Last week I was unlucky enough to come down with the worst respiratory virus ever. Laryngitis, chills and congestion for five days. What does a PR and marketing executive do when she has no voice? Seriously? You can’t communicate with clients using smoke signals, or can you?
So, it got me thinking…what did we do before the Internet and email? As I was laying in bed sending emails with the distant sounds of Riiiiicoooooolllllaaaaaaa in my head, I started thinking about how lucky we are to have so many technologies at our fingertips. Earlier this year, my cable went out and down went my Internet access, you would have thought the world was coming to an end. Everything seemed to take longer and was more difficult. I actually had to pick up the phone for everything and I couldn’t Google…the horror!
This time, the technologies worked fine, but the user was damaged. It’s amazing to me how much I was able to do without ever opening my mouth. I communicated with clients, the media, and my family and friends without skipping a beat. I can’t tell you how thankful I am for Internet access, email, Google, and Facebook. Oh, I’m also thankful for Sudafed, Nyquil, Kleenex, Ricola, and chicken soup with matzos balls!
I may have been as sick as sick can be, but at least I was productive.
~Leslie