I am so glad we’re finally electing smart, compassionate people to public office!   I told you the other day why I think my local state Senator Carol Liu is so extraordinary, and I still can’t get over that I was the small business owner she honored in Sacramento on Tuesday as part of California’s official “Small Business Day.”  Now, I was by no means the only one.  There were about 80 of us from all of California’s different voting districts and we were all honored as the “Small Business of the Year.”

Given that I live in the 21st district along with about 850,000 other people, I definitely had what my friend Amy Rachlin calls “that needle-in-a-haystack feeling” – i.e. How the hell did I get so lucky?  Well, let me tell you how – she chose our company because we do business in an eco-, human- and women-friendly fashion, and those are things that are deeply important to the senator.  She could’ve honored someone who’d raised a lot of money for her campaign or a store or restaurant she frequents.  Instead, she wanted to recognize a business that’s part of what I call “the next evolution,” where we become more connected to the people who make what we have.

The wonderful Senator Carol Liu, me & a Small Cinchy Tote

She got my vote before, and of course she’ll have it again, and not because of the award.  It’s because of who she is.

For those of you who are curious, yes, the Governator was there.  And yes, he did allude to “Terminator: Salvation.”  (I liked “Star Trek” better.)

We have another terrific event coming up tonight in Hollywood at Cinespace.  Vanessa Diaz is debuting her new and incredibly cool eco-fashion line via a fashion show – and our Rebagz will be prominently featured!  (Thank you, Vanessa!)  Our ace videographer Cathleen Alexander will be there and so I’ll be posting footage as soon as we’ve got it.

And thanks so much to my friend and confidant Sarah Shaw of Simply Sarah Shaw fame for interviewing me for her new and amazing Momprenette site.  Scroll down a bit and you’ll see my answers to her questions, but also be sure to look around the whole site because there’s so much great information and advice there.  Also, check out all she’s offering on her Entreprenette site.  Sarah’s just incredible and I teased her once about her young twins by saying, “Sarah, you’re so efficient you had 2 kids at once!”

Quite a week – and all of us at the office already need another holiday. ;D  How ’bout you?

XOXO Marty