The Week That Was...

Where have I been?! I haven't posted in quite some time now. Well let's see. Last week was a blur. Not in the sense that I don't remember what happened, but in the sense that I had two events in one week. The amount of planning and running around that happened, and poof, just like that it was all over, in what seemed like an instant.

First I had the website launch party on Tuesday, January 22, where I also did a photo shoot with the photographer extraordinaire +Maria U (@MariaUst - twitter). The shoot/party was held at Goose & Firkin (@GooseandFirkin - twitter). They renovated their restaurant last year, and the place has a really cool vibe. The food was really good too. I will post pictures of what I had eaten there (like the sliders - yum!) on my Foodies, but Goodies page very soon. I will also post pictures from the event on www.uponastarbooks.ca.

Then I had a book reading and book launch party for the kiddies this past Sunday. It started off very stressful because in old Jessica fashion I planned the event and organized everything myself. Thankfully my mom and my BFF Justine were able to help me set up. Love those ladies! Then my cousin Donna was able to help out too, especially for the colouring contest. Overall I had the turnout that I wanted (10 kids) and I had a great time. Most importantly, the kids had a good time. Apparently one of the kids told their family when they got home that "it was amazing." Too cute.

I also got more positive feedback about the book, "What If the World Had No Colour?"
Since I last wrote a post, I had mentioned that I was going to be sending out emails to try and get media attention. I've come to realize that my emails are most likely going straight to the junk mail pile. Don't laugh, this is not an excuse! I first noticed this a few weeks ago when trying to book a venue for my party. The gentleman said he never received anything from me, and then a few days later he said he found it in his junk mail. So I thought it was just him, but then when I contacted a local media station, they said they never received it, and I kind of believed them because the first time I tried emailing them, I received a failed delivery notification, and then the second time I sent it, it seemingly went through [straight to the junk mail pile no doubt]. So the previous night I sent out a bunch of emails, but out of curiousity I tried sending the same email to my gmail account to see if it was working, and what do you know, it went straight to spam. So now I have to call a bunch of folks to see if they have actually been receiving my emails. My guess is no, and if that is the case, I can breathe a sigh of relief, that people aren't ignoring me, they just aren't getting my emails at all. Now of course, there is a chance that after this issue is corrected they might actually ignore me, but I am keeping POSITIVE, that I WILL receive responses, and that they will be GREAT responses!

Until next time. 

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