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I started a business in September 2018. I started a new job in January 2019. It was a CRAZY few months. Well, all summer leading up to September was crazy. But those too. I just started a business and I was adjusting to a new place, I was adjusting to living on my own, I was adjusting to taking care of a house then you add a new job on top of that?!
Oy. Whoah. You pick your exhausted overwhelmed phrase.
Starting a Business was fun. It was challenging please do not get me wrong! It was not easy, but it was fun. Really you never stop working on your business. Building and growing.
With that said, I spent a lot of time figuring out ways to market without breaking the bank. Those of you who are in business may be thinking, you have to spend money to gain money. Yes, but if you spend all of your money on marketing what is left to pay the bills?
Budget. You know that is one of my least favorite things. Making a budget. I can follow it, no problem! But MAKING it?! Oy vey, no thank you!
So I was balancing marketing my business, keeping up with the housework and making sure the pipes weren’t going to explode (it got super cold this winter and I had frozen pipes) not to mention learning the ropes and everything involved with home ownership. I was also working a new job. In winter it really wasn’t bad. The new job was the most stressful part of everything. The B&B was in a slow season so I didn’t have many guests but, the Church was in a busy season.
I just realized I didn’t talk about my job at all. So my second job, I work at a church as the secretary. I started in January (like I said) and I really do love my job. Sure there are some days or some happenings that make me not like my job so much at that moment but I really do love my job. During the slow season (summer) is the busy season for the B&B and the busy season (winter) is the slow season for the B&B so it all works out, in the end, there are just a few weeks of overlapping that I become overwhelmed with!
Some of you may be asking, but your B&B is listed as open 24/7. How does that work? Great question! I rarely ever get a phone call in the morning. I only work 8-12 Tuesday to Friday during the winter at the church and during Summer I work Tuesday to Thursday 8-12. Unless unforeseen things come up then the schedule is up in the air and twisting and turning as we sort it out 🙂
When I do get a phone call in the morning while at work, if I have the paperwork needed by me I will answer otherwise I will listen to their voicemail and call them back as soon as I get by the paperwork needed or when I am not in the middle of something at church. I try to make myself stop thinking about the B&B during those work hours at the church, however, sometimes that just isn’t possible but it all works out in the end 🙂 Just a little juggling needs to be done sometimes 🙂
What’s funny is my mom is fill in and part-time secretary at the church I grew up in. Thank you, mama, for teaching me to serve! I grew up with my parents as homebodies but if there was something at church that they could help with they would. Not just at church either, it was the same thing at school. If there was something coming up that they could help with and they had an open weekend they would volunteer. Of course, us, children would often time be volunteered for things as well. Sometimes we minded other times we complained, were zipped up and out the door we went to serve. 🙂 YAY! We usually had a good time and felt accomplished as well as having that satisfaction that you helped somebody, that was a great feeling.
The Job
When I got asked by my pastor if I wanted to be a secretary for the church here I was so excited! Sure I was nervous because that job can be a very busy and stressful full-time job but I told pastor “I can help you all out here sure. But this will be job #2.” Ok, so not all the time do I follow through with that. There have been days and weeks when being a secretary was job #1. No matter what I did I couldn’t get it out of my head. I was thinking about it all the time. I was hoping I wasn’t forgetting anything, sometimes I did sometimes I didn’t and I was worrying for nothing. Now, as the busy season starts I am able to focus on the biz, more.
My coworkers and boss at the church are absolutely fantastic! They understand that the secretary job is #2 and they are very flexible and understanding of the business and what it requires of me. These people are HUGE blessings!
One co-worker offered to help me out after I was saying coming up with new interesting breakfasts was getting hard. Serving and making the same things all the time was getting old. Yes, I have about 13 cooking books but some of those recipes will take trying before serving to you all 🙂
Anywho, she lovingly made me a sheet of different breakfast ideas. She even gave me two ramekins to use for some of the options. What an absolute sweetheart! Some of the ideas I hadn’t thought about some of the ideas I have.
New for Breakfast
Instant oatmeal cups…What a neat idea! You use to-go cups (or dishes real dishes) and they pick their ingredients then pour hot water, mix and you are good to go! These might be PERFECT for mid-week stays. Or people who have a busy day planned!
Egg white scramble…It is the perfect non-sweet breakfast! Breakfast to me is often times “sweet.” As in sugary or cinnamony.
Individual egg bakes…genius! Instead of a big batch, you do small individual ones using ramekins. Genius.
Oh, and another perfect mid-week thought…omelet in a mug, so simple, so wonderful, yet I never thought of it! Ingenious.
And that is the end of what’s new for breakfast…hmmmm that would make an interesting little mini show…