Foto caption: Beware when your company rolls out the red carpet. Too much glamour may be damaging to your health.

"Just say no" is a great claim.  Originally intentioned to refer to weed, crack, coke and dope, I think professionals such as ourselves should adhere to it.  "Just say no" is a good philosophy to adhere for anyone in this equally addicting business of public relations, event organization, creative design and art direction.

Last night at midnight I was watching one of the world's worst television programs (a really bad reality-show gone sour) as a remedy to my lack-of-human-resource hangover from work. Sick, sick, sick. 

Like my favourite video featuring Will Farrel "The Landlord"  "I work too hard".  I'm a god-dang greedy press junket junkie.  An arts and advertising addict. In my search for press release perfection I am in the social poorhouse.  My kids and husband asleep by the time I tramp on in with traces of my digital drugs still lingeringing on my BlackBerry, I realise I've been left on the wayside alongside the Gucci-belted meterosexuals, the high heeled 30/40 something's who have a incredible bodies, fantastic clothes and a CV like Donald Trump.  But nobody at home to trump them (or me).

I'm a fat 12 year old with that last chocolate chip cookie in his hand, who won't let go of those tasty tidbits in life. Even if they are not good for him.

Letting go, even of the good stuff in life, is key.  Come these fabulous 40 years, life's all about maintaining sanity, balance and harmony.  Addictions are out the door.

"Just say no". Wouldn't it be great if it were so easy to kick the addiction of adulation?

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