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Mom+Work: Two Twin Moms Start a Rockin’ Business

Family Sponge — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:55:48 +0000

HERSTORY

Tarah Smith Evans is a mother of two adorable twins, Jackson and Parker, and she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she runs her business, Hey sugarSNAP with her awesome mommy friend and partner, Stacy Cooper Dent who has twins as well.

Hey sugarSNAP is a smart, stylish, solution for moms to get organized– amen! I fell in love with Tarah and Stacy’s sugarSNAP files, a set of innovative designer bags, that puts the mother’s needs first by helping her organize family gear. The sugarSNAP files are well-designed bags that are appropriately labeled and fit easily into any bag you may use to tote around your kids necessities and random doodads. You can find about more about the product here where we having an awesome sugarSNAP giveaway, so make sure to enter!

I got to take a peak into the life of mompreneur Tarah Smith Evans and asked her to share how she balances raising twins and running a start-up business…

Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself, your interests, your family?

My background is actually in the non-profit sector. For the last 20 years I’ve worked for organizations that serve high-risk youth, both as a program manager and now, as a foundation executive director. My current position has me working closely with entrepreneurs of all types, and I think that (as well as being based in Silicon Valley) had a huge impact on me. I love hearing new ideas and seeing entrepreneurs start their companies and follow their dreams, and I wanted to do the same.

My background is very different from designing products for moms! I still have that full time job. My business partner (who also works full time) and I started and now run sugarSNAP in our ‘spare’ time. But the challenge it provides is awesome, I’m learning something new every day. And the creative side of it, designing the bags and selecting patterns and colors is also something I love doing.

Personally, I love spending time with my boy/girl twins who are four. When I get a chance, I like to take a yoga class, meditate or seek out a beautiful Bay Area location for a walk or hike. I also love having friends over, even though I can never manage to be organized enough to cook, I always get take-out and make a strong cocktail.

And, I have a terrible reality-TV addiction! It’s really, really bad.

A lot of mamas, try to do it all with little support. What made you decide to partner up on this endeavor with another mommy friend?

I never could have done this without Stacy, nor would I have wanted to! We met while pregnant, she has twin boys the same age as my kids, and we spent a lot of time together after our babies were born sharing both the joys and the challenges of being new mommies. We’re both entrepreneurs-at-heart and always talked about starting a company. Once we started chatting about our challenges organizing all of the baby items, we came upon the idea of innovating the way parents organized stuff in their diaper bags – and the sugarSNAP Files were born. It was truly a team effort!

Since Day One it’s been a 50/50 effort. Or, more accurately, a 100/100 effort! I’m in awe of mompreneurs who do this on their own, that never would have fit my style or personality at all. Stacy and I support each other every step of the way, we bounce ideas off each other and that’s where our creativity comes from, that collaboration. We also have very different skill sets and compliment each other well. We both understand the challenges facing new parents and our passion to help parents get and stay organized motivates us to do this work each and every day.

I am in awe of mamas with multiples. Could you talk a little bit about raising twins?

For better or worse, having twins is all I know! I can’t speak to having one baby at a time. It’s all hard at certain times, though, for every parent.

I will tell you, it was incredibly hard for me. Not all twin moms have that experience, but my feeling of being overwhelmed began the minute they were born. There were two babies to bring home from the hospital and get settled at home, two babies to get to nurse. When that was a total disaster, two babies to bottle feed and then change and then feed again. And then before I knew it, time to do it all over again! It felt like I barely had a second to breathe for those first few months! And the stuff, oh my goodness, there was so much stuff. I never thought, “Oh, I’ll need two of everything!” but in reality, I DID need two of almost everything! That really got me thinking about the ways I could stay organized and ahead of the chaos. Before becoming a twin mom, I felt pretty organized at home and at work. But once I brought those beautiful babies home, there was just an incredible amount of things in my diaper bag, my car, all over my house and I just couldn’t find great products to help me manage all of that.

Now my twins are four, it’s still about trying to stay (somewhat) sane and mostly organized. Since I have a boy and a girl, I really notice the differences in their development. I try hard to parent each one individually, because although they’re twins, they’re very different people! They need very different parenting.

What do you do to maintain balance in your life and make time for “me” time?

