I am headed into my crazy time. I have started gift show set ups that will take me through mid-August. I would usually have some down time, but it seems this year it's not going to happen. Stephen Young is opening up in the Las Vegas Market Center and I will be heading it up with his wife Lisa. This showroom opening in this building is going to be huge for the gift industry. If you know the SY showroom, then you know the level of display and perfection that goes along with his name. It's a huge undertaking and I am so excited to be a part of it.
Opening a showroom of this size and scale is going to take months and take me well into next January. We officially start in September, pair that with holiday set ups for my clients and the podcast etc...I am looking at a packed Q4.
I know from past experiences if I am not careful, I will quickly lose all sense of balance. This year I am looking at things differently. I have to. One of the biggest shifts in mindset for me is treating my backyard like an Airbnb. I know that sounds weird but we developed our backyard to have our wedding in it almost 3 years ago. There is a vegetable garden, fruit trees, a galvanized tub that my hubs converted into a hot tub (yes, it gets up to 104 degrees!), and there is a deck with a dining table and chairs, teak lounge chairs under umbrellas in the grass as well as a fire pit. I know that if I was staying in an Airbnb that had all of this, I would be outside every day, having coffee, reading under the umbrellas and working at the dining table. I would be doing what I could just to be outside enjoying all of this. So, why, when we live here, do we not utilize it as much as I would if it was someone else's?
So now, anytime I am working from home, I am going to start going outside and pretend I am on vacation. I am dragging out the laptop, sitting amongst the trees, listening to the sound of birds singing and finding balance right outside my back door.
Cheers,
M
