The people in my life entertain me (including myself). This is more or less a blog dedicated to the lovely husband, fam & friends. Anyone who thinks they’re too cool for Twitter can still leave the room… ;) Follow me on Twitter here: http://www.twitter.com/MargaretChaffee Rock. On.Tumblr (3.0; @margaretclark)http://www.margaretkclark.com/<p><a href="http://clientsfromhell.tumblr.com/post/376291612/i-used-to-design-for-a-client-that-measured">clientsfromhell</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I used to design for a client that measured everything by the thickness of his thumb.  “Could you please move it 1 1/4 thumbs to the left?”</p> </blockquote>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/382257439http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/382257439Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:34:54 -0800<object width="400" height="146"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/BO9dVeVZGF/aus=false/" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="FlashVars" value="backColor=ff33cc&primaryColor=660033&secondaryColor=993366&linkColor=990066" /><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/BO9dVeVZGF/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="146" wmode="transparent" flashvars="backColor=ff33cc&primaryColor=660033&secondaryColor=993366&linkColor=990066"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I love this song. Beyonce has been breaking out the hits, I kind of want to see her in concert.</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/242754568http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/242754568Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:14:15 -0800<p>Have you heard? <a title="Facebook" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com">Facebook</a> just made advertising on their site even cooler for businesses. Today, Facebook announced a new feature that allows businesses to select “friends of fans” as an option for people to target with an ad.</p> <p>Here is the example that <a title="Facebook Example" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?id=34170993416&note_id=205933845129">Facebook provided</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Annie is a fan of the Etsy Page. When Etsy wants to promote their Facebook Page, they can choose to target an ad to Annie’s friends by selecting the “Friends of connection” filter. Annie’s friends will receive the Etsy ad with the following sentence: “Annie Ta is a fan of this Page.” <b>Annie’s friends are naturally more interested because Annie’s interaction with Etsy is showcased directly in the ad.”</b></p> </blockquote> <p>This is a really cool new feature for businesses, and I am consistently impressed with the updates that Facebook is making to make advertising on their site ever more relevant and engaging for companies.</p> <p>I will be testing this new feature this week and will let you know what the results are!</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/240527051http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/240527051Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:55:00 -0800social mediafacebooksocial media advertisingway cool man!!!<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.bravotv.com/o/4657041ec2a2cf53/4afb02e5a745d41d/4af488a7edece6ac/54f6712d/-cpid/d15a5bf2ee382994" id="W4657041ec2a2cf534afb02e5a745d41d" width="400" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.bravotv.com/o/4657041ec2a2cf53/4afb02e5a745d41d/4af488a7edece6ac/54f6712d/-cpid/d15a5bf2ee382994" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object><br/><br/><p>Has “tardy for the party” become part of your everyday lingo?</p> <p>Do you skip bathroom breaks because you “Didn’t want to be tardy for the party?” (my sister)</p> <p>Makes me wonder who will have the last laugh.</p> <p>Enjoy little tumblees!</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/240507103http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/240507103Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:32:59 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswsw9lQC01qzoz8xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy 1 month anniversary my darling! Man, I wish I could be wearing that dress again today…</p> <p>I really don’t think I would be too appalled if one of my friends invited me to a “wear your old wedding dress” party!</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/239401758http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/239401758Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:09 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/3XOKUA1XNpdxa9d6dUD2FDmBo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Feeling very happy and blessed today. And my goodness it has been a long time since I blogged. Definitely time to take that bad boy up again.</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/133662387http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/133662387Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:25:24 -0700<a href="http://twitterholic.com/MargaretClark/">My Twitterholic Rating</a>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75358779http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75358779Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:45:34 -0800<p>There is a difference between simply posting</p> <p>and</p> <p><b>leveraging to engage</b>.</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75157134http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75157134Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:37:44 -0800<p>How do you create a successful YouTube video?</p> <p>Entrepreneur states that:</p> <ul> <li>Any viral video needs to be funny, sexy, shocking, engaging or interactive.</li> <li>Never go beyond 3 minutes (preferably stop at 1 minute)</li> <li>Engage your audience in the first 15 seconds, but I would say more like the first 7 seconds</li> <li>BIG finish. </li> </ul>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75156931http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75156931Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:36:53 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jabk8BR0M64&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jabk8BR0M64&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>chubbily bumbly!