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Natalie Clark BY AMANDA MILLER PHOTO BY CHERILYN HAINES PHOTOGRAPHY Occupation: Owner of Chloe & Cate Consignment Husband: James Clark Children: Chloe, 5, Cate 2, and John, 1 Hobbies: Thrift shopping and sewing A s a mom to three little ones and owner of Chloe & Cate Consign- ment, Natalie Clark knows a thing or two about balancing chaos and creativi- ty. Inspired by her own love of secondhand finds and desire to make things easier on parents, Natalie turned her passion for thrift shopping into a thriving online busi- ness. When she’s not curating quality kids’ clothing, she’s spending time outdoors with her husband, James, and their three children—Chloe, Cate, and John— embracing the everyday joys of family life in Louisiana. WHAT WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD LIKE, AND HOW HAS THAT INFLUENCED THE WAY YOU PARENT TODAY? NATALIE: I had a great childhood. My par- ents are very understanding people; they never really took things too seriously. They let the small things go, and when there’s a big thing that needs to be addressed, they would definitely take care of it in a timely manner. It was like, if you want to eat breakfast and the only thing we can get you to eat is ice cream, you can just eat it. But, if you get a bad grade on a test, we’re going to talk about it. WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT RAISING YOUR FAMILY IN LOUISIANA?
NATALIE: The community here is great. We also love the outdoors aspect of Louisiana. We like to be outdoors with our children and experience all of those types of things. WHAT’S A TYPICAL DAY IN YOUR HOME LIKE RIGHT NOW? NATALIE: My oldest is in kindergarten, and my two younger children are in day care. A typical day is waking up, getting everyone breakfast, and [getting them] off to school. Then, I spend time working on my consignment business, either work- ing on social media or on the back end, for instance the website or getting items organized. I also spend one day a week just picking up new consignments from other people. WHAT’S THE BEST PARENTING ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED? NATALIE: At least for right now, my phase of life I’m in, it’s to know that: They’re only little once. These phases come and go quickly, so enjoy them. Enjoy the time you
have. If there’s a day that I’m overwhelmed or stressed out, I just try to remember that it’s going to come and go very quickly. If you’re having a bad day, tomorrow’s going to be excellent compared to that day. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY TRADI- TIONS YOU ARE EXCITED TO START OR CONTINUE WITH YOUR CHILDREN? NATALIE: I would say one family tradi- tion that we have is on Christmas Eve. My father-in-law reads Cajun Night Before Christmas to all of the grandkids, and that is a tradition that he's been doing, I think, since he had his first grandchild. His oldest grandchild is 18, and the youngest is my baby, who is one. So you have all these ages in between. That’s a tradition that we will keep doing. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO LAUNCH CHLOE & CATE CONSIGNMENT? NATALIE: Moms have children quickly outgrowing clothes, and oftentimes, they’re nicer pieces they don’t really want to do-
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