When looking back to see what my last actual “stopher’s
stuff” entry was – I see that I began it this way… “I am not complaining about
being busy! What an exciting feeling it
is to be busy week in and week out, and hopefully it will continue and only get
busier!” And I saw that the date of that
entry was August 27th. WOW! More than an entire month has gone by since I
specifically wrote a “stopher’s stuff” update – and that statement remains so
very true. I have been so busy, in so
many ways. But it’s all good, and I
truly am not complaining about it, just commenting.
September was filled with a variety of different
meetings. Meetings with clients and
potential clients; with vendors and potential vendors; with experts in fields such as web design,
SEO, advertising and so much more. And
that’s just on the business side of my life.
When you factor in all of the regular family things, and Scouting
things, plus the extras here and there for both family and Scouts – and yes,
WOW is definitely the case. I felt at
times like I was running on auto-pilot, while other times I would feel like I
was trying to climb a hill in my car and was a) nearly out of gas and b) close
to overheating the engine. But here we
are at the end of one month and the beginning of another – and I made to the
top of the hill without running out of fuel or overheating! That’s a good feeling.
October will be filled with a different variety of
things. First and foremost – October is
National Cruise Vacation Month according to CLIA, the Cruise Line International
Association of which I’m a member. It is
the second largest cruise “sale time” of the year. (The largest comes in January – March with
what’s known as WAVE Season and all of the best deals are presented). But being the second largest, October still
features a great deal of terrific offers and discounts. It also features the “National Cruise Vacation Week”,
during the third full week of October or October 21-27 that will have the most
and best deals of any single week throughout the entire year. I will also be hosting a “Cruise Night”
during that week where people can come and learn about cruising, have some fun,
capitalize on some great specials only available during that week, and possibly
win some prizes. I’m looking forward to
hosting that event!
But October will also be filled with a different bit of fun
for my wife and I as well. We’ll be
setting sail on the Disney Magic for a fun-filled, 7-night voyage through the
Western Caribbean. We’re really looking
forward to it. To getting to see and
experience the ship for ourselves, and better be able to talk about it when we
return; but also to be able to have some down-time. Some alone time together. And some fun in the sun. So be sure to watch for featured information
about the ship and our voyage in a couple of weeks. We’ll be taking lots of pictures!
Until next time,
