund SaucySpirits and expand their ability to market and distribute the product.

Ryan is very inquisitive and researched the ingredients – the wines, herbs, and spices, that he would use in his jelly recipes.  He learned about and tried flavor pairings.  He also researched foods in general.  He has used his knowledge, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit to develop a delicious line of organic wine jellies that are fantastic as jellies, but also versatile and delicious in many other recipes and uses. Additional uses are listed on the sides of the jars as well as on the SuacySpirits site.

Ryan shared that he has learned a lot about business in since starting Saucy Spirits.  He has learned about entrepreneurship as well as the time and commitment it takes to run a successful  business.  When I asked him about it being a lot of work, he said “It depends how  you look at it.  Other people might think of it as a lot of work, but I like doing it so it doesn’t seem like hard work since I enjoy it.” He also wants to let kids everywhere know that any kid can do what he has done and that you don’t have to be an adult to be an entrepreneur.  Proud mom Tiffany, shared that she was always taught to be creative and have an entrepreneurial spirit. She wanted to pass that along to her son and have him see that you can start a business without having to borrow and start out in debt.  Through some great mom guidance and KickStarter,  Saucy Spirits is a funded  start-up

To learn more about the flavors, recipes, and to order Saucy Spirits Wine Jelly, you can visit  www.saucyspirits.com. follow  on twitter @saucyspirits, as well as Facebook.com/saucyspirits. Saucy Spirits can also be reached via phone at 678.373.5062, or email at info@saucyspirits.com.

A Gift That Can Bind, in a Bind!

550 Survival Gear also joined  us to share a unique and multi purpose product for anyone on your gift list.  Ted and Valerie Venable began 550 Survival Gear, a paracord accessory company after seeing similar products at outdoor recreational shows.  They were not impressed with the price,quality of the product or materials.  Using their creativity and knowledge of active out door lifestyles, they created a line of affordable high quality paracord survival bracelets, key chains, dog leashes and dog collars that are both fashionable as an accessory, but also functional in a time of need.

All of the accessories that 550 Survival Gear offers are customizable to meet your needs. Colors, styles, add-ons (such as dog tags, ids, or watch faces), and clasps can be chosen by you, the consumer.  Each one is hand made using 7ft to approximately 14ft of  550 lb parachute chord – the same type used by the military.  The cord is made of seven strands of  nylon chord wrapped in a 1/4″ nylon sleeve. It is soft, comfortable and strong. Yet, it a time of need, it can be unraveled to become a valuable survival tool.

These accessories make an affordable and great fashion statement as well as a great survival tool in the wilds of the great outdoors or the wilds of suburbia!

To find and purchase 550 Survival Gear paracord accessories, you can visit the 550 Survival Gear Etsy Shop at
http://www.etsy.com/shop/550survivalgear
 or email them directly at Five50Survivalgear@hotmail.com.  For those in the Phoenix, AZ area, they will be at the Desert Ridge Farmer’s Market at City North on December 18, 2011 with stock available for purchase.

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Tough Conversations! 2nd Friday Parenting Hat

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Do you dread those tough conversations with your kids? What kinds of conversations are hard for you as a parent to have with your kids? What conversations are tough and uncomfortable for  your kids to hear?

Sometimes it’s difficult to sit our kids down and have frank discussion about things they may encounter in life.  We feel self conscious, uncomfortable, and even maybe a bit embarrassed when we are faced with having the conversations with our kids about sex.  We may think that our kids would never have a need to know about the dangers of alcohol and drugs.  We may think that our kids are on the right path and don’t need a lot of direct conversation about things that happen in life and  the choices they will face – and of the consequences of both.

Tamra Wade of PaperHopeBlog joined Mom of Many Hats Radio to talk about the discussions we must be having with our kids.  She shared with us personal stories about the types of conversations she has had with her daughters, how she has approached them, and how they have played out. Through her blog  a collection of writings and stories from her  own life as a teen,  she shares her journal entries from her angst filled teenage years as a source of conversation for other moms and daughters to base tough conversations around.  Through the use of these stories, parents and kids have a safe and neutral place to talk about the situations and decisions that kids will face in their lives.

Although as parents we often feel uncomfortable about starting the conversations, we must get past our own discomfort and have frank and honest conversations with our kids. In today’s world our kids are facing the same things that we did when we were their age, but it comes at them so much faster and furiously due to technology.  For that reason, we need to be proactive and have the tough discussions with them. Tamra gave us these tips on how to do that:

  • Set a Good Environment – Choose a time, a place and an environment that is going to be free of other distractions or siblings that may interfere with the conversation.
  • Share Stories – People relate to stories that are similar to what they are going through.  Sharing a story helps to make the other person feel like they are not alone in a situation or decision.  It provides a safe place and a conversation starter.
  • Ask Open Ended Questions – Open ended questions require more than just a yes or no answer.  They encourage discussion and keep the conversation flowing.

If you would like to know more about how to have tough conversations with your children, visit Tamra’s site PaperHopeBlog.  To listen to the broadcast of this show, click HERE To listen to broadcasts from any of the Mom of Many Hats Radio Shows, click HERE .  To take Mom of Many Hats Radio with you where ever you go – get the FREE ITUNES downloads my clicking the PODCAST GAL on the side bar!

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Second Friday Parenting Hat: Instinct, Intuition, Information 9/9/11

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What leads your parenting style? Do you rely on instinct, intuition , or information most in making your parenting decisions?

Surely we are all guided by all three in our parenting.  But, how heavily we each rely on instinct, intuition, and information differs from person to person.  For some of us we may simply just know what to do out of instinct.  Our instant reactions to parenting situations are what guide our actions and parenting style.  We can rely on what our natural reactions are to guide us to what to do in most situations.  For some of us, intuition and “feeling” the right way to react and proceed is what guides us. We consider ourselves in tune to our children and their needs.  We may have some internal struggles about what to do, be we rely on what our gut is telling us.  Still for other of us, information from others, from books, or from other sources may be what drives how we parent. We need the checks and balances of a logical argument to guide us in the decisions we make.

None of these are bad, but is there a point where relying on one too much can be detrimental?  Is there a difference between women and men and what drives parenting decisions?

Join us this week at 5PM EST as we talk to Sharon Girodo of Mom Time TV and Bruce Sallan of A Dad’s Point Of View, about parenting styles and the driving factors behind them. Click the links or the images below to find out more about these two fabulous parents!

                 

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