People always see vacations as relaxing. Sometimes I don't necessarily agree with that! Sometimes the before part of the vacation is quite stressful! But it's all part of the fun of going some place new!
My Crazy Month
This month is crazy! This weekend I'm going to Wendover Nevada, With @Woundedknee @Treeshaface and our friend Scott.
So that's going to be a ton of fun!
In a couple of weeks, I'm going to Denver, Colorado with my boyfriend.
And there are mini events in between like the 4th Of July, My boy friends birthday. I helped my grandpa move some of his stuff yesterday, and I might be going to Utahs best Amusement part Lagoon This upcoming Wednesday.
So today is a bit crazy as I prepare for tomorrow, Which is both my boyfriends birthday and the fourth of July!
I still haven't wrapped his presents yet. LOL.
Psshhh... Don't tell him.
But I got him some new games, The new Harry Potter Movie, lots of chocolate, Some new shorts, and some granola bars. Although I gave him a gift card And one of the games early! Although I ran out of birthday paper, So I'm wrapping everything in different colored tissue papers.
Self Employment Gets Scary!
For those of you who don't know, I'm self-employed. I run my Steemit blog, A T-Shirt Business, A Coloring book Business. And I used to have a drop shipping E-Commerce store, But I shut that one down.
Entrepreneurs are always portrayed as people laying on the beach sipping delicious drinks. But many people don't realize what goes on behind the scenes. I work over 12 hours a day seven days a week. Even when I'm on a roller coaster, I'm scraping my brain for good ideas for the next project!
I can't help it. It's just my thought process.
The one thing I miss most about having a job, Is being able to just "call in" I am then free to do whatever I want with my day. I can hangout, Watch a movie. But when you are self-employed this isn't the case.
Some of the things I have to do before leaving on vacation:
- Write a couple of extra posts for Steemit :)
- Make sure my T-shirt designs are uploaded and ready to go, So while I'm on vacation, I can take 10 minutes each day to submit them real quick.
- Ship all items to my customers.
- Deep clean my whole room, And empty my fridge. ( I like to come home to a clean environment because after vacation I'm always super tired!)
- Set up a bunch of ads on my products to get them selling while I'm gone.
- Do lots of research, so my freelancer will have lots to do.
While it may not sound like much, I'm about to go into the 2,000 tier with my shirts soon, Which means I'll be uploading 40 new designs a day. While I don't think it will be possible for me and one freelancer to get that much done. I'm certainly going to do the best that I can. I also have to do those things TWICE. Because I have 2 vacations instead of one coming up, Which is strange because I am not used to planning for more than one big thing!
What do you do before a vacation?
I'm super excited to go on vacation! Don't get the wrong idea. I'm also grateful I get to go! And I'll be sure to update you guys on the experience. There's just a lot on my to-do list right now haha
