HEAT + STRESS = L'HORREUR

So Cyril is leaving Friday for his Paternity Leave and he is briefing Emily and I on all his clients so that we can take over while he is gone. This in turn means one thing and one thing only...a lot of STRESS. At every réunion de Lundi, Nathalie goes around the table asking everyone to rate their level of occupation and stress from 1-10 (1 being the least and 10 being the most). I estimated right at 9/10 for both...damn today was STRESSFUL! and on top of having to work one not one but two briefs for a freelance graphic designer for Bandai, there was no air circulating in the office. It was 35 degrees celcius - pure HUMIDITY. I do not do well with stress and heat!

A good thing that happened today was that the client who had us working on the new brand name for their new label made their final decision on the name and slogan from the list we had given them. It is nice to see how things start from nothing but an idea, to something solid like a name and later on products that will further be sold. The logo is also progressing nicely. After the presentation to the client last week, she came back with her top three choices and now I am returning to the graphic designers to have them make some little corrections. I really am enjoying playing a part in the creative aspect of the agency. I am not particularly enjoying exé tasks like the work we are doing for Bandai and catalogues for the commercials - but hey you will never love what you are doing the entire time. All I can say is I am learning a lot and that is super important. I am also loving the team as a whole. I will truly miss working with them. Everyone is trop sympa.

This weekend is also looking like it will be pretty fun. Saturday night I am planing on heading outside of Paris for the night with Gigi, Paula and Lindsay. Florent is having a BBQ at his house in Savigny-sur-Orge which is around an hour from Paris by the RER C. His friends Lindsay and I partied with at the Sensation party in Amsterdam and who also came over for my picnic the 14th will all be there. I am really looking forward to it. Looks like we will probably sleep over at his house and head home the next morning really early as Paula has to work and :( Gigi is leaving for vacation to Bosnia and Croatia. What will I do for a week without her! At least my Dad is coming to visit the weekend she is gone - I can't wait to spend time with him here. I wish he could meet her, however they will just be missing each other!

I am really looking forward to two other things coming up. Firstly August 5-10th I am heading to Forte with Nathalie to relax on the beach and meet up with my parents and secondly, my best friend Kiki is coming to Paris from August 10-16th for some true soulmate time!!! I cannot wait! Then Mom returns to help me pack up from the 16-18th and that will bring this INCREDIBLE summer in Paris to a close. Some well needed R&R will be occurring when I am in Montreal for two weeks before I head back to NYC, I can promise you!