Saturday, 26 May 2007

Thank God for Weekends!

Phew! It's the weekend and it is a long one! Well when I say long I don't really mean long. What I really mean is that we have one extra day of rest should we wish to take it. A long weekend for me would probably be something like five days but I think that is called a Work Week.
I love weekends because you can avoid people if you so choose, that is if you live alone. During the week, people expect you to get things done and if you don't, they'll think you are lazy. You also feel you should be getting things done because most people are only available to work Monday to Friday.
This week has been quite busy as I moved from one meeting to the next, getting advice from this person or the other. Even for someone like me who loves learning, it can all get a bit too much. I had planned to write this earlier but I was so tired that I couldn't even bring myself to turn the computer on.
I did achieve quite a bit this week. I have decide on the name of the brand. I have secured help with all the food development work that needs to be done and we (myself and the brand guy) have finalised what the logo will look like including the shape and colour. Of course, it is all going to cost money which I currently don't have enough of. I have also managed to put together a PR plan and a market research plan based on advice I got from some very nice people on Tuesday. I then spent most of yesterday (Friday) at the British Library putting together my media list. I love being at the British Library especially now that they have really developed the Business and IP centre. There are always workshops going on which are really useful for new businesses.
Next week will certainly be a lot busier than this week has been because I have to put together a presentation which I will be giving in Rotterdam, prepare some food samples to take with me on my trip and talk to people about things which will happen later on in the year. I also need to do a last edit of a cookbook I've written and must attend a couple of useful seminars; problem is, it is a shorter week.
I have found this one of the 'joys' of working on my own. If there are twenty-two things which need to be done in a day, I am responsible for doing all of them. When I was a child, my parents told me that I could do anything I wanted to. I am beginning to believe them now.
Amiexx

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