Hug n Hold, and Smart Mommy Blog http://change-eze.com/blog The busy life of a mom inventor Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:14:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en interesting inventing website http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/31/interesting-inventing-website/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/31/interesting-inventing-website/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:14:55 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/31/interesting-inventing-website/ I stumbled accross this website, and found it entertaining.  Lots of invention information, and history of inventions.

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/index.html

Tonya

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/31/interesting-inventing-website/feed/ The Tv spot went well http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/30/the-tv-spot-went-well/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/30/the-tv-spot-went-well/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:25:55 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/30/the-tv-spot-went-well/ The tv spot in San Diego went really well.  I wasn’t even nervous.  The anchorwoman who did it with me was so energetic and friendly that she aleviated any nervousness that I might have had.  I will be doing one in Palm Springs next week on Wednesday August 6 I think.  I will put a video of the tv spot up when I get a chance.

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/30/the-tv-spot-went-well/feed/ Going to be on tv http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/26/going-to-be-on-tv/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/26/going-to-be-on-tv/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:51:36 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/26/going-to-be-on-tv/ Tomorrow I am going to be on the news in San Diego.  I got an email out of the blue from a PR person who has a tv spot for some mom invented products, and he does not know a mom inventor near San Diego to present it.  So, he emailed me because I am near enough to go down there, and I can include my product in the spot.  Sounds like a win win situation to me.  It will be on Fox in San Diego at about 8:40 on Sunday July 27, 2008.  The other products that I am going to be showing are

Baby Light & Clip (www.babylightandclip.com)

Keep-It-Kleen Pacifier (www.razbaby.com)

GoPillow! (www.simplynecessary.com)

Safety Turtle (www.safetyturtle.com)

Fill In The Blankie Personalized Baby Blankets (www.fillintheblankie.com)

It should be interesting.  Hopefully I won’t get too nervous.  In a couple of weeks, I will be doing it again in Palm Springs.

Tonya

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/07/26/going-to-be-on-tv/feed/ Inventing resources http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/03/28/inventing-resources/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/03/28/inventing-resources/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:45:03 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/03/28/inventing-resources/ Ideas come at the strangest time.  I am disillusioned with the whole inventing process in case you haven’t noticed that I haven’t blogged anything for a year.  I am selling product, but not doing anything else regarding products.  Until last night while I was falling asleep.  I do not want another product, and cannot afford another product, but I am going to go out today and see if I can find materials to make a prototype.  This product is an exercise type of thing, and is directly related to my therapy background, but would be good for any one. 

I will do things much differently this time though.  I will not do it myself again.  That costs too much money and is more work than one person can do.  Instead I am going to try going through bigideagroup.net .  They are a group that will shop your idea out to companies, and share in the profit.  So worth it in my opinion.  They are not one of those inventor help companies that basically steal your money.  They are legitimate.

Other good inventing resources are mom inventors, inventors digest, and www.UIAUSA.org.

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2008/03/28/inventing-resources/feed/ Went to a casting call for an inventor tv show http://change-eze.com/blog/2007/02/25/went-to-a-casting-call-for-an-inventor-tv-show/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2007/02/25/went-to-a-casting-call-for-an-inventor-tv-show/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:26:41 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2007/02/25/went-to-a-casting-call-for-an-inventor-tv-show/ I went to a casting call yesterday in San Diego for a PBS tv show that they are starting the second season of.  It is called “Everyday Edisons”.  It was a very good experience overall, even though they did not pick me as one of their inventors.  Every one involved was very nice.  The day was filled with a lot of waiting my turn, but we kept busy talking to other inventors who are in the same position.  Their website is http://www.everydayedisons.com .

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2007/02/25/went-to-a-casting-call-for-an-inventor-tv-show/feed/ Life gets in the way http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/06/18/life-gets-in-the-way/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/06/18/life-gets-in-the-way/#comments Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:24:08 +0000 Tonya being a mom http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/06/18/life-gets-in-the-way/ I haven’t written in quite a while because I have been doing other things.  Sorry, but the computer just doesn’t rate sometimes (not that anyone cares whether I write or not).  I haven’t really been doing anything related to product and mom inventing lately anyway.  It has been the end of the school year, so things have been chaotic related to kids, family, and household management.  We went on a trip to Yosemite right after the trade show, and then we went on a trip to Hawaii.  We don’t have time to unpack before we have to pack again.  I think that I am going to focus on family and household management over the summer, so I may not write much at all unless someone really wants me to, or unless I get bored (not likely). 

Hawaii was great.  We did some snorkeling, hiking, swimming, and museums.  No agenda, and just fun.  We stayed at a relative’s house, so it was an affordable trip.  Now to get all the laundry done. 

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/06/18/life-gets-in-the-way/feed/ back from the trade show http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/15/back-from-the-trade-show/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/15/back-from-the-trade-show/#comments Mon, 15 May 2006 12:59:55 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/15/back-from-the-trade-show/ Well, we are back from the jpma trade show, and I was definitely ready enough.  The show was a success on several levels.  It wasn’t as great as I had hoped that it would be, but it also was better than some other trade shows that I have been to.  All in all, it was a good trip.  It was in Florida, and we spent a couple of extra days just having fun.  That part was great.  I’ll write more later.

 

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/15/back-from-the-trade-show/feed/ mothers should get paid $134,121 salary http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/03/mothers-should-get-paid-134121-salary/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/03/mothers-should-get-paid-134121-salary/#comments Wed, 03 May 2006 16:21:18 +0000 Tonya being a mom http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/03/mothers-should-get-paid-134121-salary/ Here is a news story about how much mothers should get paid for doing all of the jobs that they do.  Here is a site where you can actually calculate how much you would get paid for what you do in your area, adjusted for the cost of living in your area, and what you specifically do.

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/05/03/mothers-should-get-paid-134121-salary/feed/ New product and patent idea http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/04/29/new-product-and-patent-idea/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/04/29/new-product-and-patent-idea/#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:35:56 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/04/29/new-product-and-patent-idea/ I have an idea for a new product, and I have been trying to figure out how it would work.  I’ve tried some different things, and then bailed on them because they didn’t work right.  Well the other day in the shower (I always get my breakthroughs in the shower, except for once when I got a breakthrough in the bathroom at a ski resort) I figured out a new way that it might work.  I’m working on some prototypes to try out with some kids, and I have started my research on whether other patents exist.  It seems that my preliminary patent search has shown that there are some similar ideas out there, but not with my exact solution.  First though, I have to see if it can work in the real world.  Patenting is such a headache and hassle that I am not going to start the process if it is not going to be something that will work.  Hopefully in a few weeks I will have been able to try it out with a few kids and see if it is a truly workable and viable product.  To me, that is the fun part, working out the problems and coming up with a solution, and then figuring out how it can work in a variety of situations. 

]]> http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/04/29/new-product-and-patent-idea/feed/ Am I going to be ready? http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/04/29/am-i-going-to-be-ready/ http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/04/29/am-i-going-to-be-ready/#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:25:50 +0000 Tonya mom inventor http://change-eze.com/blog/2006/04/29/am-i-going-to-be-ready/ The JPMA tradeshow is only one week away.  So, am I going to be ready?  The answer is, no, not as ready as I would have liked to be.  I will be ready enough though.  I have signs, background, paperwork, props, original product ready to sell, and samples of new product.  What I don’t have is new product ready to sell.  Oh well.  They (and I) will just have to be happy with the samples That I do have.  It is all such a headache. 

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