This past week has been a very strange week for me. My part-time gig seemed to go by very slowly, and the evenings with my fam went way too fast. It seemed as if when I hit the pillow, it was time to start over again. Five minutes after I fell asleep. But alas, I did push through each day and made them great. (Even had a beer at lunch with my buds.) Which leads me to why my nights have seemed to short.
You see, Between the Sheets Co. was invited to participate in the Kentucky Derby's first ever Celebrity Gifting Suite held at The Galt Hotel in Louisville...April 30 and May 1 are the dates and I have been having a really hard time wrapping my head around meeting celebs, getting my products personalized and ready to go, in just 2ish weeks. And in addition to getting pieces ready for the celebs, I also had to figure out a way to get to Kentucky...I am talking planes, trains and automobiles here folks. I had people volunteering to drive me the 13 hours. The support and love that I have felt these last 6 days has been absolutely phenomenal. The stress has felt the complete opposite.
BUT, I feel as though I have made a very sound and wise business decision. I have decided not to participate in the Derby Suite this year due to the lack of time I was given to make sure my products were in pristine condition for the A listers I could've met. Also, the cash it would've taken me to get to Kentucky, to front the costs of the products and the time to do all of this...well, it may have sent me over the edge. And listen, I am VERY far from the edge. (pretty mellow these days!)
Putting this decision on blog paper and sharing it with the 3 people who read this blog means that I have made my decision and I am going to stand by it. No regrets. Instead of clubbin' with celebs in L'ville, I think I shall start making some plans to revamp my website, add the new products to my line that I've been wanting to get online, and update all my artwork. This will hopefully push me to get to that next level in my business...The level where I will be sipping champagne with Kim Kardashian or Jennifer Aniston, or heck, even Sandra B. And we can talk about Jesse...
What happened there anyway? Ick.
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Good for you! Congrats on being invited, but as hard as that must have been to decline - I think it would be better to decline than endure the stress of all of those reasons.
I'm proud of you!!! And I still want my stamp...but my address might be changing soon (AGAIN!), so I'm holding out.
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