People who work with and for associations work very hard. Most of my consulting is in the "association space," so I can vouch for this first hand. So to those of you working in the association community, I have a message:

Have fun!

Having fun is a part of being human, therefore it should be a part of work. In that vein, I want to point out a new group that has formed primarily (although not totally) with fun in mind: Young Association Professionals, or YAP.

It is starting as a Facebook group, and who knows where it will go. In the spirit of Web 2.0, we don’t particularly have a plan for this—we’re just experimenting. Even the "Young" part is optional (they let ME in didn’t they?).

YAP is having its first DC-based happy hour on May 13th. Check out the Facebook group and join us.