HOLY MOSES I haven't posted on here in ages! Life has been so insanely busy recently. Michael and I have had some huge changes since our last post (three months ago) but one of the biggest changes was a life changing career move on my part.
In January I got the news that the company I was working for at the time as an Event Director was closing, that they could not afford to pay me anymore and that I was being let go, right then and there. This COMPLETELY rocked our world. My job was quite literally my whole life. Nothing mattered more to me (other then my faith, family & hubby) then my career. Both Michael and I were completely blindsided by this and it was an incredibly hard pill to swallow that the career I worked so hard for, lost months of nights of sleep over, poured my heart and soul into just simply didn't exist anymore. I went into sheer panic on what the heck we were going to do without my income. I immediately (like on the drive home from getting let go) started looking for jobs. I basically talked myself into working anywhere for any money just so that I could have a job of some kind. What I didn't think would happen was when I got home and melted into a pool of tears my wonderful husband would say "Don't go back to work, I just want you to be happy again".
Excuse me? I have to go back to work....I am 22 years old, a newlywed with a new house, two cars, bills, dogs and more then capable of having a job. After lots of coaxing, Michael talked me into starting my own Event Planning company. So the very next day Shimmer & Spice Event Design was born.
I was honestly shocked at the results my baby company had at first. Within two weeks we had over 400 Instagram followers and 11 events booked. After a month we had news stations wanting to interview us and have us on their websites and now we are booking well into 2015, have an amazing network of likeminded vendors and could not be happier.
I think the lesson that I needed to be taught here was to let go and let Heavenly Father take over. I was so absorbed in having my/our life completely organized to a T and frankly I was knocked on my butt. I had slim to no trust in myself but thanks to my husband and our families having faith in me I was able to let go and hand over the reigns and we have been so incredibly blessed. We are so much happier in our marriage, friendships, church life and honestly in every aspect of our lives! HUGE thank you to all of you who believed in us and my little dream. WE LOVE YOU!!!
XO,
The Gonzo's
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