Resolutions and David Allen’s GTD

2009 brought some challenges our way - high highs and low lows. We lost my dad and moved to France. Really, shouldn’t that be enough? Needless to say there is much to reflect on. What better way to start off the new year than with a TB Tip on resolutions!

Falling into the Void

Fall - I love so much about it - especially the cold, sunny days… a cup of steaming coffee or cider… the cheerfulness of orange and yellow in the trees. Gradually though, almost imperceptibly, the sky goes gray. Dampness invades your bones, colds your household and your spirit starts to sigh.

Since we are experiencing our first fall in Paris and our kids have to be commuted to school we are going through, how shall I say, a bit of a wake-up call.

Bus vs. Metro

This is a post I wrote this summer before my “work life balance” lopsided over to work, work work. Trying to wedge the balance in again. Anyway, I still stand by this post so here it is - a little late.

Fête de la Musique and Surfing Biarritz

It was a better week in week 2. On Thursday night we hit the Ogilvy summer party where the husband made surf-love to a new friend when he was invited to Biarritz for the weekend - some sun and some surf. As of this report he is not back yet but I expect to see a blissed-out, glassy-eyed, lover of waves fully rejuvenated later tonight. That is, if he can get to our apartment.

Wolfram Alpha - Will it change our lives?

There is a lot of discussion in the search community (and likely academic though I don’t run with that set) about the impending release of Wolfram Alpha. For those of you (us) who thought that adoption of online search killed the wall set of Encyclopedia Brittanica you’ve had since 1978 - this will likely take the corpse out and blow it up in a field.

What to take to Europe from the US?

In the interest of minimizing some of the pain and suffering that is bound for my husband and kids while I, the only one of us who speaks French, am at work and they are navigating a new foreign city - I asked around about what we should bring from the states.  What items can [...]

The Truth in Social Media

As a marketer, I am alternately amazed and made cynical by emerging technology. I watch the trends, try the new “hot thing” and experiment with forms of media as much as I am able. I tweet. I Facebook. I use Picassa, Flickr. I DM. I join groups. I start groups. I read about awards and applaud innovation. I consult. And through it all, I must confess, runs a thread of cynicism. I have, after all, been in Marketing my entire career. I have had a first-hand view of how campaigns are conceived, planned, created and launched.
As many of you already know, my father died last month. I was far away on an island in the Pacific when, though I had personally told only a handful of people, I experienced the true power of Social Media.

My new favorite marketing tool

Go and see the wonder of consumer product reviews done with VIDEO.

Seasonally Affected

There are 2 feet of snow in my front yard and it is raining on them.  Now that the sun is starting to rally for us and hanging… on… just… a… little… bit… longer each day, I’m dying to get out of dodge and find more of it.  In a moment of masochism, I looked [...]