The last thing - reflections

I have now completed the 23 Things, some better than others. I have found some applications that will make my life easier in my non-working life and others that will be eventually adapted into corporate life. I don't think that I would be bothered with Rollyo but I quite like the idea of tagging books and websites so Library Thing and del.icio.us may come in useful at home. For a couple of small volunteer organisations that I work with the online productivity tools (for want of a better term) may beomce indispensible - I can see online calendars that members of an organisation/group can sign into and add eventss to being very useful and replacing much of the paper that is currently attached to my fridge at home.

The other lovely surprise was how easy it is to create a blog and link items into it so I am off to set up my own relating to life with 4 boys, a student husband, a gorgeous but naughty labrador and a half renovated house! Got to be a readership out there even if it is just to make you feel better about your life!

I think some of the technologies are best left for teenagers - politicians etc should stay pout of youTube, mySpace etc - they just look desperate! Besides which teenagers need to have their own language - nothing makes you look like a pillock more than trying to be as cool as a teenager. NOONE is as cool as teenagers - think of yourself as a teenagers - did you really want some sad sack thirty or 40 year old doing the same stuff as you. We need to be careful we don't get dismissed by the folk we are trying to reach as try too hards! As the mother of 2 teenagers who would want to be in their shoes again. they too will grow older and become uncool and unhip. But then I am a mother of teenagers who is actually enjoying having teenagers around. They are fun, feisty , full of angst and just generally gorgeous! But I wouldn't want to be one again!