This week I am going to cheat, I mean technically it's not cheating, but it kinda is...
Currently my life has become consumed with event planning. The organization I work for is currently in the throws of outreach season and can you guess who is in charge of it...? Yep, yours truly. This type of thing is not good for my perfectionist nature, events are unpredictable, like a child who hasn't slept in a while and is getting grouchy. It is just a matter of when something is going to go wrong, not if.
So this week, due to my lack of a life and lack of time (both of which were generously donated to me by this event coming up next Saturday) I will be writing about my misadventures in event planning. And trust me, there is plenty to write about. You see, I inherited this position without any back story, no infrastructure, and no guidance. Everything I do is a result of a self-educated guess- a shot in the dark if you will. And during this time I have become very well acquainted with the concept of the early bird gets the worm (& the late bird is left frantically searching for a replacement worm because no one told him that he should be getting ready at all). Guess which little birdy I am...
Stay tuned. With any luck I will be spared the horror of a 20x60 foot canopy collapsing on participants heads or the torrential downpour that has been known to strike without warning on these lovely PNW days. Did I mention the event is being held outside?
