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| Tell us a little bit about yourself and what inspired you to start Overall Being? My name is Lisa and I live in sunny Melbourne with my husband, 4 boys and our dog. I love everything crafty, cooking, movies and BBQ’s. The birth of Overall Being is a long story but I will try to bring it down to a smaller scale…It all started when I was chilling one night with my husband and was mulling over the idea of working from home so that way I didn’t have to look at care for the children. I was in the middle of a diploma of Muscular Skeletal Therapy course and had already finished Reiki Masters course a few years ago along with my Aromatherapy diploma. So I knew I had an idea of the path I was taking. Finding a name that suited it all was pretty hard. Until I made a comment of “I need something that ties the Overall Qualifications and my being together”….walla!! I knew I had it when I saw the expression on my husbands face hehe Overall Being was born. Once I had my fourth son I had to take time off but I still wanted some form of activity so I turned to my creative side which my friends and Family know quite well. Hence why there are a few options available on my website. The love of all those things brings variety to everyone. I couldn’t pick just one. Overall being focusses on lots of different products? Why have you chosen to do this rather than go with one line of products alone? My love in life is Aromatherapy, Digital Scrapbooking and Snuggy things….they are the things I love doing in my spare time and enjoy having around me. Having a love of something adds more love energy to the item when creating. I feel I am very blessed being able to offer various products in the one spot to people. Hence why the name ….”Overall Being” ….it encompasses everything that one loves! The love of photos and memories….The love of Aromatherapy…The love of feeling comfy! The most challenging I would think is trying to fit in with family time in setting the website up. It was entirely all new to me and something that I had to learn along the way. Was quite time consuming. So a lot of the time I could work on Overall Being was when the family was asleep. As a Work At Home Mum (WAHM ) how doyou manage balancing work and family? What do you find are the greatest challenges? I have always been a very organized person. I have a routine that I follow everyday without realizing it sometimes. Washing gets put in as soon as I have a load, clothes get folded as soon as they are done along with the ironing. I am very lucky my boys love helping out and putting away clothes and doing their jobs. I have a wonderful cleaning lady which is my god saver this last couple of months. Some days I will pop my slow cooker on….the greatest invention ever made! But most of all …..I am a great believer in lists. My greatest challenge would have to be during footy season when we have basketball, footy training along with swimming squad which means we also have training nights during the week for each of the three older boys…luckily my Jack is only 1 so he isn’t ready for anything like that just yet….I really think there should be more hours in the day Do you use social media sites to help you grow your business? If so what place do you see they have and how do you use them? I have just recently created a Fan Club on Facebook which allows people to view what Overall Being has to offer along with my website which I try to keep updated and fresh throughout the year. Being on facebook allows me to keep my followers updated regularly. I have tried Twitter but it all seems quite daunting so don’t regularly use it to be honest. Facebook also allows me to run little competitions which is my way of saying thankyou to everyone who supports Overall Being. J I do offer a seasonal newsletter which I send out to all subscribed in this newsletter there are various sections such as the recent one sent out had “Highlighted products, a fellow wahm highlight section, an alternative tip and an update on Overall Being”. But word of mouth is my main seller at the moment.What's your hopes for Overall Being in the future? My hope for Overall Being is to keep growing and possibly expanding into a shop. I would love to have a little quaint shop whereby people can pop in, sit down and share a cuppa and a chat whilst shopping Tell us a little about your love of digital scrapbooking? Oh the joy and personalization that one can get from adding more than just one photo to a layout , special affects which reflect the emotions in the page. Digital scrapbooking is a way I can express my thoughts and feelings about certain photos using embellishments and quotes. If a layout is done correctly the viewer can feel the energy within the page. What do you feel is the most important characteristic you look for or would look for in your “ideal” babysitter/nanny? Someone who is qualified in first aid. Someone who posseses that special spark with children. I will always know if my children are happy with a babysitter if when I get giggles when I ask them how their time was with the “babysitter”. Who or what inspires you? I am most inspired by my family….My 4 boys and my loving husband! They give me so much strength, love & support. When watching them from afar I realize how much I have gained by them through the way they communicate with one another, their activeness, their humour and just how they interact with one another. Each day I learn something new from them , things which give me vibrancy for my soul. My husband who works such long hours can always seem to have energy when returning home to listen and to play… when I know deep down he would love to just laze on the couch. Family is the heart of ones soul and my soul is truly blessed. More Information www.overallbeing.com.au Note Overall Being is offering a discount of 10% to people who say they are ordering and have come from www.babysitterdirectory.com.au |
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