• travelr712 said on Nov 24, 2008....

  congrats on the new career path qpdoll.

• queenparanoia said on Nov 24, 2008....

  trav: thank you!!! ;-)

• pickersplock said on Nov 24, 2008....

  I think it's a wonderful idea!
  That's how Martha Stewart got her start, you know!

• CreativeWoman said on Nov 24, 2008....

  Good for you, queen.  Have fun!
  
  CW
  

• evil_twin said on Nov 24, 2008....

  If you want to work with food as your career, then I think this is a really great start to that. Because this will give you some experience in the field. And most parties need desserts right? So you could start practicing your pastry chef skills right now. I think it's a great idea!
  
  -evil_twin LA
  

• queenparanoia said on Nov 24, 2008....

  pickers: really? oh wow!!!

  cw: thank cw!!! ;-)

• destinydiva said on Nov 24, 2008....

  yay you!!!!  good on ya queenie P!! I hope it all works out for you  xxx

• queenparanoia said on Nov 24, 2008....

  eviltwin: thanks kyle!!! ;-)

  destiny: thank you destiny!!! i hope so!!! ;-)

• Hegemone said on Nov 24, 2008....

  Queenie- GREAT FOR YOU!  This is going to be such a rewarding opportunity for you.  I'm sure you'll be great at it, and yeah, even if business is slow at first ... use that spare time to advertise, advertise, advertise.  Myspace, Friendster, business cards, brochures, etc.  Anybody can do anything with these things.  I've been doing it for a while, even before I got the job that required me to do it and provided me with the proper programs to do it with.  Another thing, for instance, on personal emails you may exchange to anybody, forwards especially, include the name of the catering company and its contact info.  Then it'll be even more likely somebody might catch 'Such and Such Catering' and go 'Oh hey, I need this catered, I'll call them!'  Any little bit helps ... then, before you know it, you'll be too busy to worry about all that on your own ... and you'll need to hire somebody else ... and so forth, you see how it works.  It will take time and perserverance though, so don't get impatient, it is SO worth it, it's what you want to do in life, more or less, so grab it, don't let it go and make the best of it! 
  
  So far as your worry over working with your mother ... is there anyway to sit her down and establish with her that when you two are working you would like to be treated as an employee, not 'daughter employee' and then when you are not working, you can be seen as the 'daughter' role again, so as not to get the two completely skewed?  Seeing as how you're her daughter, I can see how she'll probably have higher expectations of you, which although it may hurt at first, she's just crampacking all kinds of learning into it too if you can look at the bright side, if you can't find a mutual agreement anyway.  Good luck and I can't wait to hear what else will happen in the future!
  

• uniquely-ironic said on Nov 24, 2008....

  That's great queenie!!!  This sounds more like what you wanted to do anyway.  It may be tiring, but I bet it's a good kind of tired. :)

• mobil said on Nov 24, 2008....

  Good choice Queenie, now you go girl !

• Lucytorial said on Nov 24, 2008....

  You gotta start somewhere and your ma is gonna help build your character... make you strong I'm happy for ya Queenie!

• fragglesrock said on Nov 24, 2008....

  that's awsome! if i'm ever in the philippines and find need for a catered affair i will surely call you :)

• winterslight said on Nov 24, 2008....

  good luck hun!
  i wish you the best! and hope you grow!
  you guys need to  get in touch with food sellers to help your prices!
  and make sure to price out everything per person!
  also have it to were if they say cook for 50 and then change it to 30. you need to say that say x amount of days before you must be told of the number changes!
  i have done to many groups that want to change the price that moment,. i say no and send all left overs with them...
  also you need to make sure the person you are working with knows these key points for you.
  allgeries, diet nonos, if they eat no meat...
  cause it sucks when someone comes up and says i cant eat that..... cause they will find a way to blame you!
  if you and you mom are also doing the serving then you need to add a tip into your priceing....
  unless you no they are good tippers lol!
  if you need any ideas or tips look me up.
  worked restraunt for 13 years... and i have done every job..
  and if you want any recipes i no simple easy ones!
  good luck!!!!!!!!

