Bless me Father, for I have sinned (I'm a social media cripple....)

Evening all,

Social media...it's all the rage these days...ain't it..?

A savvy social media manipulator, will have potential customers gagging for their service or product, even before they launch.....they will appear in every weekend supplement...be reviewed to death.... will become the "go to" commentator for every soundbite....become shining examples of how to achieve success in a recession....

Suddenly it won't be enough to know about their product/ service but we will need to see what their living room looks like....as they beam from a double page spread & explain why they love the eclectic mix of vintage furniture with uber modern pieces....and we will all think "wow"...and wonder why we threw out that disgusting sofa...when it looks so good in the savvy social media manipulators pad.....

Facebook/Twitter/ Linkedin/ Blogging..I do them all, but with the exception of blogging, I do them all badly...I'm the ultimate social media cripple...I don't even have a website for God's sake...& that, these days dear reader is the ultimate sin against business & humanity....

It's time to sort this out..it's time to get The Delicious Food Co media profile rocking & rolling....it's time to generate interest..among the great unwashed...those who've never heard of us, never mind tasted us....We want our potential customers to want us as much as any teenage girl wants Harry Styles....

So I'm going to make some changes...I'm going to get my website up & running ....my Twitter a/c (@deliciousnews) will talk more food...less dog..I'm going to work out how to post & paste stuff on Facebook...I'm going to embrace this social media thing...I'm gonna make you "like"me... make you want me...

And before you know it, it might well be me, beaming at you on Sunday morning from my living room spread, telling you how my fabulous living room look was put together, on a shoestring, using furniture that savvy me found in skips that I simply repainted & upholstered....

Now ain't I amazing......

Shirley

x

Worn Out.....

Evening all,

I haven't blogged about business for a bit...personal life just got the the way..the juxta position of fabulous birthday celebrations full of good wishes, love, great pressies, a fab party & having to deal with a rotten bunch of life's frauds, masquerading as good honest people....

I'm worn out.....tired & stressed.

Business has been great...very busy., but with the same old, same old cash flow issues...I'm finding it hard to get the motivation to keep going....if I won the lottery tomorrow I wouldn't turn up on Thursday...I'd stay at home, make my house beautiful, walk the dog & make lovely home cooked meals for my family....I've never wanted that life for myself....until now...

Today being a Muslim feast our amazing staff were off celebrating their culture...Mr Delicious went into work at 4am & got home at 7pm...albeit to a clean house, a home cooked stew & a world champion qualifying footie match on the telly...is there anything else a man needs....

Tomorrow we on top of the usual deliveries we are catering for a lunch for 50 in an office canteen with no cooking facilities at 12 sharp. My client sent me the menu choice for the lunch (non negotiable)

"Option 1.Asian Salmon or Spinach or Ricotta Tortellini in Tomato Sauce

Option 2. Winter Beef Stew or Chicken wrapped in Parma Ham

served with baby potatoes & seasonal vegetables"

"That's four options", I said in dismay ..."No just the two"...she smiled powerfully...."Option 1 & Option 2"

I'm exhausted at the thoughts of getting it all from my kitchen to the venue, keeping it hot & getting everybody fed in the alotted one hour....but it will be done....& I promise there won't be a hint of how tired or stressed this hostess is...not this time anyway

Nite x

Harry ...This ones for you.

Evening all,

Last night I had the best party of my life.It was my birthday & I've just moved into a new decade & celebrated by hosting a big Disco Inferno party for 100 of my close friends & family in The fabulous Odeon Bar It was a super night, great food (of course) & a dance floor that was jammers all night.

The move to a new decade is always a reflective time as we look at what we have achieved to date & look forward to what we hope to achieve in the next.

I often think that I'm an under achiever, that I haven't reached my full potential.....that I should have done that by now. My life is dominated by the highs & lows of my business... last night as the crowd gathered around & sang happy birthday to me, I realised how much I have achieved...how proud I am of those achievements...the family I have, the friends I have, the life I have.

Sure it's tough as the cash  ebbs & flows...it's hard to always stay positive..to see the bigger picture.

So with the big birthday celebrations out of the way..it's back to the beast that dominates my life....time to focus & get that final box ticked...successful business(woman) ..tick....it's also time to acknowledge that its dominance in my life needs to be reduced....the constant worry, isn't going to achieve anything.

Last night as I danced with one of my old college friends, Harry, who I don't see often enough, he told me in his broad Limerick accent that

he loves my blog. He said he loves when he sees a new post, he says its "so me".... he wondered what it sounded like to someone who hasn't met me

I hope that you are enjoying the blog too..Maybe some day you will buy a Delicious Food Co, salad or sandwich, read my daily musing, that you will enjoy it...and then, in a funny way..I think that you too, will have finally met me..

Have a great week.

Shirley x