iPhone 5 arrived

I'm so excited that I had to share. My new iPhone arrived today. I'm heading to the Apple Store to set it up. Did you know that is lighter and slimmer that the previous iPhone? I purchased a black and slate version. It is light as a feather, comparatively. But it requires a nano SIM card. I cannot take the old SIM old and start it up so off I go at lunch time to get my new beautiful phone in working order. I can hardly wait.

Smart phone update

I ordered the iPhone 5 today. It is supposed to arrive September 21. I'm very excited and have been waiting for this version. I held off moving up to the 4Gs last year to move to 5 when it came out. I ordered a black phone and will soon have a 4G to sell. There is a small chance that my daughter my inherit since you has a lousy cell phone and I want more pictures of the grandson. I ordered the new iPhone from my current iPhone using the Apple Store app. It was so easy. I couldn't get through on Apple's website or on AT&T so this simple to use app made all the difference. You enter a couple of pieces of information and your password and boom, your order starts to process. then pick your color and plan since it knows which carrier you use and order completes. I can hardly wait. I am an Apple Fan Girl.

Learn, Lead and Honor

In July I took two weeks of professional leave to attend the Leadership Management Seminar held at the University of Texas in Austin. For years I've seen friends attend this event and hear what a wonderful experience it was and how it was life-changing. This year I experienced this learning activity. With 30 other women, I studied, read, listened and participated in classes on advocacy, leadership, conveying messages more effectively, style and image, personality styles and more. We role played tough negotiations, practiced speeches in front of a video camera and learned we could stand on our own when we needed to but now have lots of support when needed. I would like to encourage members who are open to new things, to apply for this opportunity in 2014. The new committee will work hard to make the next event just as successful as the Class of 2012. The members of this class not only lived together in dorm life, learned new skills and made many incredible new friends. After returning home, one of my new friends sent me a wonderful note and surprise inside to continue the connections and support beyond. So we now have a key to leadership memories and a reminder of the learning. This is one benefit from membership in DKG.

A new biennium in Delta Kappa Gamma has taken root. The regional directors arrived in Spokane, Washington today for training and planning for the next two years. The Administrative Board joins them in another day followed by the international committee chairs. The 2012-2014 theme is Sharing Our Vision - Strengthening Our Society. I have now been in my current position for three years. It is amazing how fast this time has been. Part of my role is in the training of the new leaders of DKG in regards to communication, information, publicity and technology. I am very lucky to love what I do and for whom I do this work. I really have a great job and great people to work with as we continue efforts for growing membership, learning new things and staying abreast of technology changes. I continue to look forward to new connections and collaborations.