Bra Liner Queen

New Beginnings

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:21:00 +0000

Sometimes in life things change beyond our control and in directions you don't want. But in the end they are for the best. So my life started over again some time back and that is why the post are far between each other.
I look forward to the future with excitement. Never allow your self to be held back by things you cannot control. Make a new plan for yourself and run with it. Some times we fall and sometimes we rise to the occasion.

Home at last !!

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:54:00 +0000

Well my daughter is coming home today for good from the missionary field with her hubby Evan and three kids. I couldn't be more excited then I am today. I have been to the grocery store three times I hope I have everything now.. SO unlike me to go so many times.
I couldn't be more proud of them for giving up all their worldly comforts here in the USA to care for orphan children in Jos Nigeria. They haven't been gone all to long but the impact and restructuring of the school left lasting impact.
With Pambra's picking up I really need my right hand girl here too :)

Too much excitement to contain my self !!

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:52:00 +0000

I am soo very excited that my daughter Veronica is coming home with her family from their mission trip to Jos, Nigeria Africa for good.. I have had to contain this news for several days.. I am not good at keeping exciting news inside me..

They have three boys who have all grown so much. The youngest left as a baby barely talking, he digs in everything and talks up a storm now. We have so much preparation going on round our house for them to stay with us until they get on their feet.

As a mom I have not missed a single day thinking about my daughter and her family being in such a dangerous place. Jos Nigeria is the most dangerous place in Nigeria to be. They have heard the terrorist bombings and seen the aftermath of such atrocity's. They did a lot of work their at the orphanage. Veronica worked as the schools headmistress also known as the Principle.. and taught classes. Evan her husband worked with the boys teaching them doing security work with the guards, and led some bible classes.

They have taken steps in their lives to reach out and help those who needed it. Not many people would give up all the comforts of home to travel around the world and know the danger they were in before hand and still go anyways. They will enjoy the freedom that the USA has to offer once again. A simple task of grocery shopping or going to your child's school with out an escort for your safety. Among many other things they have learned. I would love to have them write a book about their experiences...

Blessed they are coming home.

Growing growing growing

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:51:00 +0000

Well Spring is here along with the start of our prime seasons. Trade show in Florida was ok, a little slower then other years but still gained new accounts. Gained two more catalog companies as well. Couldn't be happier with Pambra's right now.

My daughter Veronica is coming home for visit from her missionary work.. She and her little family are in Jos Nigeri working at an orphanage.

My other daughter Jeanette has given us all a beautiful baby boy Kyle.. Life is sweat

March is for FUN

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:33:00 +0000

Already excited by this months work. Gained a couple new accounts, as well as going to large trade show next week. Last time I went to this same trade show we did so well 27 new accounts in 6 hours. Can't wait to see what this show brings. Marketing is one of the hardest things to do. At times it comes very easy and everything falls in place. Other times it can be stressful and challenging. One of the biggest challenges has been materials for really large accounts, I mean the BIG boy kind of accounts. Pambra's has a place in a new contest where they will even help make the large orders if we make it thru.

I have worked on Pambra's for 22 years now. We are entered into a contest with Wal Mart. It is called "get it on the shelf" there are over 4,000 entries. I don't know if we would make it to the top ten, I am not as aggressive as some others might be, that and I am extremely busy. Perhaps some friends have my back, you never know. I know I am extremely blessed no matter what.
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Blessing from all over

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Well We gained two new babies in one week. My daughter Jeanette had a baby boy on Monday. He is so adorable with her red hair and olive skin. This makes eight grandkids for us. My niece I raised after my sister died of breast cancer had her baby the very next day. Kandy had baby Zoey, she is so precious. Two babies in two days it is almost like having my twins.. 18 years ago..

We have gained another new catalog for the second year in a row. I love it because this one came to us as well. We are only growing more and more.. Looking forward to some traveling in the near future. This trip promises to be very good for Pambra's.. well tell you more an 45 days or so.. come back again soon. HUGS

Busy Bee's

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:43:00 +0000

We are really Busy Bee's, much earlier this year then we were last year. Looking forward to a wonderful trade show in March and a little family time as well. The Tummy liners have just finished their first full year on the market and what an impact they have made. Seems they are equally liked as much as our Original Bra liner style. Marketing is my favorite part, but still being a small company I do a little of everything still. Very Thankful for all the people who help get Pambra's on the market. All geared up for another great year. Tax man was wearing a smile when I seen him earlier..

