Amanda Interviewed...

Thanks to Erin who sent out the invitation to perfhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.giform an interview! I responded, so here it is! Thanks a bunch Erin.

1. What inspired you to start Our Natural Baby? Actually, several things. Our son as a baby had extremely severe eczema. He actually had a staph infection at one point. Then we discovered the California Baby Super Sensitive products, and he has only had a few flare ups since. Since his birth, we have become very aware of the harmful chemicals and additives in typical baby products like skin care and diapers. Then our daughter was born, in April 2004. We made some huge changes in using cloth diapers, and more natural skin care products. There is so little selection in this area for natural and holistic products, that my husband and I decided we could fill the void with ONB.

2. You are in school. What are you studying and why? I just finished college through Union Institute & University I am completed my BA in psychology. I loved my psychology courses at the community college level, and decided I wanted to continue in that area as I continued my studies. My official graduation date was September 24th. I'm hoping to apply to graduate school next spring. My family jokes that I'm going to be a professional student. Maybe that's true. I love learning.

3. How do your own children inspire you in your work and studies? My children inspire me to get up every morning to provide them with a full and happy life. They push me to better myself so that I can do better for them. I love having their little arms wrapped around my legs in a huge hug.

4. If you could travel, with or without your kids, any where in the world, at no cost, where would you go? Why? I'd like to take a cruise all around the world. Stopping in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean. I loves cruises. You only have to unpack once, and you can stop at dozens of different places. You have a personal steward, and you never have to pay for a meal! :) We took a cruise on our honeymoon, and I vowed I'd never travel any other way.

5. It's 2020, where do you live? What are you doing? What are your children doing? Ugh, that would put me celebrating an anniversary of my 39th birthday! :) Well... Jackson will be 20, and Caitlin 16. I'd love to see ONB take off and become a franchise or national chain. Jackson hopefully will be entering his Jr. Year in college, and Caitie would be an incoming Jr. in High School. I might be a lawyer, or maybe the CEO of ONB (maybe both). Jason wants to earn his Master's in Economics and be a college prof or working as analyst for a corporation. So, probably we'll live on a coast or in D.C. I'd like a HUGE Georgian Colonial, and cleaning people so I don't have to take care of it! :) My mother always said, "Big dreams don't cost anymore than little dreams." I dream big.