Author Archives: Heidi Parker

Visit The Zoo

     According to,  What is my spirit animal.com 2019 Animal Holiday Calendar December 27th is Visit the Zoo Day!  What a wonderful event for any occasion, birthdays, anniversaries, dates, family outings!   Quick Tip:MAY 9, 2019 USA Today names top ten best zoos, aquariums USA Today’s 2019 Readers Choice awards shared the announcement of top ten zoos […]

What Is This Rash?

   I love this blog category because when raising children there is never a dull moment, and always something to share with readers and other parents.  So a rash appeared on my 3yr old about three weeks ago and at first I thought it was poison oak ( it is sporadically around the house.) The rash […]

Staying Active

 I don’t know about everyone else but I have put on a little holiday weight!  I was doing good with maintaining and keeping the 5 to 9 lbs I had lost off but with the weather keeping me indoors and ALL the holiday goodies I was coerced into making, I am feeling pudgy!  It blows […]

Marketing Choices/Decisions

   Ok, so the whole point of creating this blog category of Starting Vai was to keep track and document the progress and steps of this brand new start up company.  Some main recent points are  •Inventory came in on 11/5/2019 •Sarah and I counted and organized the inventory into the office (literally took over 12hours)  […]

Holiday Oops

   Happy Holidays everyone.  Tis the season for good cheer warm greetings and lots of traditional baking.  I for one know that all three of my chihuahuas are going to be hovering like crazy when I make my traditional chocolate peanut butter bars, chocolate peanut butter ritz cookies and whatever floats my boat.  Throughout the years […]

Christmas For My Toddler

  Well it’s Christmas time again and here I am with a 3year old and no idea what to get him.  I do know that I need to clear out a lot of toys that he has outgrown or just does not play with anymore!  I also contemplate on what I can get him that will […]

Grounding Myself

 Life is full of hills with ups, downs and long stretches yet even during the flat planes, it can still feel overwhelming! With as much as I’ve got going on in my life at this present moment, my anxiety level is sky-high! (literally I have over 2000 sports bras kicking it in my office right […]

Time To Wake Up

 Hello Vai Athletica family.  It is my pleasure to say we are officially in business!  Our inventory arrived 11/5/2019! The Dream is a reality so it’s time to Wake Up and start selling some bras! We had a nice pre order list that Sarah got mailed out right away and now we have a meet […]

Cancer Awareness

     November is national Cancer Awareness month so I am going to talk about the common Cancers afflicting our dogs and cats along with preventative measures owners can take to catch it early.   Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.  Cancer can occur in any […]

Stomach Pain

 I have a three year old and thank heavens he has been pretty healthy!  Except for the occasional cold and stomach flu, which I always seem to contract from him, he has been a salubrious toddler!  About two weeks ago he had stomach pain, for the first time in his whole 3.5 years of life […]