I had to have my first day's sick leave in over two years last week and have been playing catch up ever since. I'm rubbish when I'm not well, so I want to say a big public thank you to my wonderful girlfriend for looking after me.
Fortunately I'm feeling much better and I'll hopefully have time to write up some of the ever growing list of article ideas I have.
Whilst I do that, why don't you check out some of the best recent articles...
Katya on the one word secret to great relationships.
Scribblybark with a great fundraising e-mail from charity:water.
Matt Parkes looks at the relationship between charities and their agencies.
Jonathon Grapsas challenges the sector to get over our obsession on admin costs.
Who good fundraising is a lot like creating a fan club.
Mark Phillip's comment on the recent charity branding report in the UK.
Bryan Miller on why good segmentation can still fail.
Aline asks "What can we learn from brands people love". Lovemarks is one of my favourite marketing books and well worth reading.
5 Tips to Improve Your Appeals
Presentation tips from Steve Jobs.
Tom Peters has 9 questions to see if you are caring enough.
Lessons in marketing from a 5 year old.
Chris Brogan on how to prioritise your social media efforts.