What’s on the iPod: I Feel Lucky by Mary Chapin Carpenter Today is all about time off. I’ve put up the Away message, I’m signing out shortly after this post, and I’m heading out with my hubs to the Martin guitar factory, then home to prepare for two events — the Samhain/Halloween party tomorrow and…
Year: 2012
Decompression Days
What I’m reading: The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck What’s on the iPod: Unknown Caller by U2 Guess what I did yesterday? I worked, but I was in the car and somewhere else before noon. It felt heavenly to get outside, enjoy the sun, and get some errands done. It was a roof-down day, so…
Success and Your Path To It
What’s on the iPod: Into the Dark Unknown by Holcombe Waller There’s still time to register! The 8 Top Tax Strategies for Freelancers webinar, being held Thursday, November 8th at 3 PM ET, is just $69.95. For that, you’ll get close to $375 worth of goodies, plus a month’s membership in the 5 Buck Forum! Register…
Writerly Misinformation
What’s on the iPod: Unbelievable by Diamond Rio Rough day yesterday. It wasn’t that the work was difficult. It was that everything transpired to get in the way. Simple Math: Two client phone calls withing one and a half hours = nothing getting done until noon. Impromptu call from a client = another 30 minutes…
Recovery from Weekends
What’s on the iPod: Demons by Imagine Dragons Did you ever have a weekend where you were exhausted and happy to sit back down at the computer on Monday? It was a great weekend –I ran a ton of errands on Saturday, cleaned, decorated, weeded the front path and garden, and wore myself out physically….
Serenity Now!
What’s on the iPod: I Met Him on a Sunday by Labelle and Laura Nyro There’s still time to register! The 8 Top Tax Strategies for Freelancers webinar, being held Thursday, November 8th at 3 PM ET, is just $69.95. For that, you’ll get close to $375 worth of goodies, plus a month’s membership in…
How Poetry Makes Us Better Business Writers
What’s on the iPod: Lonely Boy by The Black Keys Is it even possible that I’m digging out from under this pile of work? Really? I’m afraid to say anything for fear one more thing comes in that threatens to stretch today into another 10-hour day. For now, I’m not exhaling – optimism is for…
Business Planning
What’s on the iPod: Steady, As She Goes by The Raconteurs Done. One project down, two to go. The big one is finished, the next smaller big one (how’s that for adjective overload?) is this morning’s job, and the two smaller ones will come this afternoon. I doubt I’ll finish the bigger of the projects,…
Redistribution & Your Client: What Would You Do?
What’s on the iPod: All at Once by The Airborne Toxic Event What a busy day! I worked on one project –one that isn’t quite finished — and I have two waiting in the wings. How bad was it? I was sitting here at 8 pm taking my online courses. Today will be full-on work. I…
Tears, Smiles, and Money
What’s on the iPod: Ten Thousand Words by The Avett Brothers Sometimes the busy weekends can be busy in good ways. After a slightly rocky beginning, my weekend ended on a high note. Friday night I barely remember. I stepped away from this computer exhausted, having had a week that started before 9 am and…