There's nothing quite like the day after press day - but despite the euphoria, there never seems time to breathe before we are plunging recklessly into a whole new edition. For me, certainly, it's always the day when I am torn in all directions - itching to get on with all the next month's content that has been flowing in or even complete pieces I've managed to start already, while also conscious that I need to spend a great deal of the day with the sales team to get them up to speed with all the wonderful features Monkey and I have planned. Increasingly, I'm delighted to say, it's also a question of working with the team on their advertisement-led features, which are becoming more exciting and imaginative every month. Then there's our web changes to look at, calls to make and a massively overflowing Inbox to tackle....
Good job I was forced out by midday to join 300 Women of Kent at their biennial luncheon at the Ramada, in Hollingbourne, or I'd still be in the office now. Glorious sunshine greeted us and it was good to see so many familiar faces and friends and to be greeted by many who knew of me (scary) or who recognised my face from the mag and our website (even scarier) and wanted to meet me.
Guest speaker, David Philpott, did indeed mention Kent Life - in fact, he made me stand up in front of the entire assembly and told the distinguished guests (who included jps, volunteers, members of the scouts and guides, the entire committee and many more) that the magazine is fantastic and they should all be buying it or subscribing to it every month! You can't buy publicity like that: David, I owe you.
I am now planning a feature for autumn on these wonderful women, in this their 20th anniversary year, and pictures by the lovely Dave Cosens from today will appear in the 'Socials' section in our July edition. Dave is always brilliant at these occasions, as he knows just the right people to target and his attention to detail is remarkable - he managed to persuade everyone to remove their name tags, as he felt they spoilt the shot, and even spotted a stray bit of mascara on my cheek he got me to remove in the nick of time!
Until tomorrow - Sarah