So this is where it gets confusing. Our VA Amy (that stands for virtual assistant to most people; but boss until we can afford Mai to us) tells us that we need to blog regularly to keep people interested and following it. Our other adviser (or perhaps frustrated chaperone) Sabina wants us to blog weekly about the ups and downs of entrepreneurial pursuits. Because we know talking about pants all the time does not interest US, much less potential followers; but it is inherently necessary when promoting our business….guess what we do? None of the above and then go to lunch and try to eavesdrop on the table of policemen beside us.

 
We now present our new program. We are going to blog about whatever inane BS interests us at that particular moment whenever we think about it and we will commit to blogging like mature business owners once a week.

 
Guess which kind this one is?

Stream of Semi Conciousness:

1. This is the kind of stuff that makes sense to us: http://thebloggess.com/2011/08/listen-to-the-bananas/

2. The Real Housewives are by and large a revolting group of skanks who call their nemeses crazy famewhores, all the while being crazy famewhores. This franchise is the greatest thing on television. Closely followed by “Toddlers and Tiaras”. Not those Duggar people, though some family members would disagree.

3. Ellen Degeneres would want to be our best friend if she knew us.

4.The south is the greatest place in America to live except for during the months of June, July and August. If we were rich we would have a summer homes somewhere well above the Mason Dixon line. One of us on the coast of Maine, the other somewhere horsey.

5. Just found a new favorite set of rules for our children via http://absenceofalternatives.com/ Feel free to borrow. You are going to want to (unless you are a total mess; IMHO) 1) Do NOT die 2) The Golden Rule 3) Do NOT embarrass your parents

6. Fellow posters on WEBSLEUTHS are your real friends, not imaginary. No matter what people say.

7. Be prepared for us to start writing in the first person singular, because this first person plural can get a bit presumptuous after the surface is scratched.

8. For instance “I” think Jimmy Fallon is adorable.

Don’t really have a way to sign off. May have a contest for people to help us come up with a signature sign off. And we will give a pair of pants to the winner!! Aaaah…..now it’s kind of a “renaissance blog”, no?

We talked to Sabina recently and were told that the Blog series (which took a little breather for the Summer) was to return and that the feedback we and our fellow “diary of a small business owner(s)” had received referenced the need to get more down and dirty with the truth about owning and running one’s very own small biz.

 
We Head Haunchos have never cottoned to not telling the nitty gritty details of the ups/downs of “PRENEURSHIP”.  The decision was made to play devil’s advocate to if not all, many of the “benefits of being an entrepreneur”. So, respectfully snipped from an insightful article found online http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Benefits-Of-Being-An-Entrepreneur&id=1057445, Here goes brutal honesty, Southern Style:

1. Being in Control (RE: Being your own Boss)
This is certainly one of the greatest benefits of owning your own business. However, when summer rolls around, and you live in the Deep South and your product is rooted in the fall -spring season, motivation can be an issue. This is especially true when you’re in a partnership, and the truth is, neither partner is particularly interested in being anyone’s boss. This in part because all the bossiness is being used on the 6 children who are out of school and commandeering the office (ie home).

2. Work becomes fun
This is absolutely the truth-no cranky work mates, lots of laughs, coffee and PJ’s meet the dress code.

3. Free from Boredom
We’ll skip that because we are never bored, but unfortunately many things like certain Nationally Televised Trials can also pique our interest and keep us very un-bored and un-focused.

4. Better relations with other people
TRUE! It is so fun and rewarding to talk to other folks in our same boat and brainstorm/gripe/ learn from each other regarding the position that is unique to all of us and only the small business owner/entrepreneur could begin to understand.

5. Self Confidence
Not a problem; ever. Oh, except for those cobras of self doubt that crawl up and hiss at you, generally between the hours of 1 and 4 am EST.

6.Giving Back to Society
That (besides the obvious desire to make money and gain independence) is the biggest dream of ours. To be able to provide employment to fellow human beings as well as gift monies to charities and causes near and dear to our hearts… that would be hugely gratifying and the aspect most important for our children to see.

7.Free from Wants
Well, the gentleman who wrote this is a better person than we. He indicates that the entrepreneur becomes so engrossed in her work, that it leaves no room for frivolities. HMMM, we’ve got horses to feed, trips to take, wines to taste, fashions to drool over….

8.Being Original and True to one’s sel(ves)
Can’t argue there. Starting Hold Your Haunches has allowed us to parlay our schtick into an actual business. When we are met with resistance to our irreverence, we simply know that not everyone will be a customer of ours. We would be miserable if we had to acquiesce to other people’s version of corporate behavior-hence, our own business.

9.Enjoying time out
Ummm, Yep. Just need a little guidance sometimes to resume “time in”

10. The Exhilaration of Success
Even being less than one year old, we have had a great deal of local press and sprinklings of national. Every article, blog link, heck, every Twitter mention is smile x 10000000.  We believe in our product and know there is a massive market for it-so we keep plugging-and expect success beyond our dreams eventually.

Now, if we could just get these precious distractions back in school…..

Happy Monday Haunchos!

As we all play catch up from a relaxing  weekend, the Head Haunchos are busy at work brainstorming and trying not to freeze in this, the return of Old Man Winter! Just when we were pondering whether or not to try a spray tan so as not  to expose our winter whites;  running the risk of  blinding innocent children, colder temps moved back in and we are safely back in long sleeves, long pants and our unpedicured hooves are hidden in closed toe shoes.

So, herein lies a blog post referencing the seasonable wearability of HYHs. As spring played its peekabo with us last week, a couple of ladies asked us if the pants would be hot in the summer time. Now seems the appropriate time to give all of you our answer… this with memories of Georgia July temperatures dancing in our heads. We both wore our Hold Your Haunches  last summer, all summer.  We gave samples to friends who wore them last summer, all summer. There is no escaping that  it is hot as 2000 H-E double hockey sticks in Macon from, at best, June-September. Hold Your Haunches boast the highly breathable, moisture wicking Supplex fabric that has the ability to keep you cool in the summer like no other fabric we’ve ever seen.

If you normally wear Daisy Dukes and tube tops when you are headed out in the heat, then more power to you and HYHs might not be the wardrobe choice for you …YET.  If, come summertime, you still wear a long pant to exercise and/or  out and about, you will fall in love with your Hold Your Haunches and wear them all year long! If you normally wear your snazzy denim out for cocktails in the heat, make a space in the back of your drawer for all those bad boys-they won’t be back on your haunches until football season.