listen up...

i wanted to share some excited news about  kathy k designs...i have been asked by the producer of a national show to make a gift for the cast of "listen to your mother" when it comes to indianapolis on may 2, 2013.  this show features live readings about motherhood by local writers in celebration of mother's day. it is a performance that will make you laugh and cry...perhaps at the same time.  ltym supports local charities in each host city and this year's cause is partners in housing,  the mission of partners in housing is to provide affordable housing to people who most need a stable place to live, while giving them support and a chance to reach their highest level of self-sufficiency.  click on this button and find out if "listen to your mother" is coming to a city near you.  go see it and listen to your mother.

cyber shopping...

 

don't miss out on cyber monday at kathy k designs...free domestic shipping until midnight on monday...

grow small...

this day falls the day after black friday and before cyber monday every year.  however, i think that every day should be small business saturday (sunday, monday, tuesday, etc).  i say this not because i am a small biz owner myself, but because i know many brilliant, talented and unique people who own a small business.  some do it for a little extra spending cash, many do it out of necessity to support their families, but all of them do it for the passion they have deep within.  owning a small business is a lot of work...i know...i have had the 9-5 job, i have worked night shift in an inner city emergency room, i have worked countless weekends and holidays over the years and all of that was easy in comparison to owning a small biz.  'treps, as we are often called, have a different level of passion for their vocation. without this passion, it would be impossible to put in the hours of planning, marketing, bookkeeping, building, maintaining that is required to run a successful small business, and this is the stuff that needs to be accomplished outside of the hours of business.  for all the hard work, i salute the millions of small business owners out there and encourage everyone to skip the big box store at least once this holiday shopping season and go local and grow small...