All about my bad week

This post is more for my photography folk, who are coming to an event we are holding on the Gold coast in May . Full details of this amazing event can be viewed at  http://www.inspireme2010.com  

Now …….I am an organised person by nature. I love orgainisng things, big or small, I don’t know why,  I just like the job. All the little details of something like this…are right up my alley!!

 However when BIG things go wrong, it can be really stressful for me, as I do it alone!  I love hosting big events, but as you can imagine, with 60 odd students flying in from around the world, and 3 extrodinary teachers with their families flying in, the logistics of pleasing everyone is a nitemare at times.

So when on monday I got the sheepish call from our booking agent to inform me that the mansion we were hosting for the SOLD OUT inspire me 2010 at was indeed now SOLD, and that the owners were not honouring any bookings!  I was shell shocked. Not only was it our big workshop affected , they also cancelled out on  40 weddings booked there from now till June. You can imagine there are some mighty pissed off soon to be brides out there right now scouring places to go!

 8 bedroom mansions, enough bedding to sleep 14 , 5 star, right on the water with enough space to host a workshop are a dime a dozen right? ( sarcasm dripping here) I have spent the last week looking through 15 not suitable houses, some not big enough, some not glamourous enough , too far away, wrong location, etc

 I was reaching the end of the list !!

The I found it, our replacement home for the workshop. It is on Sovereign Island, an exclusive Island estate, It was only 15 mins out of central Surfers paradise. We have good neighbours too The house next door the workshop house is selling for 20 million dollars ( you have to see it to believe it!) The surrounds are beautiful .

In any case, this home was perfect for us ( *students) for the workshop. As it is a little further away from central surfers paradise than the last house, and further from shops ( so pack all your chocolate!)  , also taxi fares would be slightly more , so to counter balance that we will be running a shuttle to and from Surfers paradise at the beginning ( morning of the first day)  and the end ( pm of the final day)  of each workshop ** please see facebook group for details of where and when the bus picks you up ** !

The new house has a glass lift that goes up through the pool area and to the 4 levels of the home , it is quite something to behold!! Fire place in a gorgeous big lounge, wifi for us net junkies, and underground parking !! We also have 7 bedrooms all with their own bathrooms , some shared sleeping ( seperate beds) and  some rooms you can sleep alone. It is just gorgeous, we saw dolphins in the water when viewing it !

So I am now breathing again knowing we can put on an amazing event with all the trimmings which I love to do.

All students of this workshop PLEASE note the change of address for the venue which will be announced on the facebook group also.

but for now enjoy some pictures of the new and very Glam workshop home!

It also has incredible ocean and high rise views, however no photos of them for now!