Today, I took a break

Over the past few weeks, I felt as though I have been running and running and running some more. The planning for the Pre-Mother’s Day Affair has been draining me. I have moments of excitement paired with momentous frustration. Booking the venue was easy, but organizing women, pulling together sponsors and identifying vendors—not so much. I’m not only planning this event, but I’m also building my brand simultaneously and that’s what makes it 10 times harder.

This is actually not the first time I hosted a Pre-Mother’s Day Affair. I planned an intimate event with about 40 people—family and close friends. It was perfect. It was small, intimate and people paid their money beforehand. The event flowed, there was small token of appreciation for coming out and then we moved on. I can’t help but doubt myself sometimes and think that I should have marketed this similarly. A small, intimate event—calling out moms close to me. But that’s not what I envisioned. I wanted it to be something big. But big in the sense that I could reach more moms than just my family and friends.

I find myself in doubt occasionally thinking that the timing was off, I shouldn’t have switched the website from the blog at the time that I did and expected to promote an event that would sell-out immediately. i’m learning as I go and it is hard. I’m trying to balance my frustrations with event planning, as well as the day-to-day parenting. I promise you I have been praying more. For patience, guidance, peace, strength, clarity, creativity, success—you name it. I’m thankful for how far I’ve come and the support I have—please believe me. It has been trying, though. Staying focused and motivated is beyond difficult when you are struggling to see the end.

I have to keep pushing on though, it’s not an option. I have a vision and I have to see it through. I’m certain it will all come together in the end, but I am only human. So today, for Self Care Sunday, I decided to take a break. No promotion, no planning, no work towards the event whatsoever. It doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in it or believe in myself, but sometimes you need to take a step back and reflect on what you can do differently. I mean, even now that I have my flyers, I found myself struggling to pitch the event when I meet moms in stores. I realized that I have been feeling flustered for a few days and need this step back.

I’ll be back on it tomorrow, but until then my focus is on cooking, housework and resting.

As always, thanks for reading!

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