Life likes to keep me on my feet, lemmetellya.
I raise my arms as we go up on this roller coaster, and I’m all Yaaaaaayy! Wheeeee!, then the track drops, I lose a shoe, and the ride down makes me feel like I’m gonna barf.
At my kids’ school, once the kids are released, many of us let them play on the playground for a few minutes to get the sillies out before the afternoon hours of homework, sports practices, and responsibilities begin.
Yesterday was a glorious day, all sunshine and good moods. A friend who I hadn’t seen in a month called my name, and we walked the playground, staying within sight of our kids, as we caught up.
Then, The Scream.
I turned to see my 7yo holding his arm and running towards me. The look on his face told my gut This is bad. When he got close enough to me, he whined “Mama I fell off the monkey bars and broke my arm!” I scooped him up, grabbed our bags, yelled for his sister and ran to the ER.
He was right.
I am calm in emergencies, but Holy Crap on a Cracker: MY BABY BROKE HIS ARM. I expected him to freak out, but he was so brave. Then, once they put the temporary cast on so we could drive to the Pediatric Orthopedist, he was adorable. Funny. Charming.
After a drive to another hospital, more pokes and prods, removal of the cast, then application of the real cast, he said to me in the car ride home: “Mama? I am so lucky. I only have to miss 3 soccer games and 3 practices. I am so lucky!”
Then I cried proud tears and asked if I could be the first to sign his cast.
My Brave Boy.
Just like in my personal life, my professional life has its ups and downs, too.
A couple of awesome ups are my weekly gig at InThePowderRoom.com, and something fun I am announcing today that happened because of it.
I’m a HUGE fan of jewelry.
At night I lay in bed perusing Etsy’s jewelry section like it’s porn. My collection of earrings, necklaces, and bracelets is what we could safely call “Not Small.”
So when InThePowderRoom’s online marketplace called WeShop started up, I decided to ask one of my longtime blog sponsors, Kelly of MyPrettyChicBoutique, if she’d be interested in collaborating on some jewelry to sell there. She said yes. (SQUEEEEE!!!!)
It was so damn fun.
My goal was to create earrings and necklaces that I would wear, that were affordable, and could be worn with anything from casual outfits to a night out. We did good.
Come check out the COLORFUL AGATE NECKLACE and SWAROVSKI SPARKLE EARRINGS. Yep, that’s me modeling all of it in the WeShop store!
They come in a variety of colors, and I’ve been getting compliments on mine every day I wear them. I am constantly wearing them. They are that fabulously wearable.
Here they are on Pinterest, for your Pinning Pleasure. If you like them? I’d love it if you Re-Pinned, Tweeted, shared them with your friends and fans. Not only am I proud of our work, but I do earn a small percentage of each sale. And we all know that I love me some extra babysitting money. 
(Click an image below to go to the Pin on Pinterest)
Source: inthepowderroom.com via LetMeStartBySaying on Pinterest
Source: inthepowderroom.com via LetMeStartBySaying on Pinterest
Now, as fun as this was? Being a writer isn’t always a hoot. CLICK HERE to read about a very (holy crap VERY) bad day I had recently, and how I knew I had to handle it. Make sure to bring your tiny violins and Sad Pandas, because I hate to pity party alone.
I hope to see you over there & promise to reply to every comment. As always.
I adore that necklace! Must start dropping hints to the hubs.
Feel free to email him with the links, print out images and leave them on his night stand, whatever it takes.
I hope he heals quickly. What an incredibly brave, smart kid!!!
I would love to wear that fancy jewelry … I’m allergic to anything but gold (sucks for my husband) … though I’ve been known to try anyway
Congrats on your new endeavor!
Thanks! His first day in school with the cast seems to be going well, so I’m optimistic.
Thank you for now becoming my enabler for MORE jewelry!!! I’ll just HAVE to check it out.
So sorry about the little guy. Those monkey bars are a demon trap. I swear I know so many kids with broken limbs from those. So glad he’s keeping his chin up through all of it. Aren’t kids just amazing?? Oh and looking after a kid with a broken limb is totally cause for getting a new piece of jewelry. It’s in the handbook somewhere. For reals.
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A girl can never have too much jewelry.
I’m a bit obsessed.
I had NinjaMom here when we were going to BlogHer, and I offered to loan her some accessories. She audibly “Oooooooohhh”d at my collection of wares.
Monkey bars can suckit.
Kim, you rock. Love the jewelry. It’s gorgeous. We had a run in with those damn monkey bars at the beginning of summer. My 5yo daughter slipped off of them & bam! Both bones, right near the wrist. Efffin monkey bars….
Thanks, Leah! I do hope people make the leap. I love that we got the necklace down to only $30. I’m wearing it right now.
A girl came up to me after my son fell and told me to bring him to the hospital, because kids break their arms on those monkey bars all the time. SUPER. Even the kids know they are dangerous!
You’ve got a pretty fantastic kiddo there, hun. Sorry for his major booboo. Hope he mends quickly and you are able to keep what’s left of your sanity.
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Thanks.
He’s doing well so far, and he’s pretty roll-with-the-punches. I’m a lucky girl.
Yes! I’m glad I’m not the only one who stares at jewelry, incessantly, and builds little, imaginary Pintrest shelves in my mind, to keep it all on. Peruse? Don’t mind if I do…
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Peruse, share, buy, promote throughout the interwebs…whatever suits your fancy.
Hey – didn’t you just birth the largest human EVER? I think that calls for earrings…
Isn’t it amazing how kids keep a good attitude?!?!
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He’s so positive I could eat him up. Nom nom nom.
Omg! He is so brave! I jus have to say “Wtf” because on Tuesday, my 4yo got his clavicle broken! Some jerk kid pushed him from behind, in the school’s playground after school as well! I’m making a post now, but using the iPad, so it’s taking forever.
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Oh man, a clavicle! Soooo sorry about that. Ouch. Hope he heals quickly!
Bravo to your kiddo!
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Thanks! He’s a keeper, I tell ya…
Welcome. You are lucky to have him.
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I love how kids can bounce back. I broke my wrist in Feb and I wasn’t laughing much until about 2 days later – not 2 hours – 2 days! Poor thing – hope he heals quickly and doesn’t learn to use it as a weapon – my (at the time) 2 year old spawn quickly learned she could whack her fellow spawn and get her way using her giant pink cast!
Kuddos on the jewelry thing! That’s sweet! I’m pinning and reposting!
Have a fabulous day!!!
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LOL! Luckily his cast is long and heavy enough that using it as some hard light sabor hasn’t crossed his mind yet.
Thanks for sharing my jewelry!
The earrings…GAH. I really shouldn’t (clicks on link to drool over baubles).
Sorry about your baby’s arm. Aren’t they amazingly brave. Lots of awesome packed into those little bodies.
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