I don’t really believe in “balance” in the sense that each aspect of your life should get equal attention. I can’t see how that’s possible with small kids and a busy life! I think for me it’s more about priorities. For example, my priorities right now are my family, my job, my close friends and, of course, sugarSNAP. “Me time,” unfortunately, isn’t high enough on that list, but I realize that and can admit I’m a work in progress. I try to carve out some time for yoga and meditation. And I try to not feel guilty when I don’t get to it. Stacy and I like to say “good enough is good enough” and I believe in that. If my house isn’t spotless when guests come over, that’s okay. If I only make it to yoga once a week, I did the best I could.

I also work with a fabulous life coach who helps me focus on my goals, and it allows me time every other week to be reflective and mindful.

“We wanted to build something more than just a business selling products. Our goal is to create a community around the idea that being a parent can be super challenging and it’s okay to say so.”

Do you have a favorite organization tip that you could share with Family Sponge readers?

I am a big fan of labeling, that’s why we designed the sugarSNAP Files to have file-tab labels on the top. I used to use tons of plastic bags (which I felt guilty about, even when I re-used them) but now I use the Files instead. When you can sort the items you need, and have them pre-packed, it makes your life so much easier. I also have a File called Trinkets+Toys (which is in our Car-Go product) where I store items to bring with me when we all go to dinner or have a long wait someplace. I carry crayons, paper, stickers and other small toys to keep the twins entertained and give my husband and me the chance to have a conversation!

Lastly, I love those giant canvas totes, LOVE them! I have one that goes back and forth to school. In the morning, I put the kids’ lunches, jackets etc. in the tote labeled “J&P” (my twins’ initials). Then, my husband (who does the drop-off most days) leaves the tote in the back of my daughter’s cubby. When I pick them up at the end of the day, I grab the tote, put their lunch boxes, art work, school papers, etc. back in there and we’re ready to go! I recommend having a school tote and one for the weekends, they are so useful and convenient!

Tell me more about The Car-Go System. Seems like the perfect solution for parents managing the never-ending mess when you have kids and a car.

Our next product is a really innovative, beautiful car organizer that will help parents maintain order when it comes to extra supplies that we all carry in our cars. There’s nothing on the market like it and we’re really excited to go into production. We also have two other products in the works.

Any mompreneur lessons you have learned along the way?

Some of the lessons we’ve learned are:

Play to your strengths: we each bring a different skill set, and we divide up the tasks based on this
Divide and conquer: We’re both incredibly busy and control freaks. We’ve learned to let the other one take the reins on specific projects and focus on what we can do
Work smarter, not harder: When we meet, even if it’s over a glass of wine, we get right down to business and get tons done. We always leave with clear to-dos. And even though we live 3 minutes from one another, sometimes a phone call is easier and more manageable than getting together, and that’s okay
Multi-task but only to a certain extent: We call it “sugar snapping” when we’re doing a few different things at once, but we avoid overdoing it to the point of feeling overwhelmed or unproductive.
Ask for and receive help: this has been a struggle for both of us, but sometimes there just are not enough hours in the day and we need to rely on the other

I just adore Hey sugarSNAP, and the motto they created is super fun too: “Hey, Sugar it’s just stuff. Let’s organize it. Now go. Play!” Tarah and Stacy chose this tag line to reflect their values and underscore their mission of helping parents take a new, less-stressful approach to their gear management. I think they are doing a great job so far!

The sugarSNAP files is an organization system that will rock your world! What I love most is how you can grab just one or two bags and leave the rest in your car.

The interlocking bags also make it super easy for daddy or a caregiver to know exactly what to take with them for a park play date. And they can put it in their own backpack, so you no longer have to compromise and get the neutral colored diaper bag. Hello Petunia Pickle Bottom!

And can I say, I cannot wait until the release of sugarSNAP Car-Go System. My car is a zoo, and I have a feeling this is just the solution my car needs. You can support this mommy-run business and check out their Kickstarter project here. you have until May 3, so don’t wait a minute longer to show some love!

Make sure to enter the sugarSNAP giveaway while you are here! Good luck!