</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75155262http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75155262Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:30:58 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IVV08Daag8c&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IVV08Daag8c&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Best commercial. Love Will.i.am’s part</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75153735http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/75153735Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:24:55 -0800<a href="http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=XE13117730">Season's Greetings! :)</a>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/66106110http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/66106110Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:16:10 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3XOKUA1XNhf8rpaqqAPv1HSwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All gussied up for the big day</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64589609http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64589609Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:17:06 -0800<p><br/>FLOOD 4:33 PM: send me an SMS when you awake</p> <p>This is the message I received to coordinate our holiday shopping plans for tomorrow. Har!</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64569252http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64569252Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:33:05 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-AqlLyLeJuQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-AqlLyLeJuQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I saw this on Sarah Lacy’s blog (<a href="http://www.sarahlacy.com">www.sarahlacy.com</a>), pretty powerful, and it only costs $20.</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64164190http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64164190Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:32:41 -0800<p>MUST FIND FABULOUS DRESS THAT DOESN’T COST A FORTUNE…</p> <p>Oh yes, that shouldn’t be hard.</p> <p>P.S. Yes, I am a subscriber to ALL the discount e-mail things</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64132622http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64132622Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:03:22 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/N37kAAeFWhajx9tq5OD24PO3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><blockquote>(via <a href="http://expectoomuch.tumblr.com/">expectoomuch</a>)</blockquote></p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64132357http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/64132357Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:01:17 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/3XOKUA1XNh7ru4183ooq4kgGo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our perfect little Christmas tree</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/63574365http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/63574365Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:48:41 -0800<p>So I read this really interesting article from Reader’s Digest that was a refreshing take on weight loss. Most of the articles that you read tell you the same things you hear everywhere - you know, exercise 3 times a week, eat less, blah, blah, blah - any idiot knows that. I thought I would share with you some of the points that I found interesting from the article. BTW, if you haven’t picked up a Reader’s Digest in a while, I would recommend doing so, I had forgotten how entertaining they are.</p> <ol> <li>Sleep More, Lose More: University of Chicago researchers reported that sleep deprivation upsets our hormone balance, triggering both a decrease in leptin (which helps you feel full) and an increase of ghrelin (which triggers hunger). As a result, we think we’re hungry even though we aren’t—and so we eat. Indeed, sleep may be the cheapest and easiest obesity treatment there is.</li> <li>Cookies (or CHOCOLATE) really are additictive: When subjects at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia were shown the names of foods they liked, the parts of the brain that got excited were the same parts activated in drug addicts. It may have to do with dopamine, the hormone linked to motivation and pleasure (I kid you not, I have literally closed my eyes in happiness before from biting into a Krispy Kreme doughnut)</li> <li>All the Same Diet: Amid all the new diet fads, each diet acknowledges that there are really four basic rules to healthy eating: </li> </ol> <ul> <li>Consume carbs in the form of whole grains and fiber.</li> <li>Avoid trans fats and saturated fats.</li> <li>Eat lean protein.</li> <li>Fill up on fruits and vegetables. </li> </ul> <p>These points are really the most relevant to me, here is the entire article, so you can pick the ones most relevant to you: <a href="http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/13-things-you-never-knew-about-your-weight/article108186-1.html">http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/13-things-you-never-knew-about-your-weight/article108186-1.html</a></p> <p>Or pick up the hard copy for heaven’s sakes!</p>http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/63255225http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/63255225Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:35:00 -0800<br /> Me: I am so hungry<br /> Jen: I know, me too!<br /> Me: Do you want these pumpkin seeds I bought, I don't like them.<br /> Jen: Oh, no thanks. I'm not a big "seed person." <br /> <br /> ;-)http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/63244552http://www.margaretkclark.com/post/63244552Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:15:11 -0800