Never in a Million Years...

Never in a million years did I think I'd be writing a blog. So far, though 2011 is shaping up to be a year of firsts. A couple of weeks ago I rode a bull at a bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, a fantasy of mine for a few years. Just so you can put  a person to this text, that's me above. I swear the bull was bucking much faster in person. Also, I started taking spinning classes at my gym, and am taking my first solo "pleasure only" vacation this Spring to Bermuda.

            The reason I was in New Orleans in the first place was for a Teleflora/RTI (the company that runs our software at the shop) conference. We had a motivational speaker, Scott Klososky, give a lecture on the importance of social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.) in business. In the past, I've been ignorant to these outlets. I don't belong to Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn or MySpace and never have. However, I was so intrigued by Scott's presentation that I decided to take his class. There, he talked about the importance of being truly involved and creative in what you're putting on the web. I thought about what I could do to contribute without it being forced and what I came up with was writing this blog. I guess it's a way for a shy person to "network," something I am really bad at. 

            Also, I want to continue to expand my horizons and take on new endeavors. I work for mu family's business which has been around for one hundred and one years. I always hear that things were better in the "old days," like I'm sure a lot of people in the flower business say, being that in the fifties and sixties people bought more flowers on a daily basis. We want to attract younger customers, so hopefully they will stay loyal to us throughout their lives, but we don't necessarily want to change and adjust their ways of life. I've learned it is necessary to change and keep learning in order to stay in the game, not to mention stay young. I'm turning 30 in a couple of months. (EEK!) While observing successful people I want to be like, the one thing I've noticed is that they all seem to keep busy, always planning and working on new projects and they are always willing to see, taste, hear and try new things without preconceived judgement. To be like this is my goal for this year and beyond and hopefully this blog will reflect what is happening in my life. I haven't come up with a name for this blog, something clever, yet so I'm open to any suggestions, please?