My New Blog

What does a Blog do for you? Help you gain visibility and recognition, provide a creative outlet? Technology is the wave of the future, you are either on the train or on the tracks. Are you a Conductor or Caboose? So get ready for the wave that includes Flip videos, and messages on your facebook page with links that will take you to every resource imaginable.

I am here to tell you the Blogging, Tweeting and Facebooking does work. It helps you get in front of your audience, get recognized, feel empowered and talk about your expertise and interests.

This week I was introduced to a free website for event scheduling. It was introduced to me by a staff member at the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. Check it out: http://www.doodle.com. I signed up to volunteer to work the Home and Garden Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center the end of the month.

Today a friend of mine posted a message on facebook. She asked that everyone went to the urbandictionary website, enter their first name in the Search function and copy and paste on their facebook status the post comment.

So just for fun...go to http://www.urbandictionary.com and type in your first name and see what is says about you. Do you agree with the comments? A little or a lot. Here's what mine said:

"Constance is a stunning beautiful person, inside and out. She looks after her friends and will always be there for them. Shes very smart and clumsy and can be bored easily. Everyone loves her and the guys can't have her. She is pale and is asian, and you would be soo dead if you didn't have Constance as a friend. She is gorgeous in every single way and is a big ol' nerd. The name is fantastic and I want it. Who ever doesn't know Constance or can't have her or don't have her name. Your a loserrr, cause shes not perfect but shes wonderful. But needs to learn how to say no, she is too nice sometimes (: . Ooh and she will marry a CodyZimmer sooner or laterr".

Do I agree? Mostly YES. Although I have to say I don't totally agree with the part about being clumsy, I am pale. However, white not asian. And my husbands name is Tom not Cody Zimmer. However, my mother's maiden name is Timmer. Does that count?

Here's to getting on the train in 2010. Blogging, Tweeting and the like.

Life is an adventure. Enjoy the ride.

Constance