08/03/2021
Grateful. Tired.
When I stepped into Flourish full time this January I took on four part time “gigs” … Honestly I wasn’t completely sure if I would be able to make this side hustle a full hustle but I knew I needed to try. Somewhere around March I had booked over sixty events and was still doing all the side stuff. C sat me down and forced me to look at the calendar- “you’re doing it” he said and then he added, “something gotta give.”
I wrapped up all my side hustles by the end of June just in time to jump into 4-wedding weeks and complete celebration-structured-chaos. It has been the coolest thing to see this business flourish, but also the craziest year to jump into this industry. You’ve probably seen vendors posting about it, but it’s true when we say we are squeezing two years into one. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday weddings? Sure. Why not? Rehearsals in the middle of the day in the middle of the week - on that day that was supposed to be my one day to breath? Sure.
I’m not here to complain. I’m really just here to say thanks for your grace as I navigate this job, these celebrations and this crazy 2-in-1 year.