Q: What Led You to Start Using Cloth Diapers?
A: I had an online friend that used cloth, and
it peaked my interest. Once I started doing research, I knew there
was no way I could put paper underwear on my baby! Plus they were
so much cuter than disposables!
Q: How did you go about making cloth diapers your business?
A: It's always been my dream to open up a
store selling clothing that I make! I went to school for fashion
design and gave it up to work in the corporate world! Once I had my
son and returned to work I knew I had to stay home with him! A few
months after I became a sahm, I found out I was pregnant with my
daughter. I started sewing cloth diapers for her and knew I could
turn this into my dream! Two weeks before my daughter was born,
Precious Coverings was started.
Q: Was starting your business difficult?
A: Amazingly it wasn't as difficult as it
seems! It took me almost a year to take it from the drawing board
to a live store. The most difficult part was trying to balance
business while getting use to having two children.
Q: How do you manage to run a business with small
children?
A: I do most of my work during nap times and
late at night. My chores get neglected some days, but my children
are everything, they are the reason I have this business! I try to
use email as much as possible for communication with customers and
suppliers.
Q: What does your home office look like?
A: My office has fabric everywhere!! My
office is in our dining room (minus the dining room furniture), so
it's a main room of the house. My computer desk, has my computer,
embroidery machine and piles and piles of paperwork. I have
different work stations set up for the different functions I need.
I try to keep these areas all organized but that isn't always
possible. There are also toys throughout the room for my kids to
play with when I have work to attend to during the day.
Q: What Is The Most Rewarding Thing About Running Your Home
Business?
A: The most rewarding thing is being with my
children everyday! Seeing all the milestones and watching them
grow. This is one thing I feel like I missed out on when my son was
a baby. I can skip work and play all day with them.
