Now Your Face Will Melt In Your Mouth, Not In Your Hand

If you have never sent custom M&M's to someone, you should. It's a great little gift and it isn't insanely expensive. I did them last year for my sister when she got married (I put Soon To Be Mrs. and her new last name on them) and she adored them. It's just a nice little way to put a twist on a classic and make it more surprising. Now you can even put any image onto an M&M. Imagine it, instead of your name up in lights, you can have your face on a piece of candy. At least until someone eats your face. I swear there's a movie idea in there somewhere -Chocolate Zombies From Hell, maybe? My writer friend Jordan came up with something better, not a movie title, but more of a tagline for the candy - Feed Your Inner Cannibal and Eat Your Face. Okay, he wins.

A Peek at the Office of the Guru of Getting Things Done

I ramble on here all the time about how being organized is crucial. I truly believe it to be true. There are creative geniuses that can be messy and still come up with amazing work product, but I think if you can improve your ability to be organized by even a small amount, it will allow you to focus more on being creative and help you to do a great job at work. I have mentioned David Allen before on this blog, he's the author of the famous book Getting Things Done. This weekend I saw a brief video interview of him that features a look at his desk. It's worth checking out for some insight on smart ways to keep your desk in order.

An App You Can Sing To

Sorry for the lack of posts for the last day or so. I all of a sudden have had a couple of interviews, so I haven't been online as much. I have one later today as well, so this might be the only post. Sorry :)

Not sure how I missed it, because I'm the queen of the iPhone apps, but I just heard about Midomi and I had to get it. It's an app that you can sing into and it will figure out what song it is. You can also speak the words as well. I have Shazam which is sort of similar, but it only works with recorded music, you can't sing at it and that's a crucial difference. So if you're looking to add a new app to your phone or your boss wants to know which ones he should add, this is a good one. When I have more time, I'll do a list of all my favorite iPhone apps.

Procrastination KO

It's unrealistic to think you won't ever procrastinate, but you can't try to put up a good fight. One blog I love and read often that discusses productivity is Zen Habits. He did a recent post on procrastination that is short and really worth reading.

Soap To Play Games With

These soaps, shaped like various gaming controllers are truly wacky, but for the gamer in your life, they would be a complete hit.

Muppetastic

Here's a quick tip and then I'll be back later today with something else. If you want to get a showstopper of a gift for a kid or suggest one to your boss that will be really original, try a CUSTOM MUPPET! Yes, you heard me right, you can create your own muppet! It isn't super cheap (about $90), but for what it is, it's actually not that bad. If you want to read more about how to do it, go here.

Making Time To Follow Your Passion

Last post of the day and hopefully it's a useful one. I go on and on at times about being efficient and productive, but it really can make a difference between you getting things done and having time to work on your own creative endeavors and not ever getting to it. I really enjoyed this short podcast that had a few tips about setting aside special time (even if it is brief) during which you can't be disturbed when you are pursuing your passion.