Stashka Lepera - Owner

Stashka Lepera is the ambitious (if not delusional) facilitator of the NW chapter of Over-Commiters Anonymous.  The sometimes submissive wife of a general contractor and mother of two high energy, high drama, hot tempered daughters - she lives on a small farm just outside of Seattle, Washington with her 2 dogs, 3 cats, 3 horses, 5 chickens and soon to be pair of alpacas (to take care of mowing the lawn, of course).  She enjoys horseback riding, attempting to be a ballerina, writing, making her family laugh and dodging laundry and other domestic duties.  She also delights in finding ways of teaching the gifts of sharing and compassion with her children (which can sometimes be a challenging concept to a 5 year old). 

Stashka would like to think she is the guru of healthy living, but when stressed she finds release in a monster plate of nachos or a pitcher of margaritas (unless she's really stressed and then her husband makes a beeline to Dairy Queen for the ever comforting M&M Blizzard; much to her children's delight).  Sometimes she opts for the paper coffee cup when the reusable one was left at home, and there are some days that nothing but a man's antiperspirant will do.  But everyday she truly aspires to find new ways to make her legacy to this world a positive one.

Our Testers, Store Models, and Inspiration

Lydia Anne ('02) and Gabrielle Nicole ('07) spend their days devising new ways to put products through the wringer.  From drinking 'non-toxic' baby wash (that'd be Lyd) to eating biodegradable diaper wipes (Gab), these two take their jobs very seriously.

Lydia (being fully potty trained herself) is our clothing quality tester.  Even parts 'Princess' and 'Rescue Girl', she can take a pair of clothes from pristine to grass stained and torn in less time that it takes to change a diaper.  Her specialties are blueberry stains, tearing out pant knees and trashing the skirt hems of her dresses (because soccer should be played in a skirt).  She's also has an uncanny nack of busting zippers and a nasty habit of chewing on the collars of her shirts (much to her mothers dismay). 

We have the added benefit of our resident diaper tester, Gabrielle, being one of the most hydrated babies on earth.  The amount of liquid this child can dispense during the course of a night is purely amazing.  Her mother (being the imperfect mother she is) rarely accomplishes the middle of the night changing and occasionally forgets to change her diaper before putting her down for nap, which can mean up to 5 hours of saturation.  This works out great for our testing purposes.  Add onto this that Gabini tends to poo every morning around 5am, before her morning diaper change, we've got the makings of what we feel is the best diaper tester on the face of the planet.  A fully saturated diaper plus a pile of poo - she really knows how to test drive a nappy!!