Another Bank Holiday Weekend on my own

This weekend I shall be on my own again - trapped inside my flat as I cannot find anyone to give my car a jumpstart as the battery is deader than a dodo :( So I shall use the time to catch up on boring housework and perhaps tidy my office and do some study.

I havent updated for a while because my eyes got so bad that I started to feel dizzy and generally off colour. You will be pleased to know that I now have my new glasses as I picked them up yesterday - I had a really bad dizzy spell when I was walking to the hospital and ended up holding onto a wall for support. Now I have to get used to my new glasses - its kind of wierd being able to see.

I feel really inspired today - I received my visitor pass for Events UK which takes place at the NEC over two days next month. There are talks I want to hear, seminars I want to attend and maybe I shall even book an appointment for a one to one with a specialist to see how I can improve my business. I am also looking forward to an hour long networking event each day so I had better take loads of business cards with me. Events UK is a place where exciting venues promote themselves and there are also additional services such as entertainers, caterers, bars, exhibition equipment etc. etc. I love this show and feel more confident now that I truly run my own business whereas last year it was still a tiny seed despite my getting some business cards from vistaprint, I have moved on since then and have had some more professional cards printed with a different supplier and now these excude luxury which is quite fitting for my bespoke business.

Once I can get my car started then I can go on my visits which have been piling up: Worcester Rugby Club (its quite a smart place), The Pear Tree at Smite, Hagley Hall, Ragley Hall, Eckington Manor (its a cookery school), Hillscourt Education Centre (although I could easily get there by bus and a long walk up a hill - I have been lazy of late). I also want to look at some more unusual places in Worcester and want to visit the cathedral to find out how much it costs to be married there - its a far nicer cathedral than the one in Birmingham. I am itching to get going - it will be strange because I haven't driven now for over 2 months. I'll also need to visit my parents too - I have tried phoning but my mother is awkward and switches the ringer off on the phone so it could ring all day and she wouldn't hear and dad can't hear the phone anyway because he is deaf.

I need to find more wedding things - I also need to order some bespoke bridal jewellery which I can give as a prize at the wedding fair I am doing next month. I shall run a competition and people will have to let me have their contact details including the groom's name - I don't want to give away the cost of planning a full wedding from start to finish as that is over £2K and to be truthful I would rather have that money. I am thinking along the lines of on-the-day co-ordination (£300) and The Plan only (£150). I can see that I need to get more business cards printed - I still have some vistaprint ones but they are naff to be honest with you, plus I have some free calendar magnets but there is not much point to them as they are dated for this year.

Earlier this week I contacted Access to Work as they have helped me before and they are going to send someone around to see me so hopefully I will be able to get a laptop with a larger screen - the government will pay as I am self employed. Access to Work is for people who fall under the Disability Discrimination Act and they work with you (you have to contact them yourself) and will assess your workstation and suggest adjustments to make life easier - in normal circumstances the employer would make a contribution to the costs with the bulk being paid by the AtW but in the case of self employment the entire cost is borne by the AtW. I shall need to get a move on with tidying the office as it is currently a tad untidy. Perhaps this weekend I shall work out how to erect the galvanised shelves.