Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt

And for my next adventure…presenting at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas, in March 2011!

I submitted my speaker’s proposal in early July. Because SXSW is a community-driven event, acceptance of my proposal is determined by three factors:

• 30% by SXSW staff,
• 40% by the Advisory Board – a group of industry professionals from across the US and around the world,
• 30% by you, my loyal readers and fans!

Voting is now open until Friday, August 27,  2010, at 11:59pm central time. To vote, you’ll need to create a account (name, email and password). (The Panel Picker interface is experiencing a few hiccups today. Please persist!)

Any comments on my proposed topic "The Untapped iPad Market: Is Your Site POUR?" are greatly appreciated so that I can prepare a rockin’ presentation! If you’d like to provide feedback but not create an account, feel free to leave your comments in the comment section below. Although your vote would be appreciated.

How can you help?

• Create an account and vote for my proposal. (While there please lend a vote to my friends Sheila Scarborough, Becky McCray, Liz Strauss and Terry Starbucker.)
• Spread the word on Twitter and Facebook.
• If you receive this post in your inbox, please forward it appropriate colleagues and friends.

Thanks kindly!

Hopefully I will be off to Austin in March…

(This post was drafted on my iPad while waiting in the dentist office. I’m lovin’ it!)

Man! I have been home for a week now, after an amazing trip and Washington, DC, and I have done next to nothing. After being too busy for several months, my tank was on empty. In fact, after getting home from the airport last Saturday, I slept from 4pm to 10am! Never in my life have I slept for eighteen hours straight!

This week I have focused on refueling my tank:

• I have slept for as long as I needed.
• I have eaten and drank when I was hungry and thirsty. Darrell introduced me to Booster Juice. Those are nummy and could become habit-forming!
• I have vegged on the couch, watching mindless television. Yesterday, with the heat and the air filled with smoke from the forest fires, I managed to veg guilt-free for the entire day! I didn’t have any energy to do anything else.
• I have spent time with my husband without feeling I need to get back to work. We celebrated on twelfth anniversary on Monday!
• I have listened to my iPod on shuffle, with the occasional Christmas carol mixed in. I’m a bit surprised by how listening to my own music, which I haven’t heard for a couple of weeks, has really boosted my energy and is getting my mojo flowing again.  😉

How do you refuel your tank when you are running are empty?