Margie Clayman

Juggling Work, Life, And Everything In Between

Tanya Lavoie wanted to talk about that whole work/life/social media/everything else balance issue that so many of us are dealing with these days. I wrote a post awhile back about how to juggle the personal and the professional just in the online realm, but things get a lot more complicated when you start talking about your whole life. This topic seems to be surfacing a lot these days in the online world because of the rise of Google Plus. Even before that, my friends Ian Rountree and Nic Wirtz started HardRefresh.net in response to the onslaught of Social Media fatigue.

So what can we do about this problem? Well, I can only tell you what works for me, but it seems to work pretty well. It’s two tricks. One – allot segments of time that you want to dedicate to certain tasks. Two: try to set up a schedule, which can help you figure out where to fit in those allotted segments of time.

A Day in the Life of Margie

by Margie Clayman

A lot of people seem to want to know how I wile away the hours of my life. Brian Rice specifically wanted to know what a day in my life is like. I’m taking the optimistic approach in assuming that you all are not planning on making Margie doppelgangers who will begin by befriending me and then will take over the world. As long as we know that’s not your plan, here is my exciting life in a nutshell.

So, like a lot of you, I’m sure, my day actually starts before I roll out of bed. The first thing I do is check my email. It’s a way to sort of preview what the day may hold. Then I check my Twitter mentions and my Facebook stream. Now that I know what is going on, I’m ready (sort of) to get out of bed. All of that is now much more fun, by the way, with my new iPhone, whom I have affectionately named Jorge.

I try to fit in 15 minutes of curating posts for the Blog Library before I get ready for work. I usually can read, add, and tweet out 2-3 posts in that time period. I may also tweet out a post of my own.

Why Birthdays Beat New Years Every Time

by Margie Clayman

There was a brief time when New Years Eve was one of my favorite holidays. This phase of my life parallels, no, overlaps the brief period of time when I wanted to stay up late but wasn’t usually allowed to. On behalf of children everywhere, I felt it was my duty to make it to midnight on New Years Eve. It was suspenseful. It was a frightening thriller!

Now – not so much.

Like a lot of holidays, New Years Eve just doesn’t seem to have the same feel to it. Watching people freeze their butts off to watch an apple-like chandelier drop just doesn’t seem to have that same ole feeling attached to it. And then there are those darned resolutions. Nobody likes those.

Truth is, I get much more excited about birthdays than I do about New Years Eve, which is why I was so excited that the awesome Nancy Davis suggested this topic! I mean, first of all, it’s a special day just for you (and the millions of other people who have the same birthday). What could be better than that? But there’s more to it than just the customization factor.

A Tweetdiner Idea

by Margie Clayman

We are just a few weeks away from winding up the Tweetdiner “Building Your Brand Online” series, and I’ve been pondering what we could do next. People have said that the idea of an “editorial calendar” for chats has been helpful, so I’ve been trying to think of a new series we could do. I finally had an idea pop into my head, and I wanted your feedback.

Tweetdiner: Social Media for Social Good

Post 100 – what I learned about writing a 100-post series

by Margie Clayman

Well, here we are. A journey that began many months ago, when there was still snow in the air, is coming to a close. I’ve written 100 posts about engagement, and now it’s time to move on to writing about, well, what you want me to write about all through August 🙂

Before we start that journey though, I thought I would toss out a few things that I learned or experienced in doing this series, just in case you’re interested in ever doing one like it. I hope it helps!

The Engagement Series – The Highlights

by Margie Clayman

I debated about writing this post. While I’m really excited that I’m coming to the end of this 100-post series, I’m not exactly in a Frank Sinatra mode where I can sing, “I did it my way.” On the other hand, I would say a great majority of you didn’t know me or my little site here back in April when this series started, so I opted to round up some of the posts that I thought were the best out of this series to kind of bring you in as if you were here from the start.

So, here are some of the posts that I think ended up being the best in this series. Enjoy!

Margie Clayman

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