New ventures?

I've been thinking a lot about my future lately...doing more marketing and promoting of events. Think I've done pretty well with it, I do have to say. Been looking into helping promote other companies for a fee (of course)...

Oh yes, while I'm thinking about it, PreSchool Social in Woburn, MA has ONLY 5 seats left to fill. The website for more information is http://www.preschoolsocial.com - I'm going to call her this evening and get more details for you all (who are actually following me), but if you have little ones, this might be a fantastic opportunity to check it out!

Also, in the works, another possible position to do some event planning/promoting in Weston, MA for another group, but will need to wait for the green light before I do any promoting of the said event.

In the meantime, Halloween is coming up first, and the farm (http://www.winslowfarm.com) does want us to help with that...but still need to work out the details...one minor flaw at this moment in time, is that she (the farm owner) wants us to do it Friday evenings - um, we both work full time in North Shore, MA and she is in South Shore, MA...hmmmmm....we'll have to see.

Oh well, updates for now anyways...

Thanks

Been a little busy lately

Sorry I haven't posted to this blog in a while...I've been a little busy lately. What with working full time (oh yes, that's another story, that I'll blog later about on http://www.justthetemp.blogspot.com) and putting together Winslowshire (http://www.winslowshire.com) and other things, it just means that now I finally get a chance to write.

Well, first things first right? I was asked a while ago on one of my other networking communities (http://www.workitmom.com) on how I find time to do all these things, and I still have the same answer I did then. My answer is I'm not sure...I just know that it needs to get done, so it gets done.

I think that I have finally found my niche, my line of work that I really want to be in though...and it is definately NOT temping forever...wow, that even felt good to write. I think that promoting and marketing are really a forte of mine, and am thinking about if I ever do get to take classes, that's what I want to do. Yay! 40 years old and I finally figured it out...whoo hoo.

In the meantime, Winslowshire did pretty well, if I do say so myself. We doubled in merchants, doubled with performers and tripled the amount we made the farm last year. Now she wants us to do Halloween there as well for the whole month of October....great....and what is she going to pay us? Are we going to need to get a food vendor? Do I have to call the church again to get the parking? Am I plugging this thing yet? I don't even have dates yet...so I think I will just rest a while first before I let you all know what is going to happen.

Charlie (my 5 year old) is going in for an MRI for a brain and spine scan at Children's Hopsital in Boston, MA. The nurse asked me if I preferred Waltham, but since the parents are not allowed in the same room, and at Boston they are...well....I went with Boston. We're doing this, as we have a concern that at 5 years old, he might not be feeling the pressure to go....go to the bathroom....yes...he's still in pull ups....sigh....

Well, just wanted to put up one more post before July 4th holiday. Please be responsible and have a safe weekend everybody!

Only 10 days until Winslowshire

I know I've been rather busy. I do admit that...I also admit that I am now addicted to the internet...there...I said it. (Or at least wrote about it).

I do think that marketing anything or promoting anything, you just have to keep plugging it until everyone knows about that said event. Especially in this lovely (not) economy of ours.

I know that putting your mind over matter does really get you somewhere, even if it means the extra time to go on the internet and scour through my over 300 e mails...yes..I said 300...mostly all junk, but sometimes, I do get a good nugget of information.

I found out today, that you can now create a Google Profile page! Yeah! So I did that today!

Okay now the updates for Winslowshire...that's what this is all about right? Oh yes, I also have a wordpress blog now just on Winslowshire and that blog is http://www.winslowshire.wordpress.com .

We now have over 40 vendors! I know! Crazy right? 20 confirmed performers, and yes, it will be a little different for Saturday versus Sunday. In fact, we got a phone call last evening regarding information about our Faire. A new vendor wanting in? Another performer wanting to perform? No....a customer.... a potential customer who is bringing his family and his brother is bringing his family...wow! Really? I know the Three Graces also posted the event on Facebook, and I see a lot of people confirmed just for them!

I guess I will be a little sad when this is all over, and can't thank you all enough for letting me write about it.

