Lip-Sticking

Confessions of a Back-To-School Marketing Mom

Well I now have survived my first full week without our oldest daughter, Kelsey, at home and she survived her first full week as a freshman at NYU learning how to get around the campus as well as Manhattan. We dropped her off last Sunday along with many other parents across this country for freshman orientation week. Official classes started on Tuesday.

When we arrived in NYC I have to say that NYU was pretty well prepared. They had blocked off most of the parking places in front of the dorms and had traffic cops which allowed you to pull right up to unload. However, once uploaded, you had to move your vehicle out ASAP and then check out your options.

Next steps included signing up on a waiting list for a cart to put your stuff in and then waiting on a line that was out the door and down the street for the elevators. Since there was four of us and my daughter's room was only on the fourth floor we decided to skip the elevator line and instead carry her stuff up the stairs ourselves. On my first way up with stuff in tow I passed a mom who was walking up to the 12th floor! She said she had no choice but to do the elevators since they were 12 floors up!  I have to admit that my husband carried the majority of the heavy stuff up to her room which concerned me because it was your typical humid, NYC summer day.  Thank god he quit smoking last year and with the help of some water bottles that we brought with us, we're all still alive today.

Sweepstakes: Robin Hood Marketing

Exciting news: the August Sweepstakes* officially begins today! I've been a bit lax at getting it announced - so I apologize to Katya (our sweepstakes focus this month) and readers who were waiting for it.

Katya Andresen is the voice of non-profit marketing. Her book, offered as the prize this month, is the bible of non-profit marketing, if you ask me. Register now to win a copy of this wonderful book, Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes. Whew! Long title but very appropriate.  Learn more about Katya and her work at Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog: Getting to the Point. Good Luck!

Register here to win! View/download complete Sweepstakes Rules here.

Sweepstakes: Let's Not Call It Meditation

Exciting news: the July Sweepstakes* officially begins today! I've been a bit lax at getting it announced - so I apologize to Padme (our sweepstakes focus this month) and readers who were waiting for it.

Padme Livingstone is a local writer and healer. She calls her work "Healing with Awareness." This month you may register to win a copy of Padme's wonderful book, Let's Not Call It Meditation: Practical Guidance for People Who Think They Can't Sit Still and Quiet the Mind. Whew! Long title but very appropriate.  You can learn more about Padme and her work at her blog, Living with Awareness and at her Lip-sticking interview. Good Luck!

Register here to win! View/download complete Sweepstakes Rules here.

*(note: the winner of June's Sweepstakes will be announced shortly - stay tuned!)