All The World's a Stage...

Well, it was not my intention to be silent so long...in fact, being silent is a rather difficult thing for me. I have just been so busy that I haven't had time to blog. What have I been busy doing? Well...I started " talking " in a whole new fashion. Last Friday, June 15th was the launch of radio diva. I took to the airwaves to introduce the brand new radio/podcast show... Diva in the House - The Voice of Real Estate Staging. What an exciting endeavour! The most exciting part??? My very first guests were the well known Realtor's Donna and Shannon Freeman of HGTV fame. They appear on both " Designed to Sell ", and " Secrets That Sell ". This was such a joy for me to have the opportunity to speak with women who I watch on television as often as possible as Designed to Sell is a favorite show of mine. I went to the station a few days earlier to tape a phone interview with the Freeman's. They were most gracious and warm. It was just like talking to any of my girlfriends by phone and I offered them an invitation to the radio station to appear live with me in the studio when they come to Atlanta in July. I do so hope they will take me up on the invite.
Now the well of course that would happen part. Everything seemed to run as smoothly as a first time radio show can run. Lets face it...I'm a decorator, not a broadcaster and although I am quite fluent in speaking...I don't always speak fluently. So I had my share of what I like to term " diva-tisms". These are words spoken and understood only by me. During the phone interview play back on live radio I sat there and cringed a couple of times and then laughed out loud with the sound man when we heard some of those words come out. Perhaps I should start a journal of diva-tisms...now I know how poor George W feels. But wait...it gets even better. I finished up the show and actually was feeling quite okay about how things went. Having to sit in the sound booth while the taped interview was playing, John and I had plenty of opportunity to talk and he made me quite at ease about the whole process. Don't take things to seriously he suggested...have fun with it and be who you truly are...those are the shows people will really enjoy. Well, that's all I needed to hear. So with the signal to return to live talking...I chatted away with my new found friend and my new found confidence.
The shows are sent to archive a couple of days after airing live. So today I visited the radio show to play the archived version. I was busy writing notes for next week's show while half listening to the play back version. Then it caught my attention...Did I just refer to my first guest by the wrong name? No, I couldn't have. But then it happened again and again...I believe I caught myself do it three times. Earlier in the show I was happily chatting with Donna and Shannon Freeman and then by the end I was thanking Donna and Sharon Freeman. AHHHHHH!!!! What a faux pas!!! How could I have made such a horrible mistake...not once, not twice, but three times ( but who's counting?). I felt sick. There was my mistake not only to have been heard the first time on live radio...but now until eternity. Okay...maybe I'm having a bit of a diva drama melt down...but at least until they find the show no longer worthy of archiving.
I walked away from the computer and took a moment out on the patio...what should I do? Should I acknowledge it...should I be the professional that I am supposed to be and just ignore it while chalking it up to experience...or should I stick it on my blog as a good laugh to share with the world. I guess you know which route I took. Not only have I cleansed my soul and shared my foot in mouth moment ( better yet...the moment I wished I would have had my foot in my mouth )but I figure I'll use it as a monologue for next week's show killing off about 5 minutes of radio time to make a point about how first impressions are lasting impressions and how important they are...a perfect lead in to my topic of staging. So accept that all the world is a stage and that stage is shared by all types of people who are far from perfect. In fact, it's those far from perfect people who can laugh at themselves who leave a lasting impression and bring a smile to a face with a simple memory jolt. If I had a choice on how I would most want to be remembered...I'd want to be remembered as silly whats her name...they might not remember my name but hopefully they will remember the laugh and that would be a far better legacy then any other I know.
Friday, June 15th will be a day I will remember a long time. The night finished out by attending a very swanky party in celebration of the one year anniversary of Skirt Magazine in the Atlanta area. There I was with my husband, my friend and fellow yaya Cheryl and some of the most intriguing movers and shakers in the ATL. I met some wonderful people and left my mark in a completely unique way. It's getting late and I have to close for now...but if you are out in the Atlanta area any time soon and you hear someone attempt to order a wonderful drink they enjoyed at a recent party called a divatini...smile and know that it's a story for another day....Pinkies Up!