Off to BANG

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:04:00 +0000

The New Year has started off with a BANG and I love it. Usually things don't pick up here at work until Mid March. We are so busy now that I love it. It means that many more women are getting bra comfort. Its the second year in a row that a big catalog company has taken on Pambra's that came to us.. Deal is sealed in less then two weeks.. lovin it...

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000

All of us here at Pambra's would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year. Take a moment each day and look at all you have to be Thankful for.

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:54:00 +0000

Well my daughter has been in Jos Nigeria for two days. I miss her so very much and her wonderful husband and the three grand kids. It is great to be able to skype and see their new home.

The Fall season has started and I love it, the colorful leaves are falling. Business is still full steam, gearing up for some big orders I have been pre warned are coming so that is exciting. The new building should be done in a few weeks can't wait to move in and get settled.

I have been told I have grand baby #8 on its way, by my oldest daughter Jeanette, She is having a boy and couldn't be more thrilled.

So as you can see there is much to look forward to and much work to be done. YEA

Saying Good bye is a hard thing to do....

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:55:00 +0000

In less than a week my daughter and business partner leaves the United States to go live and work in Jos Nigeria. She and her husband have graciously gave away or sold all there personal belongings as a sacrifice to go and work in an Orphanage. While I am extremely proud of them my heart also breaks. They take with them my three grandsons Chris is 12, Declan is 9 and the baby Zander is a yr and 9 months. I just keep asking are you coming home yet. I don't want them to go and yet all I can do is be a support. I fully understand the need inside to do something bigger than themselves and answer a calling on their life that will change them and us forever. Its is because of that understanding, having been through a spiritual calling myself, why I can do nothing else but supportive in their journey.

I have watched them prepare and seen their hearts and I am extremely proud of them. The spirit of sacrifice and compassion, the lifestyle changes they have made in preparation have not gone unnoticed.

To you my blog followers if you could do but one thing today. Please say a prayer for Veronica and Evan, Christian, Declan, and Zander for their personal safety in this country where it is Muslims against Christians.

New building construction

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:31:00 +0000

I am super happy Pambra's has grown so much that we start construction on our own building tomorrow. With five products, four of them in five sizes each we have run out of room. We have a lot of contractors making our liners, but have run out of storage room and packing area.

I am so proud of our contractors. They do such quality work and really take great detail and pride in their construction knowing each liner is for a special lady who requires the best.

From our product supply chain, fabric, cotton, garment labels, printing, shipping supply, contractors, accountants, Lawyers We have the best of the best on our crew. Thank You to each of you!!! We here at Pambra's truly appreciate you and your skills.

In Awe of everything

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:07:00 +0000

I turned 53 just a few days ago. Yikes how time flies when you are busy with raising a family and building a business. This weekend all my kids are in town at once. This is one of those times as a mother your most excited about having all the kids over. We have pictures planned along with swimming and barbecuing.

I am so very thankful for everything in my life right now. We have our 8th grandchild on the way, My second daughter leaves in just over 30 days to Africa to work in the mission field for a while. I never thought I would be around long enough to see Pambra's where it is today. It truly has been one of my life's accomplishments. It's hard to believe that it was over 21 years ago that I put Pambra's on the market for the first time.

The offers for book and articles are actually coming out of the wood works. Media venue's have been contacting me. Pambra's has made a name for itself. In just one week we have gotten two new accounts because ladies have gone into stores asking for us.

When you are in business doing an honest work, not putting other companies down, staying focused on what you should be doing. All things will come together with enough tenacity to stay the course.

