Sage Wedding Pros – an important message.

For those of you who know me well know that I have a chronic problem of over committing (but I love work!) and get to hear my “venting” hee hee this maybe will help you understand that I need you to stay sane!

This post really hit home for me and I wanted to share it with all of you.

{re-posted from SageWeddingPros.com with permission}

The Myth of “Doing It All”

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Lately, I have a lot on my plate.  And, people always ask me, “How do you do it all?”  And, I usually answer something to the effect of “Somehow it all gets done.  I don’t know how, but it does.”  And, that’s not true.  This is the myth of people who do and manage so many jobs and responsibilities. NO ONE gets it ALL done.

There are two things that people like myself are good at doing: Choosing and Prioritizing.  I don’t get it all done.  I choose.  Every day I make choices about what is most important at that given moment.  And, some things are not chosen.  Some things are simply not done.

There are days I choose to get to the office early over taking a shower.  There are days that I choose to write a blog post over sleeping.  There are days that I choose to play with Lili over doing my bookkeeping. There are days that I choose to work on Get Hitched Give Hope over mmm… paper.  There are days that I choose to meet a printing deadline for The Simple Plan workbook over taking Lili to the park.  That is the long and short of it.  Lara Casey recently talked about how she hasn’t slept, worked out, eaten, laughed, or blogged while trying to finalize the last print edition of Southern Wedding Magazine.  ‘Tis true!  No one gets it all done.

I want you to know this, especially if you are new to the wedding business… especially if you are new to entrepreneurship.  I’ve always looked up to people who “get it all done”.  I have looked up to them as incredible super-beings who are on top of the world.  And, truth be told there is some pride in having people ask you, “Michelle, how do you do it all?”  But, it’s a big fat myth.  No one does it all.  We choose.  We prioritize.  And, we must do a pretty decent job at choosing and prioritizing because people seem to think we get it all done.  (HA!  Oh 24-hour-fitness, you and I are unrequited lovers long overdue for a reunion.)

Everyone has different methods of prioritizing.  I wrote about this recently in the post, Prioritizing for your Small Business.  I make lists and I condense my “priority list” down to the most important and most urgent.  I usually have 10 manageable things on my condensed list (and about 50 other sheets of paper held with a binder clip of assorted other to-dos, along with my google tasks online.)  And, I also make “on the spot” assessments of what is most important at that given moment.  I may have a list of SUPER important things, but a 2-year-old begging me “Mommy, go room.  Mommy, play bear house.”  I may have to ignore my list for one of the ladies and gent of GHGH who need help in a pinch.

I choose.  I prioritize.  That is what I do.

 

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Mark your calendars!! Tuesday December 4th – 7pm,

Get your calendars out – there is going to be a fun fun party – Hosted by Heather Scearce at her studio – Conscious Body Pilates – 2921 Madison Ave E., Seattle, WA 98122 {MAP}

Tuesday December 4th – 7pm

Here is a link to the invite: {INVITE}
Not that we need any excuses to party, but there will be tropical snacks & beverages brought by the greatest caterer in all the land Kate Thomson of Seasonal Palate – loads of fabulous people to chat with and a few good pieces of art hanging on the wall. There will be 10-12 images from my trip to Costa Rica hanging on the wall.

Fun times – hope to see you there!!

Here’s a little sneak peak -

Conscious Body Pilates –

You may have seen a few of the previous blogs about Heather Scearce and her fabulous Pilates Studio, (or heard me talk about her!) Conscious Body Pilates. She opened her Studio not even a year ago and has been so incredibly successful! Within the first six months, she was voted Best in Seattle by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine – featured in numerous magazines & of course my favorite place to practice pilates. =)

Heather along with a few of the instructors will have a booth at the CRAVE SHOW this weekend – (I hear there will be champagne) you should stop by!!!

Since opening she now has six very qualified trainers at her studio, we had a little photo day at the studio and I would love to introduce you to all of them.

The studio has a mat class (that may have a few openings) on Mondays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 6 & 7 and Saturdays at 10am if you are interested in working out!! Check out her website, http://www.709-core.com, or give her a call 206.709.CORE

Here are the fabulous instructors!!

P.S – Every couple of months Heather features an artist at her studio…. Guess who the artist in November will be????? (I’ll give you a hint… her name starts with a B!)

Heather Scearce ~ Owner

Shaunna Kotka

Echo NorrisJamien Cvjetnicanin

Olivia CorradoJana Broecking

ChickChat!

About a year ago, I went to a Crave Party – yes that fabulous women’s pampering party you’ve been hearing so much about. I met SO many wonderful women business owners, Artists, Designers, Market Researchers… everyone!

Tracy, from Epiphany Research was one of the women I met – she does market research for her clients with a group called Chicks that Chat. SO fun! Last week, I was one of eight women who met to chat – they fed us dinner, kept our wine glasses filled and asked us questions about where we shopped and what for… Its all top secret, so I can’t tell you until the products are (hopefully) released. They also paid us $70 for our time!

Here is a photo of the group of us – (taken just for this fabulous blog!)

Top Left – Toddy Dyer, Darnell Sue, Lindsey Sargent, Emily Whitish, Chris Lang, Patricia Pearlman, (front left) Yours Truly, Sharie Hyder

So, if you want to (which of course you should) register to be paid for your opinions. It isn’t one of those ridiculous online scams… these really are real (not to mention fun and fabulous) people. =) go to: www.epiphanyresearch.net

Also – one of the gals at the group is an amazing networker – Darnell Sue – she knows everyone around town and hosts a women’s networking group called the Girl Power Hour – the next one is November 15th in Ballard, there will be a hundred or more fabulous motivated creative women sipping drinks and having a great time. You should be there too! www.girlpowerhour.com

Seattle’s Greatest DJ (and the greatest website too!)

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So, many of you know that each and every weekend (well most weekends anyway) I go to a wedding (or three) – as a photographer or a guest & sometimes both. So I get to see people (and places) in action – florists, coordinators, venues, bands, DJ’s, officiants, everyone! Over the past 6 (or so) years in this wild world of weddings, I’ve learned that the wedding goes much smoother – is more fun and MUCH more organized when you get the right people on the job. I feel like I’ve met a few of the “right” people and love to work with them – so of course I refer them to all of my brides. =)

The guy I have to give props to this week is Austin Beaver with NiteLite Entertainment – he is Seattle’s (and possibly the world’s) greatest DJ. Austin is the ONLY DJ I have ever seen be on a location early to set up – he is always prepared and is such a pleasure to be around. Then…. you get to see him work – wow! He is witty, charming and definitely the guy you want to be running the show on your big day!  – He recently released a new website that I LOVE!!  Designed by LT Productions, and photography by (of course) Barbie Hull – you have to check this site out!!

http://www.niteliteent.com/

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