Sparkle Effect

EFFECT:

1.something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence

2.power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence

3.the state of being effective or operative

4.a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech.

5.meaning or sense; purpose or intention

  

I have come down with the sparkle effect.  My entire life has been full of friends and family telling me: "Stow, calm down.", "Stow, you need Ritalin!", "Holy crap! You're hyper!", "No wonder you stay so small.", "How do they keep up with you!".
  

I 100% feel that when people say I am just so ecstatic they are referring to my sparkle effect.  If you are reading this and have not met me yet, let me fill you in.  In a nutshell, this is me day to day and just some general information:

• Wake up: 10 minutes of plyometrics, COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE, emails, small amount of news and weather, and cartoons! Next, breakfast (protein pancakes) and finally, walk my dog (Name:Evie Called:Ratsie, Ratsis, or Tuesday and I do not know why I call her these names)
• Driving to work: Call Mom (she normally gets 20 words in)
• Work: This is an entire workout!  I turn on my venue, do little dances here and there, check emails, pull traces, talk to my Purple Cape (this is a real person.  I am not that insane...yet), talk to the lovely Christina and Matt, maybe talk to some appliances, and of course talk to our Oracle, Mr. Clarke Allen about normal things like workouts that make you nauseous, pancakes made strictly out of casein powder, and disposing animals that should not be in your driveway. During meetings with current and new clients, I really have to refrain my excitement.  It is like I am meeting a new best friend! I have to concentrate on not bursting out in excitement and scaring the client. Most of the time, I am more excited than the bride on her wedding day! REALLY. I guess this is where that saying, "love and be passionate about your job" comes in.  GOT THAT; CHECK!  Something about making others lives exciting makes me happy.  I always treat every event like my own just through another person's mind/eyes.  To be honest, I do not even want an elaborate wedding if one at all.  I get to see what it would be like to plan my wedding everyday.  And it is never the same! Like I said I treat it like it is my own but OF COURSE exactly how my clients wants it (with my personal care).  
• Don't talk to strangers: My poor mother must have worried sick.  I wouldn't stop talking to them. I do not know what it is about knowing what is going on in other lives and how I can make it more exciting that fascinates me? A stranger is a new potential friend (and a friend that may love to party).
• My afternoons after work: Gym, walk Ratsie (sometimes enough to where she is asking to SLOW DOWN), cook dinner (FOOD is a whole other blog), talk to my boyfriend, and SLEEP.  Funny, most think it has to be late before I can fall asleep.  Wrong.  I am in the bed and asleep by 10 pm.  I believe all of my sparkle wears me out.    
• Weekends: Time to relax? NOPE. Any and all activities...bring em' on! Can I tight-rope? I don't think so but I will sure try. 

In other words, I do not stop until I am in the bed.  I like to call it sparkle be cause when you see glitter, lights, sparkling things, they put you in a better mood (unless it's your house on fire) and for the most part it keeps on sparkling!  I keep moving and working.  I love to put people in a better mood and I hope to rub off on others...AKA My Sparkle Effect

Rolling tables in style

Anyone who has read my blogs before knows I am an OCD, overfiler, organizer, and prepping individual.  With that being said, every evening after dinner, I pick out my outfit for the following day.  I always consider who I will be meeting with, in front of, the weather, and most importantly the current trends. Hello?!? What's in style y'all!  After all, I do work in the industry where you must show that you are boldly fashionable and can pull anything off.

• Monday: Free People black skirt and hot pink blouse. 
• Tuesday: Trina Turk Cheetah leggins, black tunic, and Toms wedges.  
• Wednesday, Thursday, etc. Friday: Yellow Pencil skirt... 

WAIT, vendor load-in day. High heels? No, bad idea. Ella Moss dress? Nope. What if I am rolling tables?  Ugh... How do you look fashionable while working or setting up an event?  Good news! There are two ways to pull this off.  One: the easy way.  Bring a change of clothes!  Wear your t-shirt/work shirt and jeans during the set up and when it is time to manage change into your perfect event outfit.  Easy, right?!  However, what if your guests want to load in early or you will just not have time to change?  How can you look professional in the eyes of your client and physically work as well?

My go-to article of clothing is... nice black stretch pants (yes, ladies.  I know you love them)  I have found that a nice pair of black stretch pants (mine are Victoria's Secret sport) look classy enough to throw on a nice top and look professional enough with tennis shoes for your guests.  Its almost says,"I'm here to manage but I can also produce physical labor as well."  Sometimes I slip on some 1 inch wedges with a collared shirt or vintage top accessorized with jewelry and now you are comfortable enough to move around and look the look.  Another item for days like this are leggins. Again, a pair that do not have holes or the potential to acquire one from wear.

Both of these articles, stretch pants and leggins, can be dressed up or dressed down easily.  Without changing.  Basic shirts; ( I prefer Karlie shirts) a solid color shirt that can simply be accessorized are wonderful.  Not anything too expensive because there is always a chance it can be damaged. There are always those events that you must be professionally dresses no matter what!  This requires the change into outfit method or have set up and break down staff.

Tech Savvy: Google+ Your Next Event or Meeting

If you're a geek like me, then you were probably getting curious looks from your coworkers during Google's I/O conference just like I was. Having the live stream playing for a few days, I absorbed a fair amount of interesting news about Google's offerings for the year. Though the new Nexus Tablet stole most of the thunder, Google+ had some interesting evolution.

For all those who are living in the 21st century, you may have been inundated with Facebook invitations to various events sometimes relevant and other times annoying. With this in mind, I tread carefully in recommending any online-based invitation solution. However, Google has found a way to outdo the juggernaut known as Facebook.