Alway's Thankful

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:42:00 +0000

I have much to be Thankful for. I try not to let a day go by that I don't acknowledge my thankfulness to God for all I have. I am Thankful for my wonderful Patent Attorney who speaks so that I can understand him. My first Patent Attorney 21 yrs ago spoke in so much jargon he learned in college for us people who hired him you could not understand a word of it. This Attorney is so wonderful and fast in getting onto my concerns. I am Thankful for ALL the contractors we use to create Pambra's. Without them the bra liners would not be out on the market as I could never sew all that is going out the door. I am Thankful for all the people I come in contact with through Pambra's, friends on Twitter and facebook, People I have met with the companies we sell to and companies we buy materials from. I am Thankful for each person who stops by to read my babbling aka writing. Every time I can inform a new lady about Pambra's being able to provide them comfort I love it. I am especially grateful for all of my family who has stood by in the early years when it was hard to build a company. Those who have known me personally would tell you it was never ever about the money or even the thought of money. It is about comfort and making someone happy that they don't have to suffer through another day. While keeping my focus and doing my work, yes Blessings have come so much bigger then I ever thought possible. Thank You God for entrusting me with the first ever Bra Liner we call Pambra's.

HEAT WAVE

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:37:00 +0000

There is a major heat wave going on through most of the U.S.A. We are so busy we don't have much time to be out in the heat. This week alone we have shipped out 1,453 packages. Next week we already have 312 lined up to ship. I have calls coming for interviews and other media projects. Staying busy is an understatement at this point... BUT I LOVE IT

New News

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:28:00 +0000

Well we are going through many changes,

When someone contacted us from ABC World News we were thrilled they ask us if Pambra's could be a feature on their web site. YES YES YES was the answer, they have been very kind to us.

Our new Tummy liners are now in the catalog family of AmeriMark, Healthy Living is one of their books and their online store. We are happy to grow our company.

We now have five hospitals using our Pambra's. In Washington State, Nebraska, New York, Florida,

My daughter and business partner Veronica is leaving soon to work in the mission field in Jos Nigeria. I will miss her a lot, kind of goes with out saying. But she is such a big part of the company as well. I am glad I have some wonderful people working in Pambra's to fill in all the area's where Veronica's talents were used.

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:06:00 +0000

Feeling so very Blessed. We have gained three more new accounts in less then a week. It's nothing like last spring when I got 27 accounts in 6 hours.. But all the same I am thankful for each new one. With each account comes the opportunity to have Pambra's available to more women around the world. On July 1st is another big surprise.. Can't wait to announce it

High Sales

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:59:00 +0000

Ok so I am quiet excited by our sales. We are quickly headed for the magical 6 figures in sales. Thanks to some advertising by an unnamed source our sales have gone wild and we love it. We are getting about 4-5 orders a week right now from our accounts. We have another BIG catalog starting in July so that is exciting too. We have picked up a few more Hospital accounts as well. It was brought to my attention how I have not made a post in a while, now you see why I am too busy. Check back again, you are much appreciated to me. In the mean time follow your dreams and let no one get in the way :)

Swamped

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:05:00 +0000

My company has been inundated with orders! I'm so swamped that I don't even have time to make a post. Apparently one of the imposter liners did some sort of advertising and we have reaped the benefits! :)

Gotta go, busy, busy, busy!

RACE DAY

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:49:00 +0000

I was up at 3:30 am and out the door at 5 for an early start. We arrived early and got our booth set up, Then went off to the breakfast for the vendors. Our team pretty much was all there for our 7 am group photo. We are such clowns... The race went off with a few tears today. I got to hug many survivors which made my day. We got a big response to our product so that was good to see.
We handed out just over 8,000 post cards with recipes on one side and our product info on the other side. I got to speak to Neili Jones of our local KNWA news (link on our web site to video).
Of course I got emotional when Neili ask about my sister Patty. We had the best group of ladies helping us pass cards out. It was simply the best day.. I had to come home and nap for 2 hours..

Race for the Cure

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:44:00 +0000

Ok so we went to the Susan G Komen Spaghetti fund raiser tonight. Then a trip to our local craft shop. Where I bought several pink boa's and some hair things. I am going to be one flashy lady. I need to find joy in tomorrow. This is a healing for me and I find myself fighting to hold back tears for my sister Patty that I lost 7 years ago. My sister and I were 11 months and 2 weeks apart in age. We shared everything growing up even early childhood school classes until they decided we needed to be split up. As adults we lead very different lives, When she found out she had a lump in her breast I was one of her first phone calls. Even with all the time apart she knew she could count on me to be there to help her. After all isn't that what sisters/family are for. She died in my bedroom with me by her side. Letting go isn't easy, I suppose it isn't supposed to be either. Healing takes a long time, it comes and goes with the wind, sometimes your ok and other times you just want to cry.

