Diary of a Business Mom

I am on the board of directors for the house baseball organization in my town.  My friend and I are in charge of obtaining team and web sponsors.  My wonderful husband was the person that nominated me for this task...... I was excited to be on the board but knew this would be a challenge.  I have never done this before.  In my head I basically knew this was going to be the same as cold calling, which I hate.  I tried being a sales rep for one year after college, not for me.  I get a funny feeling in my stomach just thinking about picking up the phone to call a stranger and ask them for a sale (or a sponsorship).   We also need a lot.  As in 20+!  We are trying to get a sponsor for every team that plays in the league.  Our organization plays against each other, not other towns (that is travel). That means, I need a sponsor for 4-6 T-Ball teams, etc.   Once I sat down to start this daunting task, I realized I didn't have to ...

I love to read!  This has always been the way that I relax at night.  It is even more important now with being in the thick of motherhood and a stressful career.  Reading relaxes me. I am a huge advocate of the public library.  I think it is a wonderful resource to communities.  Two months into the pandemic when the libraries were shut down, I purchased a Kindle.   I didn't think I would enjoy reading on a screen and I resisted this trend.  But... I had nothing left to read at home and I was desperate.  I will tell you this was the best purchase of 2020!  If mine broke today I would buy a new one within minutes.  I love everything about it!  I highly recommend it! Starting last August, I began keeping track of the books I read and ranked them.  I am shocked how many times I have referred to this list!  A friend of mine has been doing this for years and it's a good resource when someone is looking for a new book to try....