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I cannot believe that it is already 2009!
2008 was an amazing year. Definitely a different one- adjusting to a new home in a new county and figuring out how to be a mom and a wedding planner at the same time and how to do both well. A year of growth, learning, new friendships, lots of love and lots of joy. I want to thank you all for being a part of it. Family, friends, clients, vendors- all of you have made this past year so incredible!
Looking ahead, there is a lot of NEW happening for us in the new year.
*A new official member of the Joyful Team (info soon to come!)
*An updated website (yay!!)
*Another move (not so yay...)
*Some amazing venues that are new for me to work at (so exciting!)
*Some absolutely incredible weddings coming up! I cannot wait to see them come to life and share them with you- planning them has been so much fun!
The most imminent new of all is that I am making a change to my work schedule. The beauty of running my own small business and working from home is that I can work at any time. A challenge of running my own small business at home is that I end up working all the time. Finding the balance between time spent being a mom and time spent running my business has been a difficult one and I finally feel like I have somewhat figured it all out (today at least!). The biggest thing I have learned is that I have to take a day off. A no email, no answering the business phone, sit on the couch and read, take my son to the park for hours, go on a day date with my hubby kind of day off.
Thus, starting now, I will be taking Mondays off. Sundays as well, if I don't have a wedding. Clients and vendors, please still feel free to email me or leave me a voicemail, but know that I am not ignoring you if I don't get back to you until Tuesday. My husband says he is going to forcefully keep my laptop shut if at all possible :) That being said, if you do have an emergency, you can call me and leave a message and I will get back to you if it is urgent.
Here is to a Joyful 2009!!
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5 comments:
Happy New Year, Courtney! And a day off is a MUST!! Good for you!
Good for you! I hope you have a fabulous and "joyful" 2009!
Happy New Year!!! Good for you :) I am glad you are setting aside time for just you and your family ... so important. Where are you moving to???
Happy New Year Courtney! Yay for days off and figuring out a way to balance everything. I think it is an art I am continually trying to work on. I can't wait to hear more about all the new announcements!
happy new year Courtney!!!!
yes, work boundaries are a good thing! When and where are you moving??? Congrats on all of your accomplishments this past year & ... you have the CUTEST little guy I have ever seen (next to mine of course :))
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