Well, most days start and finish the same. Wake up, feed the baby, play with the baby, hand the baby off to Michelle (the amazing) and sit down at my computer where I'll sit until it's dark, and time to feed the baby again, play with the baby again and put the baby to sleep for the night.
However, some days are different. Well, lots of days are different, but some days are magical.
Some days, the days that come after my clients send out one of my Save The Dates or Invitations, are rich with anticipation and nerves. It's the time in between when my client hands off the precious finished product to the post office and the time that the first phone call comes in that is the most thrilling. I sit, all excited, and wait... wondering, imagining, whose going to call first, whether the design will be loved, cherished and praised, or go by unnoticed.
It's like buying a lottery ticket and wondering for a few short hours whether or not you're going to be a millionaire. Those hours, or days, in between the purchase of the ticket, and when they read the numbers... it's all about possibility!
Well, as cheesy as it sounds, I do feel like I win the lottery every time my clients call to tell me about the reactions of their guests. It is truly the best part of my day. While I need to pay the rent (my husband will attest!), I definitely prefer to work for accolades and appreciation. Satisfaction never wrote a cheque to Visa for me, but it makes me feel SO happy to do what I do, to know that when I put everything I have into a project, that it changes someone's day.
I just finished one of the most fun projects for one of the most fun couples I've ever met. Their Save The Dates went out on Tuesday and last night, while at dinner, the first reactions came flooding in:
"people are freaking out with glee"
My face lit up, my cheeks and heart warmed simultaneously... it was like getting an invisible standing ovation!
The groom-to-be called, shortly thereafter, to tell me that his mother had been getting calls all afternoon from her friends, telling her that these were the best Save The Dates they had ever seen.
I got an email from the bride-to-be this morning:
"... Really, we need to post a review everywhere. The phone was ringing off the hook last night, punctuated by texts. People are stunned, and I'm so pumped. I knew it was awesome, but I kind of forgot how it looks when you see it for the first time."
This is my favorite currency. And I'm gonna spend it all over town.
