A Sickly Mompreneur Saturday

I have a cold... It sucks... My desk is starting to look like a sick ward war zone.  I have my bottle of Mucinex - generic of course, because I am a tightwad. I think I took the Mucinex twice, because when my daughter called me this morning to remind me to take it, I second guessed myself, couldn't remember, so I took another dose to be sure.  My tissues ran out, so I am down to a roll of toilet paper and leftover Togo's napkins.  My little trash can is threatening to overflow.  I have my secretary locked out of germ's way by the baby gate... Not sure what this will do, since I still have to nurse her, but at least I am not sneezing on her constantly.

So, what am I actually accomplishing workwise?  Today, I am working on the Football Booster Program for the Hilmar, CA Yellowjackets.  In case you haven't had a kid in football, this is one of those printed ad programs to raise money for the football program at the school.  Local businesses buy ad space, parents by ad space, and the profits after my set-up fee and printing go towards booster projects like maintaining practice fields, buying equipment, and anything else the sports program needs.  the program also lists the team football and cheer rosters, as well as schedules.

What I do is take all the raw material, photos, business cards, word docs, etc. and lay them out in Adobe InDesign.  I build ads, placate the printing company who is always stressed, push the mom in charge of getting me materials, and generally work my butt off to get their program done in time for their first home game.  These sort of jobs have a small window of time within which to work, and the person in charge will inevitably wait until the last minute making changes.

If you are interested in having an ad booklet built, feel free to contact me.  With about twenty years experience under my belt, I can get anyone's ad program off the ground.

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