The other day I posted that I was being considered for a job doing enrichment seminars on cruises.

Today I got the official word and a list of 10 cruises (all to Hawaii) that I can choose to work on.

I am literally beside myself and my DH is not home yet for me to tell....

he is going to freak....he has been through so many of my schemes and my dreams and my plans....he will not believe what I have pulled off now.

I am sooooo excited.

Sounds fantastic! I'm so glad you followed your dream and applied

Emily

i also tried clicking on your verses but it went to ticker site i would really love to read your work please tell us how

forgot to say congrat's on the dream job

Congratulations, sounds like a dream come true. I'm very happy for you and DH.

Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!! HAVE FUN !!!

Thanks everyone - it is a dream for me. I have literally been scheming this one for about two years.

Sept. 04 - DH and I went to Wesern Carribean on a cruise and I met the comedian who performed the first night the next morning when Don & I got up to see the sunrise.

Being me - I just had to go talk to him and then I went down to my cabin and got him some of my work and showed him and then proceeded to pump him for the "how do you do this" info I wanted.

The same cruise I met a lady in the Hot Tub who happened to tell me that she was the enrichment speaker that day. Of course I asked her a bunch of questions but she really didn't give me anything concrete.

I left that cruise and went home and sent out proposals and query letters to a Royal Carribean representative and after a couple of letters back and forth - that lead didn't go anywhere.

Time went by and it is Sept. 2005 and DH and I are on an unplanned - impromptu cruise in the Western Carribean again and we are in the hot tub soaking up the bubbles on a particularly choppy day cause of Hurrican Katrina off in the distance. An older Gentleman joined us in the hot tub and just started to talk to DH and I about all kinds of stuff - one of which was that he was working for the cruise line and cruising literally (almost free) doing hardly nothing. I of course had to ask questions and he told me everything and then told me to call him when we all went back to our rooms to get ready for dinner so that he could give me the agency name, address, and owners name, etc. so that I could apply for the things I had in mind that I wanted to do as an enrichment speaker on a cruise.

I came home and sent off my application and waited. Nothing. I sent off a little reminder email. Nothing.

Then the first week of Jan. on Tuesday I was back in my studio office working and I decided to send the Agency a little tickler letter to see if I could get them to respond. I figured it was the first week of the month (particularly in business this week is notorius for doing absolutely nothing) so I figured it would be now or never to get a response.

It worked - the fish took the bait and now I am planning cruises with DH and we are going to be in Hawaii next December for three weeks while I do my seminars.

In August - 1st of September - I am planning a trip (working) with my dear friend and sister in law and we are going to go to New York and Bermuda for a week. (We are soooo excited)

Then the agent told me next year (2007) I would have a better selection of dates and itineraries to choose from. We can't wait.

So all I can say - is don't give up on your dreams. And by the way - this isn't my main dream - that dream is still out there and I feel that this doorway is going to be very responsible for me finding the doorway of the next step leading to my real dream. And that is to become a famous poetry artist and sell my commissioned poetry art all over the world. I envision doing this through cruise ships. That is my dream. And I think I am going to see it.

I am very awed by that thought - but I think now - I am getting close.

My seminars are varied and some of the titles are

Goddess, Angel, Loving Soul....

Wouldn't you choose......Happy?

Sketching for fun

Soul Quests....Searching for Joy

It would be great to do a lap band cruise sometime - maybe our resident arrangers could figure that out. And I would do a special seminar for the Ladies.

As far as the poems - I will try to put up a thread and post some for you to review. I don't really put them on a web site as I am very gaurded with my work and usually only publish in magazines, books or do exclusive exhibits of my Poetry Art Walls.

But I will share them with you on a seperate thread.

If anyone wants to email me you can at visualpoetryart@aol.com for any info on my poetry - my artwork - etc.

Thanks for the encouraging words and support.

Best of all - Losing the weight will truly help my self esteem when I am taking charge of this endeavor. That's my NSV for the YEAR!!!!!!!

Wow what a fantastic gig!! I would love that!

Oh and by the way, we ARE arranging a lapband cruise for summer 2007

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=20582&highlight=cruise+2007 and it would be really cool for you to speak at one of our gatherings planned!

Congrats! Just a hint from someone who just got back from a Hawaii cruise on NCL. If it is NCL, choose the America NOT the Pride of Aloha!

Have a great time!!!