Say hello to Marieke Beeler

Family Sponge — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:00:15 +0000

Get ready for some incredible recipes from Family Sponge’s newest contributing writer, Marieke Beeler (pronounced “Ma + REE + kuh”). Marieke gets a thrill out of searching for recipes, trying them out, and writing about them on her addictive blog, M for Mommy. She is developing her own “scrumptiousness” and luckily has four hungry mouths that will try it all. So get ready for a wide variety of recipes, ranging from healthy, scrumptious recipes to the occasional sinful indulgence airing every Thursday on Family Sponge!

Born and raised in a beautiful small village in the center of The Netherlands, Marieke loves to travel and has lived in many different places in Europe. In 1999, she moved to Boston and in 2001 decided she also wanted some West Coast Experience (and, boy, did she get it!). This is where she met her future husband David. They got married and she happily accepted the fact that the “moving-from-country-to-country-phase” was over. At least, until the children have moved out.

Marieke has two toddler boys: Kai (4) and Ryder (2), who are everything toddler boys should be: full of energy, frequently up to mischief and fascinated with dirt. Add two male Australian Shepherds to the mix plus her husband — Marieke’s focus is now on keeping the household running smoothly, organizing it to the best of her ability, while attending to the ever-hungry mouths.

We like to eat in our family. Good thing I like to cook. I love to make drinks. I love to bake. I love it all. The kitchen is my “haven” and accompanied with the occasional glass of Mommy Juice, I try to maintain my sanity. — Marieke Beeler

Peaceful Parenting 101: Raising Your Kids

Jadah Sellner — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:33 +0000

Do you ever wonder if you could be a full-time peaceful parent? You know, where you don’t yell, scream, say the word “no” and feel mommy guilt like nobody’s business. I’ve read quite a few parenting books and have a lot of parenting tools up my sleeve, but when no one is looking, rage and impatience get the best of me.

I have a blog crush on ZenHabits. There are very few blogs I let enter my email inbox and this one gets special entry because the posts are so helpful and inspirational. Leo Babauta talks a lot about minimalism and simplifying your life. He also throws in some good parenting advice too. I always feel a sense of calm and find myself saying out loud, “Yeah, I knew that but thanks for the reminder.” As a parent you already know what your children need, you just need a gentle reminder with a good parenting 101 on raising your kids.

“… and she loved a boy very, very much– even more than she loved herself.” — Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree

The Way of the Peaceful Parent

Post written by Leo Babauta.

There is no such thing as stress-free parenting.

A reader requested that I share my thoughts on stress-free parenting, as the father of six kids. And while I have learned a lot about being a dad, and finding joy in parenthood, I also know that stress-free parenting is a myth.

Parents will always have stress: we not only have to deal with tantrums and scraped knees and refusing to eat anything you cook, but we worry about potential accidents, whether we are ruining our kids, whether our children will find happiness as adults and be able to provide for themselves and find love.

That said, I’ve learned that we can find peace.

Peace isn’t a place with no stress, but a place where you take the stress as it comes, in stride, and don’t let it rule you. You let it flow through you, and then smile, and breathe, and give your child a hug.

There is a Way of the Peaceful Parent, but it isn’t one that I’ve learned completely. I’ll share what I’ve learned so far, with the caveat that I don’t always follow the Way, that I still make mistakes daily, that I still have a lot to learn, that I don’t claim to have all the answers as a parent.

The Way: Raising Your Kids as a Peaceful Parent

The Way is only learned by walking it. Here are the steps I recommend:

Greet your child each morning with a smile, a hug, a loving Good Morning! This is how we would all like to be greeted each day.
Teach your child to make her own breakfast. This starts for most children at around the age of 3 or 4. Teach them progressively to brush their teeth, bathe themselves, clean up their rooms, put away clothes, wash their dishes, make lunch, wash their own clothes, sweep and clean, etc.
Teaching these skills takes patience. Kids suck at them at first, so you have to show them about a hundred times, but let them try it, correct them, and let them make mistakes. They will gradually learn independence as you will gradually have less work to do caring for them.
Older children can help younger children — it’s good for them to learn responsibility, it helps the younger children learn from the older ones, and it takes some of the stress off you.
Read to them often. It’s a wonderful way to bond, to educate, to explore imaginary worlds.
Build forts with them. Play hide and seek. Shoot each other with Nerf dart guns. Have tea together. Squeeze lemons and make lemonade. Play, often, as play is the essence of childhood. Don’t try to force them to stop playing.
When your child asks for your attention, grant it.
Parents need alone time, though. Set certain traditions so that you’ll have time to work on your own, or have mommy and daddy time in the evening, when your child can do things on her own.
When your child is upset, put yourself in his shoes. Don’t just judge the behavior (yes, crying and screaming isn’t ideal), but the needs behind the behavior. Does he need a hug, or attention, or maybe he’s just tired?
Model the behavior you want your child to learn. Don’t yell at the child because he was screaming. Don’t get angry at a child for losing his temper. Don’t get mad at a kid who wants to play video games all the time if you’re always on your laptop. Be calm, smile, be kind, go outdoors and be active.
When a stressful time arises (and it will), learn to deal with it with a smile. Make a joke, turn it into a game, laugh … you’ll teach your child not to take things so seriously, and that life is to be enjoyed. Breathe, walk away if you’ve lost your temper, and come back when you can smile.
Remember that your child is a gift. She won’t be a child for long, and so your time with her is fleeting. Every moment you can spend with her is a miracle, and you should savor it. Enjoy it to the fullest, and be grateful for that moment.
Let your child share your interests. Bake cookies together. Sew together. Exercise together. Read together. Work on a website together. Write a blog together.
Know that when you screw up as a parent, everything will be fine. Forgive yourself. Apologize. Learn from that screw up. In other words, model the behavior you’d like your child to learn whenever he screws up.
Patiently teach your child the boundaries of behavior. There should be boundaries — what’s acceptable and what’s not. It’s not OK to do things that might harm yourself or others. We should treat each other with kindness and respect. Those aren’t things the child learns immediately, so have patience, but set the boundaries. Within those boundaries, allow lots of freedom.
Give your child some space. Parents too often overschedule their child’s life, with classes and sports and play dates and music and clubs and the like, but it’s a constant source of stress for both child and parent to keep this schedule going. Let the child go outside and play. Free time is necessary. You don’t always have to be by her side either — she needs alone time just as much as you do.
Exercise to cope with stress. A run in solitude is a lovely thing. Get a massage now and then.
It helps tremendously to be a parenting team — one parent can take over when the other gets stressed. When one parent starts to lose his temper, the other should be a calming force.
Mom and dad need a date night every week or so. Get a babysitter, or better yet, teach the older kids to babysit.
Sing and dance together.
Take every opportunity to teach kindness and love. It’s the best lesson.
Kiss your child goodnight. And give thanks for another amazing day with your beautiful, unique, crazy child.

‘You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who’ve never had any.’ ~Bill Cosby

Speak your mind

Do you have any parenting tips that have worked for you in those stressful moments? Or any approaches that paid off in the long run because you stayed consistence and took the time to teach your little one some responsibility when their favorite phrase was, “Let me do it myself?” Share it in the comments below.

MOM+WORK: Tonya Kent

Jen Hansard — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000

HERSTORY

Tonya Kent is a mother of four beautiful children, lives in Anchorage, Alaska and runs her own craft business, More than a Memory AK. Aside from my fascination with life in Alaska, I fell in love with Tonya’s chore charts and even got her to sponsor our current giveaway. Through all of this, I got to know her and asked her to share how she balances being an involved mom and running a business— something I struggle with everyday.

Tell us a little bit about you and your family.
I am married to an amazingly wonderful man who has roots in down-home country, and has a successful career as an attorney. Our home has been Anchorage, Alaska for 10 years. We have four wonderful kiddos— our oldest son is 12, our only daughter is almost 11 and our two little boys are 6 and 4. Our home is filled with Legos, nerf guns and a variety of craft scrap. The garage is full of thrift finds that await the spark of inspiration to re-finish, which usually hits when I can open the garage a crack and not freeze!

I have done some sort of hand-crafting business for almost 10 years, starting with bazaars and eventually purchasing a local scrapbook store—which was a life-time dream of mine. Funny thing about dreams: when they become a reality, the glimmer around the edges doesn’t follow you around. I learned that I get too involved and needed to re-prioritize. So I closed shop, continued selling our signature scrapbook kits on Etsy, along with other crafty things that had been put on hold. I started cooking, cleaning and laundering again!

