This was such a good chapter! I tried this today, actually. I was super stressed at work, "so much to do, so little time, etc." and was resentful and frustrated at my timelines and how things keep being "dumped" on me. And then I realized, I have 3 bids I'm working on, and 5 more on the way. While the other girls have maybe 2 each. Total. I felt a feeling of gratitude, and slowed down, and breathed, and remembered I usually like to laugh and goof off. And I haven't done that in awhile.
If I have to GIVE some of my easier work away, because I can't get to them all, this is a blessing for everyone. My bids stack up 2 a day and our estimator is busier than he's ever been. He's getting annoyed. LOL. But these people want ME to work on the interior their homes. I don't even have to try anymore. They walk in, want my expertise, I try to shoo them away, I use a mentality of "I'm a little busy, let's reschedule" I tell them "I'm booked up for 2 weeks" and this makes them want me more.
LOL.
This is a good problem to have. And I am grateful I have it. And my higher self and I will find a way to make it work so I do not feel deficient and inadequate to the challenge. But worthy and valued for the influx.
Thank you @littlescribe! Do you do interior design work? It's funny, one of my good friends (@luckyfellow) and I were just discussing the other day how we chased success for two decades and now success is chasing us. It's a good feeling when you think about it that way isn't it? That doesn't mean sometimes we don't feel overwhelmed though, that's just all part of being human. Little pauses and things like mantra and meditation are good tools to keep us on track. I appreciate your comment!
Also, you and @luckyfellow are good friends? That's awesome. He is a TALENTED fellow. His name should be @talentedfellow.
Yes! We've been friends for over twenty years. He's a really good person and I'm luck to call him my friend!
I do, yes! My specialty is bathrooms, kitchens, and trim work. And I coordinate textiles, furniture, lighting, cabinets, etc.
I literally just got three more bids in the period of time that has passed in responding to your comment. LOL. It's insane.
It's so funny how much more people want you when they can't have you. But they just can't have me. I'm not available. I have literally called clients and said, "I can't do your job this week or the next, so and so will be able to help you right away, I know you were in a hurry. She's great, she'll do a fab job, etc. etc." And they tell me, "No, we'll wait." And they don't even know the other gals. They just know they want me. I should be more excited. Not resentful! LOL.
Anyways, I'm just trying to show some gratitude because I've been frustrated at how my plate is too full. But if I manage it well, then it's not too full. It's just right. I create all the time I need. And I have all the time in the world. And they get my full attention. And that is better.
That's awesome! I'm sure you've been in super high demand throughout the pandemic. People were taking their vacation funds and socking them into home renovations.
It is true! They were. Our sales have been up this year. Even though prices and shipping have doubled. It's insane. We have a TON on new builds in Utah because we have an influx of folks moving in from NY and LA. They all say the same thing. Their home states are going to pots. And they need to get out. They live in these $5M homes and just outside their windows the streets are littered with homelessness, crime, vandolism, drugs, and filthy living. It makes them sad to see such deplorable situations, and they don't want to have to look out their mansions and see it. LOL. So they move here to the beautiful Utah Valley, where homelessness is apparently low, and the views are beautiful.
But the Utahns hate the Californians, and they are artificially inflating our housing market. I don't mind, though. We could USE a little diversity here, and frankly, my home value went up $80K this year, and my sales are at an all time high. So who am I to complain? It's been hard on the economy here in some ways, as people can't afford to live here whereas they could before. So prices are going up all over the place, apart from pandemic issues. Just housing boom ones. Anyway, bla bla bla. good and bad I guess.