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Monthly Assessment: July 2011
Thought I forgot about the monthly assessment, didn’t you? Well, I did. And because it wasn’t the best month for me, I was tempted to ignore it completely. However, if I’m not accountable to you, then I can’t better myself. Same goes for you. Today I’m off for a week of camping and relaxing (I’ll…
Monthly Assessment: June 2011
Busy morning yesterday, but the afternoon was quiet. I took advantage of it. Instead of marketing like mad (my usual routine), I spent time on personal writing projects. I was able to make good headway on a few things, which feels pretty satisfying. If only there were checks involved. Someday… It’s time for the monthly…
Monthly Assessment: May 2011
What’s on the iPod: Changing by The Airborne Toxic Event Wow, another month bites the dust, eh? This one flew by for me. I had a week off at the beginning, thanks to the Vancouver conference and vacation. I expected a lower total as a result. Good thing – it was low. Maybe part of…
Monthly Assessment: April 2011
I’m not here, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have oodles of fun hashing over our monthly goals and near misses, right? So let’s get busy seeing where things are going right or wrong: Queries –I must have sent out fifty LOIs. I have 25 written down, but somehow I think I forgot to note…
Monthly Assessment: March 2011
What I’m reading: One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding by Robert GoverWhat’s on the iPod: She Hates Me by Puddle of Mudd Nice day yesterday. I got one project out of the way in the morning, proposed another project to an editor, and finalized blog post topics with a client. I had to run out and look…
Monthly Assessment: February 2011
What’s on the iPod: The Runaway by The Clarks I have a post up over at Anne Wayman’s About Freelance Writing. Go on over and give her some comment love. How was the weekend? We spent Saturday cleaning the basement and hauling stuff away. Finally, we can walk down there again. We’d had a minor,…
Monthly Assessment: January 2011
What I’m reading: Night Crawler by Diane Parkin (Yay, Diane!)What’s on the iPod: Where You Are by Rascal Flatts Wonderful weekend full of activity. After spending Friday’s lunchtime digging out the mailbox, I finished up an article and roughed in another. Friday night was spent with our monk, whose company is always welcome. He’s family….
Monthly Assessment: December 2010
What I’m reading downstairs: The Civil War: A Narrative (Vol. 1 Fort Sumter to Perryvile) by Shelby Foote What’s on the iPod: Rain by Scott Blasey Oh, don’t we hate having to answer to ourselves when we have a lousy month? It’s no surprise that December was going to stink. It’s rare that a December…
Monthly Assessment: November 2010
What I’m reading: The Maytrees by Annie DillardWhat’s on the iPod: The One Who Loves You Most by Brett Dennen If agony had a physical presence, it would be my career this past month. I knew things would be slow post-surgery, post-vacation, and post-house guest visits. At a standstill? I never expected that. I had…