But then there is Halloween....oh yes....more information to come on that AFTER Faire is over!

That is all for now...

More updates

So, you do remember that the NH Renaissance Faire is this coming weekend right? Yes! Good. Now the website for more information on that is http://www.nhrenfaire.com so do check it out. They have updated the site.

A Taste of Winslowshire will be at The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham on June 10th from 6 pm to 8 pm. Some of the performers and some of our volunteers will be there to do some demonstrations. For more information on that, please visit their website at http://www.crmi.org and go to http://massinnovationnights.com/events/directions-to-the-museum-helpful-hints for directions!

We will also be doing the Relay for Life in Pawtucket, RI on May 29th and 30th, so if you live in RI, please do come out and support us!

We did find some hotels that are going to be helping us out in the local area of Taunton, MA. We also have to deal with the fact that Jimmy Buffet is coming to town, and most of the hotels in the Norton, MA area are already booked.

Here are some of the hotels and their websites:
http://www.hamptoninn.com The Hampton Inn in Raynham, MA - Rate of $109.00 per night this does include breakfast (blocked 20 rooms just for us!) the code word is "Winslowshire"
http://www.qualityinn.com The Quality Inn in Raynham, MA - Rate of $70.00 plus tax per night (has 20 King sized bed rooms available, 8 two Queen sized beds rooms available and 15 smoking rooms available) again the code word is "Winslowshire"
http://www.super8motelattleboro.com Super 8 Motel in Attleboro, MA- unfortunately, all the rooms (except 2 smoking rooms) for Saturday are all booked. They do have rooms available on Sunday and the rate she quoted me was $50-$60. (I am not sure if that includes tax or not)

That's it for now.

Family friendly

So, this arse that I work with (who will remain nameless to protect the innocent) believes that in order to have any fun, you need beer. He even put a note (or someone did, I actually have no proof that it was him) on a flyer that I put up on MY cubicle for an event I'm doing in NH that it "Needs Beer".

I not only crossed said comment out, I also added NO Alcohol, Family Friendly. Wow, this crowd is a tough one to work with.

But seriously, you don't need alcohol to have fun, and if you do, then you may have a problem. Seriously, I don't have the time, nor the monies to pay for an alchohol license. I don't have the money to pay for police detail, and seriously, if you are going to diss my fair, do it with just me, but don't say anything mean to my other coworkers. I mean that's just plain mean.

Jeez people.

Yours.

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Winslow updates

For a while now, we have been promoting Winslowshire (http://www.winslowshire.com) and I have been wanting to blog for a while, it's just called time...so sorry about not posting for a while.

Let me tell you some of the updates that we have so far.

We now have extra parking for Winslowshire at The New Testament Baptist Church in Taunton, MA www.newtestamentschool.org with extra busing from Bloom Charter Bus to and from the parking www.bloombus.com . Of course DH and I have paid the deposit for the busing, but we'll have to come up with some fundraising ideas (and I have a few good ones, but just need a place to do it at).

We now have almost 30 confirmed vendors. I know. I can't even believe it myself. I think that this is a fabulous opportunity for these vendors to show off their wares. Some of the vendors coming are: www.cloakmaker.com , www.fairetailor.com , www.hickoryarms.com , www.silvermane.com , www.goodquillhunting.com, www.ravensbeck.com , http://www.antikanueva.com/ , http://www.storiedthreads.com/index.htm, http://www.myspace.com/gargoylepete and more!

We even managed to find a vegetarian food vendor that happens to be a chef from a 4 star vegetarian restaurant in RI, and Kettle Korn (my personal favorite).

We now have 17 confirmed performers, including: Sir Robert of Artremis Glen http://cdbaby.com/all/minstrel7 , Rufus, Shakespeare, The Harper and The Minstrel http://www.theharperandtheminstrel.com/home , The Neville Companye http://www.rainasmind.com/neville/index.shtml and more!

I'm looking forward to a great new season!

Oh yes, and we will also be performing in May at the NH Renaissance Faire for more information on that, please see their website at www.nhrenfaire.com

Huzzah!