Lateness, blogging, and winter

Hi Folks!

I know I had originally committed to blogging once a month, and somewhere that got away from me.  So let me start you with an update!

First: after many many free consultations I have now booked 11 weddings for this summer, fall, winter, and into next year! It makes me feel like a real business owner!

Second: I just did my first wedding as a business-owner earlier this afternoon and it was so lovely! It was a simple ceremony at City Hall, the couple chose to also include their daughter in their vows, which made me tear up as well. 

Third business update: Most of my traffic seems to come from the Minnesota Brides facebook page, which is awesome! I was getting so much business from there that I shut off my instant-match on my Thumbtack page to save money, I'll probably have it on for a month and off for a few months as a regular pattern for money-saving as well as to keep advertising and getting my name out there. 

Personal updates: I've struggled with depression for many years, its genetic, so I'll always have it, I might not always be in the middle of a depressive episode, but I will always have depression. It is definitely more likely to hit me in the face in the winter, it makes things I usually love doing seem like overwhelming impossible tasks, like this business. There's so much I want to do to expand this site and to grow my business, but looking at everything can feel so overwhelming that I'm not sure where to start, and when there's laundry and dishes to do, that can make doing something that I usually consider fun to be even more of a chore. 

I've definitely been doing better since there's been more sunshine, and my partner is always incredible and supportive when I need to go drink tequila, or snuggle on my futon and not move from the comfiness. Hastings (the cat) is also excellent on the snuggle-front, and usually protests me working on the computer because my hands could be put to better use holding him. 

So stay tuned for more updates, personal and business, I'm looking to expand this website to have a link to my reviews on Thumbtack as well as a few other features I have in mind! 

Cheers,

Brigid