We will have to post some pictures after the day is done.

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:52:00 +0000

I am really excited the Susan G Komen walk is in two more days. It seems like only yesterday that it was spring 2003 and my sister Patty was fighting for life !!! In two days we will all join together to raise awareness of breast cancer. Pambra's has a team of women who signed up. Together we have a pistachio green shirt for Team Pambra's "Peeps for a cure". I gave my shirt away to someone already. So I will wear the Komen white and pink shirt. The team Pambra's shirt has four names on it from our family alone. We love you Patty, Aunt Nora, Great Aunt Mary, Cousin Linda (the only survivor of the group). If I can't do anything else for our lost love ones.. I can at least raise funds to help other women get help.

Our Local Susan G Komen-Ozark affiliate serves 8 counties in the state of Arkansas, over 16,000 people joined the walk last year and an even higher number is expected for this year. Knowing that $750.000 was raised and given out to 13 health agency's is exciting. To be a part of something bigger and to help provide education, funding for treatments and actual surgeries, if needed, is such an honor for Pambra's.

With 16,000 cards in hand we will start our day off at 6 am. Many hours of work went into this day. Thank You to the ladies at the Susan G Komen-Ozark office for their hard work. Also a big Thank You to all our team who joined us in the fight!!!

Race day is coming

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:46:00 +0000

I picked up two very large box's today with 16,000 cards inside for the big race. The Komen race for the cure is this Saturday. I am really looking forward to it. This is a long day in coming for me. Every year along with my daughter we participate in the race some how. Yet I could not bring myself to go near the race location.. I know that sounds strange. It is often easy to give monetarily and not be there physically. This year I take another step in healing from the loss of my sister Patty. We will be there full force, rain or shine, through laughter and tears. We have had record breaking rain in the last couple of days, with road closings and flash flood warnings so I am praying it is a nice sunny day or at least until 11 AM.
On the production end of work.. Oh MY GOSH is all I can say.. the Tummy liners have quickly jumped into the number 2 spot in our sales. It is not even summer yet and our accounts are finding it hard to keep enough inventory..

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:19:00 +0000

It's just the beginning of Spring. Here at Pambra's we are so busy. I am loving it actually, this is my dream coming true. We have massive orders through June so far which is exciting. We are already at over half of all of last years sales, that is very exciting as well. What can I say I love my work, I love the inventions I have been blessed with. I love to see women especially get to do their dream job. The local Susan G Komen walk is just about 3 weeks away. We still have a major printing job to get done before the day gets here. For more information about the Komen walk in Arkansas check here http://komenozark.org/ Will be a very exciting day, looking forward it. Still working 15 hour days but it is worth it watching Pambra's grow. I am so very Thank full to all the contractors we have helping to make Pambra's liners. I know that with out them this would not all be possible. They do such wonderful work. Simply Blessed...

Susan G Komen walk

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:44:00 +0000

So exciting the Komen walk is coming up in about 6 weeks. Pambra's is a major Sponsor this year. Our team "Pambra's Peeps for a Cure" has grown. We have a wonderful group of people supporting the cause. I am personally grateful to each one of them. It was 8 yrs ago when my daughter and I signed up to walk, we ended up not being able to go. I had my sister Patty all moved near us and dieing of her breast Cancer. She needed round the clock care at the time. Since then we have donated and proudly worn our shirts each yr. Just the thought of attending would bring tears to my eyes. But this year is a healing time for me,long over due I admit. So we will be there in a big way in honor of my sister Patty and all women who have had to deal with breast cancer.
When we are packaging the mastectomy liners I always pause a moment and think of the woman who might be wearing it in the very near future and what she must be going through. It is because of her struggle, and our desire to reach out and help her in some small way that we will always make the mastectomy liners. The hospitals and mastectomy shops keep us busy with orders so we know how great the need is. http://www.komenozark.org/ Who will you honor this year !!!