Heather Foeh

I’m not sure if we should file this idea under “very unique marketing” or “Oh My God”.

Today I received an email from my web hosting company, 1&1. The subject line was: “Looking for a unique way to show Mom you love her?” The headline: “Give Mom a Customized Website.” I’m not lying - here’s a screen capture to prove it. Besides, I couldn’t possibly make this up. I mean, yes, I’m in marketing, but my creativity does not extend this far.

And here’s a tip for all of you geeky men out there who are flocking to read my blog… do NOT get your Mom a website for Mother’s Day. She Does Not Want It. Trust me on this. I’m pretty darn geeky and even I do not want a website for Mother’s Day. Ever.

This post is for Deb P. who reads my blog. :-)  Thanks for getting me out of the house this morning! It was lovely to see you! Have a great weekend.

Yes, that’s right folks - today I’m 39…my last year in my thirties — eek! I’ve had a wonderful day with some great phone calls, text messages, emails, ecards, packages from Amazon, gift certificates…you name it. My wonderful family took me to dinner and then we returned home and I opened my gifts. What a great day!!

My parents will be arriving back in the States this weekend and my Mom has promised to make me a Red Velvet Cake (my standard birthday cake since my first birthday) and I’m very excited about that.

Each year my Dad sends me a bouquet and this year’s arrangement is amazing (click to see a larger version):

I learned a new word this week: Omnitasking.

…omnitasking is a higher state of multitasking enabled by today’s many technology tools. Talking on a bluetooth-enabled smart phone while sending out an email from your laptop and sipping a latte at the corner coffee shop - that’s omnitasking

Are you afraid? I am. I don’t want to be an omnitasker. I want to sit on my porch, sip an adult beverage, snack on some mixed nuts and chat with my husband. I don’t want to always be connected, always be productive, always be ON. Just thinking about it exhausts me.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, my friend Michelle sent me a new link this week - a blog called The Growing Life (”Alternative Productivity, Anti-Hacks for Living”) that’s all about living an intentional life. The author has a great post about the Attentional Feng Shui of a Room. If you don’t have time to read it all at least skip to the end and read the four concrete steps you can perform. I’m jazzed and ready to transform my home office and then tackle the rest of my house…the bookshelves in my room, my stash of yarn for knitting, my stack of paid but not filed bills, you get the idea. I’ll let you know how it goes.

My friend Maureen sent me a link to view the SEO Rapper and I think I just proved what an incredibly geeky geek I am by laughing out loud at the video. I’m linking to the video, rather than embedding it here because the site it’s on (ran by iJustine….hmmm…should I become iHeather? nah) has the lyrics posted in addition to the video. Nice bonus.