Time For Everything? Not!

If I could have it my way, there would be ENOUGH time to do EVERYTHING that I want to do. I would have accomplished above and beyond all the things I have written down on my to-do-list each day to get my business running, but who am I kidding? I have a family that consists of two pre-school boys and a hungry, hardworking, wanna-be smothered with love kind of man, the moment he walks in the door. So from the time I wake up (which is not always early) to the time I finally get a chance to do some work, it’s already 2 o’clock in the afternoon when the kids are napping which only gives me an hour and a half. The next break for myself after that, is usually after dinner and then when the boys are down for the night. And the cycle repeats over and over again with occasional days off when I have family guests to entertain or someone gets sick. So, there’s really nothing I can do at this point in my life except to do the best I can and try the best I can to make time for everything, most of all to maintain BALANCE. I have to say though, I do place higher priority on my family over work and that’s always going to be the case because the rewards are priceless and eternal.

So, what have I done lately? Well, let’s see…  I applied for my business license and sales permit which is one of the first steps I’ve taken. My business cards are done and ready to make it into the hands of potential clients, but I’m still not sure where to start and who to start with. I do know that before I do start passing them along, I need to design more samples of my work and get a portfolio together.   I’ve done a few projects in the past, but don’t think they are up to par of what I think I really want to present or the style that I would like to consider my own.  So, this is why my brain has been put to the task of storming up ideas and absorbing tons of inspiration from the web, magazines, and shops I visit. A very long process and quite often, very exhausting.  Even when I sleep at night, I dream up designs, but wish I could write them down while I’m dreaming them.  Ha! That would be cool I think!

On the personal side of things, I am planning my sister’s wedding and being the creative one, I have been given the responsibility of assisting them in making sure the wedding of their dreams will come true.  Knowing that I planned my own wedding within 6 months with an extremely tight budget would make me think it would be a piece a cake, right? Well, not exactly. Planning a wedding for someone else other than yourself, means dealing with something entirely different because you can’t make decisions for them even if you wish you could. All I know is, there’s a time line to be followed and as long as they can make solid choices and selections on time, then things will run smoothly, I hope. However, I’m very excited for them and thankful that I can be a part of their journey towards making their special day, beautiful and unforgettable.  Which, by the way, has given me the opportunity to design their engagement party invites that I am hosting for them next month. I just sent them out to print and hopefully it will come out great.

Until then, I am in no hurry!  Life is moving fast, but I like to take my time and just go with the flow!

You can definitely catch up with the day to day details of my life on my personal blog, Heartbeats.

Cheers!