Sep. 8, 2006
The stakes feel higher
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The next thirty-six hours are filled with responsibility I cannot complete in my own strength. Ten hours from now I need to host the first Mom's Night Out of the year, thankfully in someone else's home. I always hold such high aspirations for these events, longing for women's souls to come away refreshed and rested. I have yet to reconcile, though I like to think I've improved over the years, taking care of the logistics of these events and not killing MY soul and rest in the process. I think I'm more nervous today because one) yesterday was a HUGE pain day and I accomplished nothing much of consequence beyond teaching, writing emails and searching for the perfect tea pots to sell. Therefore, the three appetizers I'm committed to bring have yet to be started or completed (good-bye weekly cleaning afternoon...see how easy that was?). A day or even an afternoon in the kitchen ranks right up there with housework for me. Though I'm very committed to making a home and cooking and cleaning is unavoidable, I still struggle with dread when I am faced with it, don't know why. Secondly, I'm nervous because this group of 20+ women love to stay up late and gab, gab, gab. But at eight a.m. tomorrow, I need to be at a lovely little inn in Colfax to begin training for an inn-sitting my family will provide for four nights in October. Again, a full day on my feet, cooking, serving, cleaning...what was I thinking? Oh yeah, a little extra Christmas money and the experience so I can say, "Been there, done that." Last night I participated in a conference call with eight other women all over the country. Together we are helping Tea Events launch a new membership-only website. These women know what their doing. They are strong entrepreneurs, with multiple businesses and experiences, all related to tea. I have a blog. I applied on a whim and out of dozens of applicants was chosen as one of the six leaders. Don't ask me how. I will need to submit one article a month (having already committed to contributing to another local publication), help moderate the forum and work as a team with these talented, experienced women. From the looks of the website and the conversation last night, this is no small side endeavor. People will pay $29.95 for the privilege of logging on and finding the resources they need as tea entrepreneurs. How did I go from a wanna-be entrepreneur to helping lead others? I have no idea. The stakes feel higher. |
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Sep. 8, 2006 - Encouraged
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