Look, after not sleeping well for two nights in a row, very few people can pull off being Mother Theresa for their three-year-old and I am no different. I just told my daughter for the first time that...
Me: So, today's your actual birthday, so you can choose a toy or treat on the way home. GoGo: I want chicken and fries at Old McDonald's.Me: Old McDonald's?GoGo: My Little Pony at Old McDonald's!!!!Me: Your choice, kid. But $5 at Old McDonald's in no way beats $50 at ToysRUs.GoGo: I like fries, mommy.Me: Don't we all.
We are the pink monsters, mommy.
I am surprised to find myself hiding out for a spare 15 minutes in the bathroom on my iPhone so my almost-three-year-old won't steal it to play Tozzle or Robot Unicorn before I'm finished checking email/FB/Twitter/etc on an almost daily basis. I am a 33-year-old playing hide and seek.
Unless you've been living in a cave for the past few years, you have been influenced by the presence of the hit show, Mad Men, on Showtime. The show features old school ad men swigging scotch in their offices and buxom beauties from the secretary pool holding court over the more administrative tasks while looking for suitable husbands. The show is a throwback to the Rat Pack era of manly men and womanly women and the effects can be seen in fashion and beauty across the world. For women, the well-coifed, structured...
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Ms. L'Italien is senior consultant, technology management for DelCor, an IT consultancy firm. Her focus is helping associations connect with member communities through effective communications and social media strategies.
Ms. L’Italien is a member and vice chair for the Component Relations Section Council of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and has conducted educational sessions at ASAE and other organizations, including recent sessions on Social Media Engagement, Using Interactive and Social Media to Enhance the Meeting Experience and The Hidden Risks of Social Media. She is also Vice Chair of the ASAE Component Relations Section Council and contributed to the Decision to Volunteer study published by ASAE in 2008. Additionally, she is the author of the Acronym Soup blog and hosts the weekly webcast for associations in social media, the Social Media Sweet Spot.
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