I find it highly amusing (or tragic) that I have memorised the boss man's mobile number.
Every time I call him without having to look up the number I do wonder what am I doing with my life. I can safely say that after three and a half years of trying my hardest to not remember his details they are now engraved into my brain. I can recite his mobile number and home address without having to think about it.
I don't even know my own blackberry number without looking it up!
If I got stranded without my blackberry or mobile (god forbid!) the only people I could call for help are him and my parents. Tragic.
Some say that it is vital information a PA must know. I say it's just plain sad, but let's hope I can count on him when/if I get kidnapped by blood-thirsty vampires... it could happen!
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Christmas Party Planning
Do you ever wake up in a cold sweat thinking about work?
This happened to me on Sunday morning. My subconscious rudely awakened me (and ruined my lie in) with thoughts of the upcoming Christmas party I'm organising for my team. It dawned on me that I had just less than 3 weeks to sort it all out. I'd obviously already booked the venue MONTHS in advance to get the date I wanted (Thursday 8th Dec - prime Christmas party time) but other than that nothing had been finalised. I still need to pay the deposit, sort out the budget, finalise the theme and most importantly plan my outfit!
Thankfully this mini semi-conscious epiphany helped kick me into gear! I immediately Googled outfits for the theme that I had been thinking about since September - having found plenty of inspiration I decided to go for it. I decided to make sure that I pencilled in some time to focus on the budget on Monday afternoon whilst the boss man was in meetings (always the best time to get things done) and I pulled out my beautiful spread sheet from last year and went about updating it.
So today I'm feeling way more prepared. The guest list has been updated with everyone who has confirmed, budget is sorted and best of all I sent an email this afternoon telling everyone our theme which is... Prohibition - the roaring 20's! Well if it's good enough for Made in Chelsea!
I also sent them all a couple of links to help inspire them. Think Bugsy Malone and Broadwalk Empire!
So we're now back on track and hopefully I'll be able to get a good lie in this weekend.
This happened to me on Sunday morning. My subconscious rudely awakened me (and ruined my lie in) with thoughts of the upcoming Christmas party I'm organising for my team. It dawned on me that I had just less than 3 weeks to sort it all out. I'd obviously already booked the venue MONTHS in advance to get the date I wanted (Thursday 8th Dec - prime Christmas party time) but other than that nothing had been finalised. I still need to pay the deposit, sort out the budget, finalise the theme and most importantly plan my outfit!
Thankfully this mini semi-conscious epiphany helped kick me into gear! I immediately Googled outfits for the theme that I had been thinking about since September - having found plenty of inspiration I decided to go for it. I decided to make sure that I pencilled in some time to focus on the budget on Monday afternoon whilst the boss man was in meetings (always the best time to get things done) and I pulled out my beautiful spread sheet from last year and went about updating it.
So today I'm feeling way more prepared. The guest list has been updated with everyone who has confirmed, budget is sorted and best of all I sent an email this afternoon telling everyone our theme which is... Prohibition - the roaring 20's! Well if it's good enough for Made in Chelsea!
I also sent them all a couple of links to help inspire them. Think Bugsy Malone and Broadwalk Empire!
So we're now back on track and hopefully I'll be able to get a good lie in this weekend.
Being a PA in Media and how to get there
I recently did a guest blog post over at Secsinthecity about being a PA in Media, talking about what it's like and my tips for getting a job within the media industry. You can check it out over here and feel free to comment and ask me any questions.
Whilst you're over there check out the other blog posts, they've had tons of great PA's doing guest blogs on various different subjects with PA's from many different industries. My personal favourite is The Secret PA and she's on Twitter as well. Talking of Twitter you can follow me on twitter/lulubell13.
Whilst you're over there check out the other blog posts, they've had tons of great PA's doing guest blogs on various different subjects with PA's from many different industries. My personal favourite is The Secret PA and she's on Twitter as well. Talking of Twitter you can follow me on twitter/lulubell13.
Monday 21 November 2011
Organised fun?
So I decided to start a new blog dedicated to all things PA related... and anything else that comes into my head. If you're looking for my beauty blog then it's over at Lipgloss Voodoo. Here you'll find various tips, tricks and rants to do with my career as a PA in media. So I hope you enjoy and I'll try to behave myself!
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