I was invited by a few blogger friends to join a ’meet-n-greet’ in Dallas in a few weekends and we all getting pretty darn excited. You know, just to be able to put a real unphotoshopped face to the words we read from each other everyday. To get to chat totally unedited and see what comes out. And really to see if we still like each other in 3D. One of the girls (I can call her girl because she is MUCH younger than me) sent out a fabulous ‘get-to-know-you’ questionnaire. So we would not have to spend all week studying the archives of each others blogs to find out basic information about each other. So it had conversational questions like ‘How many kids do you have again?’, ‘What is your husband’s name again?’, and the most important ‘Do you have insurance that will cover injuries from a drunken pillow fight?’. Yes, all important questions when you are planning on a weekend with well, sorta (but not really) strangers. It got me thinking- wouldn’t it be great if we could hand out these ‘questionnaires’ to ALL of our acquaintance’s? You know- those random ladies from the PTA that you can not keep their name straight no matter how hard you try. Or the neighbor you seem to have a mental block on her profession. Of course I would ask for a current photo too-so I can keep them all visually straight. Then I could file them in a cute binder with a ‘Friend Facts’ label on the front. And the next time I wonder “when is Suzanne’s birthday?”, or “where the heck does Vicki work again?”….I will just crack open my handy dandy ‘Friend Fact Binder’ and be all over it. Okay maybe this idea is a little Type A and….slightly creepy. So for starters, how about everyone starts wearing name tags EVERYDAY. EVERY WHERE. That would really really help me out. That means you lady at Tae Kwon Do that knows my name but I can’t remember hers to save my life. Thanks. Much appreciated.
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this would help me too marcy so thanks for the tip. i have my hello-my-name-is-lisa sticker on RIGHT NOW. as an aside, i once went almost 6 years being called laura by a woman i was too embarrassed to correct. isn’t that the exact opposite of type-a?
Yes, I totally agree. Love the folio of friends facts, that’s classic and would really come in handy for myself! Design one, I would be the first to buy it! I will start you off…my name is Cindy, I am the Vice President/CFO for a Software company that specializes in rights management.
I love binders!! I have a binder for everything. I had volume 1 and 2 for my wedding!! Hee, hee, hee.
YES! This is a great idea, Marcy. get on that right away. My B-day is Dec 13th!
I think this is a genius idea too. I think I will start distributing it in the pickup lane at school. The moms already LOVE me tons…whats one more thing.
GREAT IDEA! What is worse,is I am TERRIBLE at names. Will forget your name 2 seconds after you told it to me. But I was a teacher. The beginning of the year was hell!
You know, I’m too lazy to actually do this, but I love the idea! It would be so useful to have all my blog and RL friends in a little binder that would keep all important info straight. ;)
I SO need a Friends Facts Binder! I meet people and I swear, the name flies outta my head within 30 seconds.
You may be on to a new business idea!
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