Reality Check

Today I thought I would write a blog about “reality checks”. The first one is weather related. If you live in Edmonton, Alberta you know that it snows ... a lot! However, it always seems as soon as the white stuff falls everyone forgets how to drive. I am reminded of this daily through rage-filled Facebook statuses.

Reality Check: If you live in Edmonton most likely you have had to drive in the winter before. Next year let’s seem less surprised that the driving conditions are not so favorable and remember you have done this before. This being said, I am probably one of those annoying drivers.

The following “reality checks” have all hit me during my second week at Timewise. Throughout the Event Management program we learned a lot about the day to day tasks of an Event Manager. Yes, we were warned it's stressful, it's busy, and it’s hectic. Somehow all the reminders and horror stories still never prepare you. The best way to truly understand an Event Managers day (like most things) is experience. I honestly commend the people I work with. Brent, Arlene, Brittney and Carla all have the ability to switch between tasks/events at the snap of a finger. This is a quality I hope to improve throughout my career.

Reality Check: Multitasking happens 24/7 in the Event world.

The last reality check is through a process I have become quiet familiar with, nametags. For Timewises’s last two events it has been my job to sort/organize all name tags. There are a variety of newly purchased nametags and ones we carry over from recent events. I try to pick out the "cream of the crop" (basically the nicest looking). While doing this it recently occurred to me how dirty nametags/lanyards can get. I mean some attendees are seriously carless with these things!

Reality Check: Food and nametags have some sort of mysterious magnetic pull?

Well that is my post for today. I hope you all enjoyed it. Have a great weekend and drive safe!