New Consultant With Morning Sickness!

[baychef]

I feel so bad...I have a new consultant that is not from this area so she is limited in who she can ask for parties, but she just found out that she is pregnant with her first child. She said she can not even think about scheduling parties right now because the smell of food makes her ill.:yuck:

She was encouraged to work on book parties and since she feels that it will pass soon, I also encouraged her to start scheduling cooking show parties too.

Anyone else with some ideas? Thanks!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Ann, I wish I had some sage advice, but I'm hormonal today- I'd be tempted to tell her to suck it up and press on! (that was what they taught us in Air Force Basic Training!)

However having once thought I was pregnant, and every smell did in fact make me queasy, I feel for her. I think doing interactive shows, or "walking through the catalog" shows would work really well, and she coudl just bring a potato or 2 or 5 for people to demo tools from her Tool-Turn-About...and bring a pan of brownies to munch on-

Catalog shows would be a good idea as well. I have found from personal experience that some times you do just have to suck it up and press on, so hopefully she won't be queasy or nauseous forever!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I feel so bad...I have a new consultant that is not from this area so she is limited in who she can ask for parties, but she just found out that she is pregnant with her first child. She said she can not even think about scheduling parties right now because the smell of food makes her ill.:yuck:

She was encouraged to work on book parties and since she feels that it will pass soon, I also encouraged her to start scheduling cooking show parties too.

Anyone else with some ideas? Thanks!

This was me 4 1/2 years ago! It's hard to suck it up when the smell of food sends you rushing for the nearest bathroom/garbage can/plastic bag/planter you can find!:yuck:

It was Christmas Time, so I did Batter Bowl Gift Mix shows. (had the host prepare the batter bowl brownie in advance) For the summer, I would suggest Ice Cream Socials - she could have the host pre-bake a brownie, or buy a pound cake or angel food cake, and show all of the tools for chopping, slicing, etc.....nuts, strawberries, chocolate, marshmallows, bananas, oreo cookies....or check the files for the Cold Stone Ice Cream Show - that's a good no-cook one to do to!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

This was me 4 1/2 years ago! It's hard to suck it up when the smell of food sends you rushing for the nearest bathroom/garbage can/plastic bag/planter you can find!:yuck:

It was Christmas Time, so I did Batter Bowl Gift Mix shows. (had the host prepare the batter bowl brownie in advance) For the summer, I would suggest Ice Cream Socials - she could have the host pre-bake a brownie, or buy a pound cake or angel food cake, and show all of the tools for chopping, slicing, etc.....nuts, strawberries, chocolate, marshmallows, bananas, oreo cookies....or check the files for the Cold Stone Ice Cream Show - that's a good no-cook one to do to!

that's why I prefaced my post with "But I'm hormonal today" which is a polite way of saying I'm cranky!

 

[chefmeg]

I would suggest any non cooking shows (like mentioned above) and have her prepare Hosts for helping out~it could be a really good recruiting tool for her..."see, you did most of the work at this show, but I am going to get paid for it!"

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I would suggest any non cooking shows (like mentioned above) and have her prepare Hosts for helping out~it could be a really good recruiting tool for her..."see, you did most of the work at this show, but I am going to get paid for it!"

You are so smart! Seriously, I'm not being sarcastic!

 

[merego]

I have been there, the smell of anything made me puke. I would recomend catalog shows. Nothing would be worse then her trying to even demo the peeling of a potato and she throw up. Someone could wear a perfume that could make her puke, I say stay away from cooking shows for awhile Poor girl, I was sick for 9 months, no joke, it was not fun!!

 

[janetupnorth]

Rae had a great format for walk through the catalog or "no demo" shows...check for her old threads...

 

[chefmeg]

You are so smart! Seriously, I'm not being sarcastic!

why, thank you , my dear!

When I was prego with DD, my DH left the sippy cups out overnight...this meant that I had to open them up, dismantle and clean them the next day:yuck:
not pretty as my sense of smell was very heightned during that pregnancy! I never actually threw up, but there were many times I really wanted to! That one was the worst!