Jun 16, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Contrary to what most people think, my life as an event planner is not an endless string of parties. Sometimes I bristle a bit when people think all I do is plan weddings and parties. For instance, last night I finished up a Pharmaceutical Packaging Trade Show. There...
Jun 15, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name is Zoe Donovan and today, after many stops and starts, I have finally committed to the love of my life Zak Zimmerman. I have demonstrated in the past, a certain tendency toward commitment phobia, which has resulted, I’m afraid, in a general consensus, that I...
Jun 14, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Chef Maurice sat at the kitchen table of Le Cochon Rouge, his little French restaurant in Cotswold village of Beakley, looking down at the piece of paper in front of him. At the top, he’d written: ‘A Day in the Life of . . .’ He frowned, causing his large moustache to...
Jun 13, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Across the gravel road Zoe’s childhood home looked smaller, as if shrunken under the weight of life. Smoke from the chimney caught the moonlight in a slow dance, blurring into the night sky. A place of happiness, but Zoe knew better. She pushed the car door open and...
Jun 12, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Pepper Pomaroy and I own and run Perfect Proposals a proposal and engagement party event planning business. Wow is that a mouthful. Anyway, getting my events to turn out perfectly is a talent. Too bad I’m not as perfect as my events. I’m a redhead, you see,...
Jun 11, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My automatic alert usually wakes me up just a few minutes before I want to get out of bed. Honestly, I don’t know why I even set an alarm clock. Quincy, my rescued tabby buddy, is more reliable than electricity. He always smooths over my morning grumps with his purrs...