What do you love most about living in Anchorage?
Anchorage is a great city – the size is just right, the culture is so diverse, and the people are just so nice! It’s also really, really cool to randomly see moose in my own yard, crossing the highway or meandering through a park.

Oh— and we now have Target, Kohl’s and Olive Garden, so that’s a big plus!!!

What have you found that helps juggle raising a family and running an Etsy shop?
I absolutely love that I am home when my kiddos leave for school and come home. I’m a natural home-body so being able to work from home is awesome. I used to own a scrapbook store— and the reason I evolved to an online shop was so I could find a better balance and not drop so many balls while juggling.

I have some traits that make it difficult— like being a perfectionist, wanting to take care of issues immediately and getting so involved in what I’m doing that I forget the world is revolving around me. I don’t really try to do anything unless I am determined to do it well. So I have to consciously make myself step away when something else should take precedent. I just constantly remind myself that the reason I’m working here is so I can be a mom first.

Here are my two philosophies: “It ALL has to get done – but it doesn’t ALL have to be done right now!” & “A cute hat is just as good as cute hair!”

What inspired you to make your own chore charts and sell them on Etsy?
Let me preface this by saying my home is not always clean. More often than not, you’ll find a layer of dust, a spot that sticks you to the floor, or a mess in need of a “hazardous waste” sign!

We’ve used a few different chore charts in the past and the novelty wears off in .5 seconds. So a couple years ago, my oldest two started really understanding the concept of work=money, and would daily ask me if there was something they could do to earn some cash. I was not prepared, so finally I sat down, broke down the chores I’d be willing and thrilled to hand over, and assigned them a monetary value. Then I made each into a magnet, so WHENEVER a child wants money, they can go to the board and decide what they want to do and know how much they will get for it.

I shared my chore chart idea with friends, through a blog and Facebook. With an overwhelmingly positive response, I adapted it to a sell-able item and offered it on my Etsy shop. It has definitely become my most popular item I’ve EVER sold!

Do you have any advice for fellow creative moms who want to get their foot in the door with Etsy?
I’m lucky that I had a bit of a customer base when I opened my Etsy shop. But the funny thing is, things didn’t really take off until I introduced the Chore Charts. I started with scrapbook kits that sold well at my store. When orders didn’t rush in, I started branching out to all my other interests: crocheted hats, flower accessories, ruffle aprons, handmade gifts. I’m finding that certain things sell well in person and others better online. Once I started offering the Chore Charts – word began to spread, pinners began to pin, friends began to post and well . . . I’m keeping pretty busy.

So I guess my best advice is: find something a little different, something not so easy to find, something that doesn’t need to be seen and felt in person – and try it out. If it doesn’t take off, try something else until you find the right fit. But be prepared to be surprised when something doesn’t sell… and equally surprised when something else does!

Make sure to enter our Chore Chart giveaway while you are here!

What to do once the kids are asleep

Jen Hansard — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:15:40 +0000

From 8am to midnight, I feel like a race car going 70 mph. The only time I can slow down is to fill up for coffee. And then it’s right back on the racetrack for another fifty laps. I have way too much on my plate and I know that. Yet they are all important things— spending quality time with my family, growing my businesses, helping with our church plant, spending time with my friends, and making healthy meals, and so on. I love all these things, but I am completely exhausted. And I just don’t know how to force myself to slow down and breathe.

Then I started reading my first e-Book this week called One Bite at a Time by Tsh Oxenreider from Simple Mom. In this book, Tsh has compiled 52 ideas for simplifying life and it called out to me. I already ditched the TV seven years ago, which has helped us fill our time with creative and productive things. Yet now I wonder if I have overfilled my life. And if so, what can I do about it?

Idea #4 from One Bite at a Time is about establishing an evening routine. I already nailed the bedtime routine with the kids, but my evening routine with me and my husband needs some work. Lots of work, actually. It goes something like this: kids fall asleep, I eat a snack and grab some water, head up to my office and work until the wee hours of the night. The quietest, most intimate part of the entire day is not spent with my husband, but rather my 27-inch iMac. I am over it and ready for a change. This is when Tsh comes in and speaks to me about an evening routine. She didn’t speak directly to me, but it sure felt like it when I read her words.

