May 24, 2009 my house is quiet, husband sleeping, son #1 sleeping too and son # 2 across the street either asleep or playing the Wii. My 96 year old neighbors newspaper waits for me to pick it up and put it on the chair on her doorstep. I can always tell when there is a new newspaper delivery person by the paper being at the end of her driveway...hmmm? I am 42. I sit here at this computer wondering how to start my first blog to the world?? Instead of going back in history, I will start right where I am today. I am excited, nervous and somewhat anxious. I have been working on an event for next Sunday. I can't believe that I actually took action. This is the first time for me to really be doing something that I love and look forward to doing! You must think "jeez lady, you are 42 and you're just now finding something you love?" Yes indeed. I have "felt" stuck for my entire life. Feeling guilty for staying home with the kids for 17 years, feeling like I have given up on myself. (I know that me being home with my kids have made them who they are today, they are wonderful, great, compassionate, caring, loving and responsible kids!) still I have always felt like a lump. I have worked many side jobs before my married life, I had worked as a waitress, a commissioned jewelry sales, hotel, retail etc. Some of the same, here and there during my marriage. The last being Mary Kay. Now, don't think of your old school Mary Kay lady, actually go right ahead and think that. I have met some of the most caring, helpful, giving, successful women with my involvement with Mary Kay! I wish I could have met Mary Kay in person, what a wonderful, inspiring woman she was! As a consultant I learned many ways to market my business, one of those ways was the avenue of bridal shows! I loved being at the shows, didn't think much about how much I loved it at the time, but I loved the concept. A room of small & big business professionals all there for the same reason, to promote their services with brides to be coming to visit you, (hopefully). Jump to March 2009, I had the opportunity to help at a local bridal show at the registration table, only I did much more than that, everything that I had learned at my previous jobs, all came together that day! I was so inspired! I got chills, when I realized that omg! I can do this! I want to do this! I want to start my own business and produce shows, all kinds of shows! Not just bridal, but, kid events, vendor blenders, whatever I can think of events! I came home and have not gotten off the computer since! I read everything I can to learn about this type of industry. I love it! I was also once bitten by the fundraising bug. In 2007, several Mary Kay consultants around California gave up their profit and matched a $55 value of sunscreen baskets to send over seas to our troops. I raised the most $$ in my area, I had such a great time doing that! (consultants sent over 1 million dollars of sunscreen thru "Operation Sunscreen"!) I have always given what I have if someone came up to me and asked for change. I read somewhere once, that you are not supposed to ask why someone needs help, but to just give what you can, if you can and don't put conditions on the help that you are offering. If someone asks for help I believe he is asking for a reason, and who am I to say that his/her reason isn't good enough?

So, I thought I can do what I love while I am learning to do what I love, (searched high and low for a mentor, no luck) I thought I can give back to my community from each event that I create! My first event, (back to being anxious) is next week, Sunday, May 31 from 11-2. This my first creation with the help of my sister is the first of it's kind! The show is sponsored by Women's Empowerment Group http://womensempowermenttoday.com and the show will benefit Second Baptist Church Food Bank Program!!!! I will be blogging again soon! This was fun, I hope it makes sense, it did in my head while I wrote it, but who knows! If you want to know how you can help benefit our food bank please contact me!~ Stacy~ events@dqevents.com

Ciao` for now.