Guess what! I have my first public appearance. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited this makes me. I am going to speaking about my passion, maternity leave, at the fabulous maternity and baby boutique Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes in Maple Ridge, BC. I love talking about maternity leave. In fact, if you ask my husband he might tell you I never stop talking about maternity leave, so I am thrilled to have the chance to share my pearls of wisdom with others. I promise, they will be pearly. Ish.
If you are in the area, I would love to see you. Here are all the pertinent details:
Date – Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time – 10:30am
Cost – $10 per person
Location – 11997 A 224th Street, Maple Ridge (street parking only)
To register, call the store at 604-466-8637. Space is limited, so call early and all that jazz. My talk will include an overview of how maternity leave works in Canada, a rundown of its history, and some discussion of the benefits parents and babies experience when they have access to quality leave. I will also address any questions that come up as best I can and coo over babies and / or expectant moms who show up. But that’s not all! Attendees also receive $10 in store credit to Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes, so when the presentation is over they can go shopping for some truly fabulous maternity and baby gear. Is there a downside? I don’t think so!
Stacy, the owner of the boutique, is a friend of mine and fellow breastfeeding advocate. She is an example to me of the kind of mama I would like to be – volunteering, running a business, raising a lovely family, supporting new families. It means so much to me that she asked me to give this talk. I am pretty much tickled all over, and my ego is growing to monumental proportions. So, hopefully, there will be room for it in the store.
Now, please wish me luck! And share words of wisdom if you have ever done anything like this before. Or, if you are a local come on out and say hi – I would love to see some friendly faces.
Just go and be Amber and they'll love you!
That is awesome!!!
Congratulations!
So much fun to follow passion! Enjoy!
Good luck with your speech!
good for you Amber!
Congratulations Amber and good luck! I so wish I could come and say hi:)
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ditto with congratulations.
somehow with thses self-propelled endeavours of ours, the thrill you get is much more than that obtained thru regular employed working life
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WOW what a great opportunity! I hope you have a good crowd. Good Luck!!
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ZOMG that is SOOO super cool! If I lived up there I would totally come! Congrats!
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Amazing work mama!!
Come speak in Vancouver next please, I’d love to hear you speak and for me to learn more.
Good luck and have fun!!
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Yippee for you! I wish I was remotely near your area. Should be a blast, and it’s an important topic. I recommend telling your husband you’re too famous to put the kids to bed tonight.
oh fantastic! good luck, although i’m sure you wont need it!
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Congrats on the speaking gig. It’s so cool to see your new set of credentials as ‘parenting expert’ build up – you are going someplace!
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Yay, Amber!! You go, girl!
Seems like all the life-crafting you’ve been doing is really starting to take shape.
Congrats
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Good luck Amber! I know they’ll love you. And you know what, I “see” a book being written. What do you think?
That's fantastic Amber. Good luck!