When you bookend your days with a simple routine, they’ll feel less chaotic, and you’ll be more in control. These routines will be a salve to your soul. —Tsh

So yesterday, I announced to my family that I will not be on my computer past 7pm at night. This means whatever design projects or blogging I need to do will have to wait until the morning.

What I will do instead with that precious slice of time is:

— write my to-do list for tomorrow (I usually do this midway through the day when I get overwhelmed)
— take a shower (I should really do this more, so I am very happy about having this on my list)
— clean the kitchen (like disinfect the counters and mop the floor)
— read my Bible (I have been a pretty sad example of a pastor’s wife these last few months)
— spend time with my husband (board games, talking, praying together, and just reconnecting)

I am saying good bye to super late nights and cranky mornings. Is it gonna be easy? Absolutely not! But I am ready for the challenge. My exhausted body and mind need this challenge. And my family needs it. I am ready to fall asleep with my husband and wake up before my children pounce on me. I am ready to reconnect with myself and my family. And I think my new evening routine is the beginning of making this a reality.

I’ll let you know how it goes…

MOM+WORK: Ana Spick

Jen Hansard — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:55:19 +0000

HERSTORY

Ana Spick is the owner and creative force behind We Love Citrus, a San Diego-based online shop that specializes in paper goods, home goods and unique gift items with a simplified, refreshing and inspiring design. I stumbled across We Love Citrus while on Pinterest searching for a lemonade recipe. I love Ana’s citrus mason jar lids and the fresh design of everything in her shop. Scroll down for Family Sponge’s interview with Ana, where she shares her approach to balancing being a mommy and running a business.

Share a little bit about your life and interests:
I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and surrounded by creativity. Since I can remember I’ve made lots of crafts. My entire family was very handy – everyone knew how to make something. We were always busy with a project and that was a lot of fun. I am interested in travel, food, people, languages, cultures, design, books, and lots more. I am a curious monkey, always searching for new things to do. Lately, I have been dying to try Standup Paddle Boarding (SUP) yoga, just need to find the time to do it.

My passion for traveling took me to San Diego where I now reside with with my adorable 5-year old son Ian and my engineer/musician husband Scott. Citrus studio is in my house and I love how colorful and happy it is.

Beauty in life is found in simple things. I am attracted to old things, love all things handmade, enjoy going to flea markets, and am an avid supporter of small and local businesses.

What inspired you to start your own shop?
I always loved packaging and decorating. I had a huge collection of papers growing up, so having a store is something I had been dreaming about for a long time. I love curating and creating products for the shop, it makes me so happy to be able to do what I love. It’s still so surreal to me when someone buys my products, specially if it’s someone who lives thousands of miles away from me. That’s the beauty about an online shop, you can reach anyone, anywhere, and I love it.

Does your family get involved with We Love Citrus?
Everybody gets involved. Ian helps me to put confetti inside the packages. He also loves filling the little mason jars with clothespins, and he is very particular to make sure every jar gets 50 pins. Scott runs errands for me all the time (bank, buying supplies, post office, coffee…you name it). Right now he is at Staples buying printing paper for me.

Being a mom and also a business can be a challenge. Any tips to making it run more smoothly?
Get your kids involved. Give them little tasks so they feel they are part of it…that way they won’t feel your business is stealing you from them. I take Ian to local craft shows w/ me, and it’s fun to see him interacting with customers and trying to sell my products.

Do you have a favorite lemon drink recipe you could share with Family Sponge readers?
I have one for moms and dads, not for the kiddos. It’s called caipirinha, a famous drink from Brazil where I’m from. You can make it with any citrus fruit. You can even make it with kiwi…super yummy.

Caipirinha*:

1/2 lime, quartered
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 1/2 fluid ounces cachaca
1 cup ice cubes

Directions: In a large rocks glass squeeze and drop in 2 eighths of lime. Add sugar, crush and mix with a spoon. Pour in the cachaca and plenty of ice. Stir well. *from All Recipes

WHAT’S YOUR STORY?

Have you started your own business? Are you juggling work and parenting? What have you learned along the way?

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