My 2005 Holiday Newsletter


Since everyone is doing year-end recaps, here was mine

Although, if you read this blog there ain't none of this that'll sound new:
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December 2005
No, you’re not seeing things. This is the 2nd Holiday Newsletter in the envelope. See, last year I had every good intention. I had a newsletter. I bought the cards. Then I got some creeping crud and lost all will to live. Or at least all will to address and send holiday cards. As time passed, and I missed sending New Year’s cards and Valentine’s cards…well it just seemed pointless. But I’m back!!

The Worker Bees Hive (http://workerbees.biz or http://workerbeesblog.blogspot.com):
2005 was a watershed year for my business, Worker Bees. I went from trying to keep my head above water to making a comfortable living. Part of this was my decision early in the year to expand beyond art and other non-profit organizations. I mean, God love ‘em, but a girl’s gotta eat. I signed up many diverse clients, working with software companies, an online store, a health care firm, a local university, a large charitable foundation and a number of local theatres to boot. I also joined the Advisory Board of a think tank, the Society for New Communications Research (http://sncr.org) As part of my Worker Bees initiatives, 5 of my 9 blogs are on behalf of paying clients. You can see a list of all of my blogs in the left hand side bar of the Worker Bees web site.

Meet BlogHer (http://blogher.org):
2005 marked the year that I joined with two fantastic women, Lisa Stone and Jory Des Jardins to form an organization called BlogHer. To be more precise, we decided to throw a conference this past July, focused on women bloggers, and it was so successful that we have stayed together to form an organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for education, exposure and community for wired women everywhere. We plan to put on more conferences and launch a new web site to serve as the primary place to find and interact with women bloggers. I am working as many hours as I ever did in high-tech senior mgmt.…but what a difference a real sense of ownership and passion makes!

The Political Front (http://sccdp.org/blog.php):
I still blog for the local Democratic Party, and I serve on the state Democratic Party Executive Board.

Other 2005 milestones:
-I have a new nephew, courtesy of BlogSister and her husband. I have the cutest nieces & nephews ever.
-The S.O. has been with Microsoft for one year now, working on products for the Mac. He also devotes his time to a pet open source project called Dylan.
-I did a spot of public singing in an evening celebrating Sondheim’s 75th birthday, organized by Brad Handshy and performed at the Espresso Garden & Café in San Jose.
-Samantha, the amazing geriatric cat, is hanging in there at age 18.

Coming in 2006:
-Speaking Engagements: So far I have the following lined up: NewComm Forum in March in Palo Alto. SXSW Interactive in Austin, also in March. BlogHer ‘06 is scheduled for July.
-Writing: I continue to write for the Metro. I also have articles coming out in the Agent’s Sales Journal and the Journal of Medical Practice Management, both health industry publications.
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Now, that was succinct, wasn't it?

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