Darien ‘Neighborpreneur’ and Mother of Two, Jennifer Erdlen, invites you to her home at 2 Little Brook Road next Monday, August 25th, from 9:30am - 2:30pm, for a trunk show featuring the Fall/Winter 2008 clothing labels Boden and Mini-Boden.  She will also be showcasing clothing and accessories by Giddy Giddy, Tiny Bubbles and Skipping Hippos.

All Boden and Mini-Boden trunk show purchases will receive 15% OFF, plus FREE shipping and FREE returns on all orders over $150. (as if you needed a reason to snatch up these darling monkey sweaters for your favorite little monkeys?!)

As an aside: looking at that fabulously dressed and put-together mom sending her child off to school in the picture reminds me of my favorite Suave commercial …. you know, the one where the woman goes through phases of Mommyhood?

She starts off cute and pregs, then they flash to her with greasy, unbrushed hair and a baby on her hip and holding a garbage bag, then they flash to her (this is the best!) in an adult bunny costume with two little ones at each leg with their trick-or-treat buckets (ha ha) …. and then, apparently, she “gets” that she doesn’t have to sacrifice looking great to be a Mom and have it all, and they flash to her with her two kids and one on the way, dressed to the nines with great hair and makeup on, looking trendy and gorgeous, with a huge, confident smile on her face.

Yeah, so as anyone who has run into me at Palmer’s can attest, I’m still somewhere between that second and third stage in the commercial … there’s definitely a giant bunny costume in my near future.  So I’m thinking that I will pay the sitter extra so I can wash my hair with Suave, scurry over to this trunk show to snag that purple Boden blazer, and perhaps when it arrives and I put it on I will magically flash forward to being fabulous and pulled-together too.

ANYWAY, I don’t know about you, but I’m always curious to know a little bit more about Darien moms-turned-entrepreneurs, so Jennifer was kind enough to answer a few questions for me (and you).  Read on to find out a few fun facts about our neighbor…

Q: How long have you been a Darien resident?
A: My husband, two daughters (3 1/2 yrs & 18 months) and I moved from Wellesley, Massachusetts to Darien two years ago.

Q: What’s your favorite thing about living in Darien?
A: Hmmmm, my one favorite thing about living in Darien – that is tough – I think that I’ll have to tell you my two favorite things….being so close to the beach AND living in a town that has so many young families!

Q: What inspired you to start your own business?
A: I fell into this….last fall I was looking for coordinating dresses for my girls holiday photos that I had seen a few years ago at a children’s boutique in Osterville, MA.  I couldn’t find the dresses anywhere in Connecticut, so I got in touch w/the owner of Tiny Bubbles and asked her if she would be interested in someone representing her line on a very part time basis for trunk shows, holiday boutiques, etc. and here I am almost one year later with two additional lines.

Q: Which items within your selection for the trunk show are your favorite, and why?
A: My favorite items from the Tiny Bubbles collection are the Robin Dresses (embroidered on the front pocket w/the 1^st initial of your little girl’s 1^st name) & the Tiny pants (embroidered w/the 1^st initial of your little girl’s 1^st name on the back pocket – too cute!).  The Skipping Hippos ponchos are the cutest thing around!  And the Giddy Giddy hairclips are adorable & beautifully made.

I can’t wait to get over there and do some serious damage to my Visa!  On that note: all Boden and Mini-Boden purchases are Visa/MC/AMEX only. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted for all other purchses.

See you there!

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