From the Desk of Janet Barclay

I told Alex Fayle about my blog, thinking he would like to know that I’ve mentioned him here a couple of times. How does he pay me back? By tagging me in a chain-type of game where I am supposed to post five little known facts about myself and then tag five others to do the same thing.

My first reaction was "but this is supposed to be a business blog - I can’t do that!" but then I figured, if it’s okay for Monica Ricci, the author of Organize Your Office In No Time, it’s okay for me.  I had the pleasure of meeting Monica at the POC Conference in 2005. In fact, here’s a picture of Monica, Alex, and my dear friend Elinor Warkentin of Goodbye Clutter! at an unofficial after-hours conference event:

But I suppose I should post my five little known facts…

1. During the summer following Grade 10 I went on a French exchange trip to Quebec but I was too shy to speak so I didn’t get as much out of it as I’d hoped. So I went again the following summer, but the person they matched me with went to English immersion school so I still didn’t get to speak much French, so I went a third time after Grade 12.
2. I play Sudoku on my Pocket PC when I’m waiting for someone.
3. I once played Tetris for five hours straight.
4. My first website was called "Jan’s Helpful Home Page" where I posted household management tips and invited people to send me their challenges. I actually received one email.
5. I’ve seen "Weird Al" Yankovic in concert - twice.

(Happy now, Alex?)

If that wasn’t hard enough, now I have to tag five more people:

• Alison Roberts
• Tony
• and my fellow contributors to the Introvert Retreat blog: Marki, Chris, and Dr. Maggie.