• queenparanoia said on Nov 24, 2008....

  hedgemone: i doubt it if mother would listen to me. for now i'm trying to learn to be patient and proffesional with her. but that's a good idea about the email. i'm gonna try that!!! thanks hedgemone. i know it will be slow first, the next catering job is in december but i know all the hard work would be worth it... ;-)

  uniquely: thank you uniquely!!! yup pretty tiring!! i hope i'll lose weight doing this!!!

  mobil: thanks mobil!!!

  lucy: thank you lucy!!! let's just hope that me and mother would get along with this...lol...

  fraggle: you wouldnt be disapointed with the services... ;-)

  wintersligh: thanks for  the advice!!! wow i'll sure ask you for some advice!!! ;-)

• lionesss said on Nov 24, 2008....

  queenie, congratulations on the job, catering is a good job to go into, not only are you making food for others to enjoy your learning as you go along all new dishes and the best is getting to try them,heehheee, wel done!!!x

• gingersoul said on Nov 24, 2008....

  Queenie.......i think you are on the right path. At least give it a serious try. I would love to have a business like this.....years ago my Italian friend and I were actually thinking about starting a catering service of Italian meals here in Dallas.
  
  We were also talking about going to cook directly in our potential customer's kitchen showing how to prepare Italian stuff. We were pretty serious about it but then life threw us unexpected and hard balls...both us of got divorced and our lives took different directions...
  
  I say.....go ahead and show what you can do!...:-)

• secretlife said on Nov 24, 2008....

  good luck to you queenie.  i think this experience will be great for you no matter what you choose to do!

• wombat said on Nov 24, 2008....

  Wow!  I think this is the perfect job for you at this time!  You are in a place where you can just relax and do what you enjoy, and with opportuinities and ideas to follow-----who knows where it might lead on down the line?  I am happy for you!  Wish I could be there to try out some of those goodies!  Don't let anything stress you out--just keep enjoying being in your element! 

• queenparanoia said on Nov 24, 2008....

  lionesss: thank you lionesss!!! i am learning a lot frot his!!! ;-)

  gingersoul: well why dont you try it again ginger? do it during weekends so that you can still keep your job. i am serious about this the problem is the people around me are not... oh well.. i'll work hard for this... ;-)

  secret: thank you secret!!!

  wombat: yup dear wombie!!! this is perfect for me since i would have a lot of free time!!! thank you wombie!!! ;-)

• RollingC said on Nov 25, 2008....

  Good for you Queen....before you know it you'll have your restaurant also and that will go hand in hand with the catering.  Then you need to get a signature dish that will identify your restaurant and make it stand out from the rest...then your only limit will be your imagination.

  I'm happy for you girl...I know that you'll be good at that.

  Rc

• queenparanoia said on Nov 25, 2008....

  rollingc: that's not a bad idea... ;-)

• cntlvmenuf said on Nov 27, 2008....

  Wow.....sounds like you've gone full circle ya know...looking for a job when your calling was right there at home! When we labor at what we love the satisfaction beats the tiredness any day. And that excitment and love for what we do because we are good at what we do keeps us going even when our weary bodies want out. This could be your opportunity to start making pastry delicasies and throwing them in as free samples for your customers and pretty soon you'd be getting closer and closer to your dream career until you wake up one day and shock the hell out of you when you realize you are living your dream!
   
  I'm so excited for you over here I can hardly contain myself.

• queenparanoia said on Nov 28, 2008....

  cntlvmenuf; wow thank you. i'm flattered but youre right. when i enjoy somehting i hardly feel tired at all... ;-)

• kruuyai said on Nov 28, 2008....

  queen:  This is perfect!  And while you're catering and making desserts, you can experiment and come up with your own recipes, and that bakery business will be just around the corner!  I didn't know your Mom had a catering business.  Consider this on-the-job training for your dream-come-true!  Yippee!

• queenparanoia said on Nov 28, 2008....

  kruu: thank you kruu!!! you know i'm saivng up for little box!!!! so i could finnally send it to japan. so dont worry... and yeah i think this catering thing would be good... ;-)

• crudebusinessman said on Nov 29, 2008....

  thats great news!! =D I think when I go there I'll head over and check it out sometime better make something special in the menu =]

• queenparanoia said on Nov 29, 2008....

  crude: hahahah sure why not??? ;-)

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