I had to move out the house so visitors could say. Pretty straight forward I hear you say - well not when you won't be back before you run an event, have some client work to manage and will be away to South America before you get back into the house. Not only that but things had to be co-ordinated to hand over the management of The Concierge whilst I'm away, co-ordinate the changeover of the house so on and so forth.
And so it was that lists were invented to manage the lists which managed the to do lists of the lists that related to each thing that needed done!! That is when you realise you are actually pretty skilled at focusing on the minutiae of planning for events especially when the next time you see your house will be mid December.
I won't bore you with the details but basically I am now living like a nomad with my car chockablock with everything from food stuffs to fairy lights, gazebos, clothes, paperwork and so on. Its like having a little mobile home / office.
A few more days of living all over Glasgow and Ayrshire then I'll be jetting off to South America - more on that next week.
In the meantime the highlight of this week was most definitely organising and helping run the launch of Glam Glass Back Lane Studio. Owner, Gill Chesnutt (with the support of her team - husband and sons) has done an amazing job of having a vision for what she wants from the studio, worked to build a great space for to work from whilst not overwhelming the family living space.
With a dedicated creative space; in addition to making the production of her beautiful glassware so much easier; Gill is now able to offer half and full day classes for those interested in learning how to make glass products as well as hosting parties for children (and no doubt adults) - something just a little bit different from other parties and events.
Neither Gill, the family or I anticipated how successful the open weekend would be. A combination of friends, family and customers old and new came together (despite the weather) to make it not only an enjoyable event but one of those occasions where you are humbled by the support, encouragement and generosity of all. The event exceeded all expectations (not least my estimations of how many cases of Cava we'd need - oops sorry) with all the hard work and nervous energy in the lead up to it worthwhile.
Gill has thanked many people involved in bringing the day together but I, as The Concierge, responsible for organising the event, publicising it and making it go smoothly would like to also thank a few people.
Firstly Kirsten at clarkston.com for her help in publicising the event on the Facebook page. For those of you who live in the Southside you will no doubt know about clarkston.com but I'm not sure if you know Kirsten does it over and above her day job. It is a great Facebook page with lots of insightful information about what is going on locally and connecting residents and local businesses / tradespeople. Kirsten is to be commended for pulling this together as it really does make a difference. Here's the link to clarkston.com - https://www.facebook.com/clarkston.community
Secondly I'd like to thank Gregor and Lewis for all their help in the entertaining, catering, and supplies side of things - your help was invaluable.
Check out the Glam Glass Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Glamglass2) for more information on where you can admire / purchase Gill's glasswork as well as hear more about her classes.
Check out my website at www.theconcierge.org.uk if you'd like help organising an event or any other aspect of your life and remember gift vouchers are available at a special festive rate - what a great Christmas present (I'm not biased).
In amongst the logistical nightmare called 'My Life' this week I have...
...HUNG OUT AT...The Caro Emerald concert at the SSE Hydro on Friday night. I wasn't sure how this would go as its a big increase in size of venue for the wonderful Ms Emerald. However, testament to her talent and to the flexibility of the Hydro space it was an amazing, vibrant concert with a tonne of atmosphere. If you haven't ever listened to Caro's music I can highly recommend it - great for doing backing singer moves to also...
...WINED ON...lots of Cava given how much I'd over ordered for this weekend - and how selfless of those who stayed back on Saturday to do their bit to aide the rectification of that miscalculation...
...DINED ON...a beautiful meal at The Finnieston prior to our Caro concert. I went with my dear friend Ev. Over the years our love of food and wine has led to us having the perfect formula for the perfect meal - one entree between us, a mains each and a dessert between us - that way you get to try three courses without over-indulging. Our meal was absolutely stunning; an entree of The Finniestons Own Hot Smoked Salmon with Pickled Cucumber, Miso Creme Fraiche and Sourdough Crostini; mains of Grey Sole with Brown Shrimp Butter and Hake with Salsa Verde, Roast Veg and of course chips; dessert was Date Sponge, Toffee Sauce and Homemade Ice Cream. Oh how yum it was. I do really love the Market Fish option at The Finnieston - you choose which market fish you'd like with which finish and two sides of your choice for a very reasonable c.£16 - stunning. Check out their menu if you're to be convinced to visit - http://www.thefinniestonbar.com/pdf/Finnieston_Bar_Menu.pdf
So there we go - the nomad is focused this week on managing her multiple to do lists and getting ready for the trip of a lifetime - more of that next week. Until then have a great week.
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