Energized!!

This past weekend I was able to attend a Shelf Reliance Conference (our first one) in Albuquerque.  About a week ago I got a call from the Vice President of Direct Sales, Jason Norton and he asked if I would take a few minutes and talk to everyone about why I decided to become a consultant.  I accepted and was a bit nervous.  So, I asked my mom to come along with me for moral support. :)

  The conference was educational and I felt like I walked away motivated even more than I already was about this company and the future it has.  I feel like one of the people who bought stock in Coca Cola or Microsoft when they first started and who knew how big that stock would later be worth!  

Shelf Reliance has only been doing the "Direct Party Sales" approach since April, 2010.  So, the field is ready to reap and it's a HUGE FIELD!  Jason did a little research on New Mexico and in 2008 the population was 2,059,179.  (I'm sure that number is bigger now). There are 700,000 households so for the amount of consultants we have now in New Mexico we would each have to approach 23,000 people in order to get the word out!  That is so amazing to me!  It just shows you how big your potential will be!

 The beauty of this is that I don't have to keep my business a regional thing.  I can go National and soon once Shelf Reliance is in all 50 states (they need Delaware) then they are going to Canada and soon other countries as well.  The world is your market!  So, the potential is amazing and I'm very thrilled to be apart of this.  Please...join my team and see how this will change your life!!   I have people all over the state asking for parties, but I can't drive 8 hours to get there, so I'm desperate for consultants.

Other things I learned from this Conference...
1.  Food is a NEED! (unlike other products, food is something we constantly consume, thus people will be back for more.)
2.  Shelf Reliance has the best compensation plan.

3.  It's a Family Business.  We have NO monthly sales quotas!!  You can put in 20 hrs a week or 2 hours a month.  They know that you have life outside of your business! :)  They believe in educating people on how to become self-reliant.

4.  Untapped World Market.  Like I mentioned earlier, this is going to be something that will be in most people's household within the next 5-10 yrs.

5.  Perfect Timing.  With the economy the way it is, people are looking for ways to save, make money and become better prepared. Outside of that, they're looking for ways to be healthy and efficient with their time.

How often does a ground floor opportunity

like this come along?

I'm so mad at myself for not taking a picture of us, but after the conference Jason took a few of us out to dinner and we discussed some exciting new things that are coming out this year, but I'm sworn to secrecy. :)  I will tell you that we New Mexicans are really pushing that Shelf Reliance carry GREEN CHILI!   Wouldn't that be awesome to have freeze dried Green Chili?  We had such a great time chatting with everyone.  My mind has seriously not stopped thinking about what we discussed. 

I have to say thanks to my sweet husband for watching the kids while I played.  Cameron kept asking me Sat. morning, "Mom, are you leaving yet?  Why haven't you left yet?"  because he knows that when I leave it's FUN TIME with dad!  So, I'm happy that they don't miss me too much. :)

Christmas 2010

The Winter in New Mexico was pleasantly warm this year unlike last year.  It was so nice to be able to walk outside without a jacket.  Leading up to Christmas we celebrated Jesse's 36th birthday!  I got a cake from a restaurant here in town called "The Rendezvous" and the owner is a pastry chef.  He made this choc cake that was so rich and mouth watering with 2 giant strawberries dipped in choc. and a huge chunk of white choc in the side that spelled Happy Birthday Jesse written in more choc.  I'll try to get the pictures off of Jesse's phone. 

 The week before Christmas the kids and I drove to Hobbs to visit my sister and then make it down through Artesia to see more of my family.  It was a short trip, but we managed to squeeze in some football watching and a Christmas Show from Chad's Church.  I'm always glad to make the trip to see everyone. 

                                       Just about ready to camp out in our room for Christmas Eve.

                               Bella was soooo excited to get some Yo Gabba Gabba underwear
                    (it's such a dumb show, but she loves it)  She wore it like that at least until lunch time. :)

December was such a whirlwind of events that I really don't know where to start. I'll just jump to Christmas. It was quiet this year due to everyone being out of town except for Jesse's parents and I have to admit that I'm not used to having it so quiet. I guess I always picture Christmas with a house full of family and enjoying each other, but it was probably for the best since I came down with a horrible cold Christmas eve and spent most of Christmas afternoon just laying on the couch (I'm still fighting that cold).

My favorite thing that the kids (it was mostly for the girls though) was that we bought them two little bunnies. They were dwarf bunnies with just the cutest little faces and their fur is sooo soft. They're very sweet and let us hold them whenever we want. Cameron said that he never thought he'd love a little bunny so much. I was really surprised that Bella wasn't trying to hold them all the time, but she gave them their distance and I think Claire was the one who mothered them the most. I'd go outside and she'd be sitting in her chair in the clubhouse just singing to her little black and white bunny. Bandit sure took an interest in them, but didn't attack them which also surprised me. Here are some snap shots of the little cuties.



                 Here's Claire's little bunny.  It had blue eyes and I think she ended up calling it Cinna.

           Here's a little action shot of snowflake or snowball.  Don't know her name, but heard those.   She was the most adventurous, but still would let you hold her in your lap.

 You may be wondering why I'm speaking in past tense about our bunnies.  Well, I'm very sad to say that they both died.  I came outside last Sunday and saw the white bunny dead and just couldn't believe it!  I felt so bad because I thought it was my fault for forgetting to put them back in the Garage where it wasn't as cold.  Later I heard that baby bunnies who are together (which they were) can withstand temperatures as low as 10 degrees.  So, I didn't know what happened.  Then a few days later I went to check on Cinna's water and her and noticed that she wasn't a perky as she normally was and when I picked her up she had a seizure and only wanted to lay on her side.  I tried to feed her some water, but sadly she died in my arms that night.  It was soooo sad to watch her take her last breath. 

I've never watched anything die before.  I've also never felt so awful about losing a pet before.  Luckily Claire got to say goodbye to Cinna before she passed away and we said a little prayer for her.  It was sweet to watch Claire care for something so much.  Anyways, it turns out that the grass that these bunnies were playing in could've been the very thing that killed them.  We're thinking that they must have eaten some weeds that didn't set well.  It was fun while it lasted.  At first we thought we'd get some more bunnies, but maybe it isn't wise to have something so delicate. 

For New Years Connie and the kids came down from Utah and we all had a good time.  It's always nonstop cousin play/sleepovers and games.  We're all exhausted by the end of our visits, but try to make the most of them.  Anyhow, I'm always glad to start with a fresh new start after the new year.  This year our main focus is getting Jesses' practice up and running, keep up with the kids/house and their needs while trying to build my own Shelf Reliance business.  Jes and I are going to try to squeeze in a 10 yr anniversary trip for just the two of us. It should be another eventful year!  Happy New Year everyone!!