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Author: lwidmer

Six Things Meditation Taught Me About Freelancing

Posted on July 27, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: I’m Shakin’ by Jack White If you missed Writers Worth this year, good news: I have a freebie for you. Yep — FREE. When you sign up for the semi-regular, infrequent newsletter I send out, you get a free PDF version of all the posts from this year’s celebration in one…

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Simple Ways to Impress Clients

Posted on July 26, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Little Boxes by Walk Off the Earth I had something unusual yesterday – a really good day. Okay, maybe it’s not that unusual, but I’m enjoying beyond belief this article I’m working on. The topic — strange risks companies have to deal with. So far, I’ve talked to Procter & Gamble…

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Why They’ll Pay You

Posted on July 25, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Numb by The Airborne Toxic Event Good day yesterday. The first session of the webinar went well – we had great questions from our attendees! I was glad I talked fast and was done a bit early, because there were plenty of questions to fill up the extra time. If you’re…

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When Time is Short and Projects are Long

Posted on July 24, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Nothing — no time to listen! Today is the Trade Magazine webinar! If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make your mark in a lucrative industry, sign up here and join us at noon ET/ 9 am PT. You get two sessions plus a free month in the Five Buck…

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Work as Rest

Posted on July 23, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Keep Yourself Warm by Frightened Rabbit What a productive weekend! First, we headed to New Jersey for a meditation mini-retreat. The weather cooperated — it was a beautiful, cooler day in the high 70s/low 80s with a nice breeze. We were in a Friends meeting house, which was air conditioned, but…

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Random Friday Hoo Haa

Posted on July 20, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Marry Song by Band of Horses What a day yesterday. I had a talk with a new client, who hired me for immediate work. It’s good, but I’m not getting my main project any closer to completion by taking on more need-it-now work. I spent a few hours after getting their…

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Fight or Flight

Posted on July 19, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Itchin’ on a Photograph by Grouplove Don’t forget–next week is the Trade Magazine webinar! Sign up here and get the two-session series.  A slow, slightly frustrating day yesterday. I did get done all I had to, but little of what I wanted to. I have an article due that’s hanging over me like…

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Wednesday Workshops

Posted on July 18, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Ten Thousand Words by The Avett Brothers Did I really just have a day where I wasn’t running full throttle? I can’t tell you how refreshing it was to get done all those small projects I’ve been putting off until I had time. I even had extra time to record an…

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Technology Rocks

Posted on July 17, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Ten Thousand Words by The Avett Brothers Don’t forget–next week is the Trade Magazine webinar! Sign up here and get the two-session series.   Yesterday was an unexpected break from the madness that has been my last two months. I had two phone calls scheduled that never occurred, and while that…

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Disabled

Posted on July 16, 2012 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Through the Dirt and the Gravel by We Were Promised Jetpacks Lovely, albeit hot weekend. Early Saturday morning I drove to northwestern Connecticut to see my son and his girlfriend. The drive was beautiful — just a little rain as I was leaving home — and I was able to put…

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  1. Paula Avatar
    Paula
    July 16, 2012

    Thankfully I've never had a serious injury or illness. Worst I've had to work through is doing interviews with laryngitis.

    Now that I think about it – when I first started out I got a really bad rope burn over the entire palm of one hand. (Big dog Bear was alive then, and all 110 pounds of took off after a squirrel or something, pulling his leash – a 1" thick nylon rope – through my tightly gripped hand.) Concerned I wouldn't be able to type, I went to the dermatologist who cleaned it properly and – since I'm allergic to the adhesive in 99% of bandages – he decided to try a "liquid" bandage. Felt worse than salt in a wound when applied, but the sting wore off quickly and it allowed me to work.

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  2. Wade Finnegan Avatar
    Wade Finnegan
    July 16, 2012

    Congrats on your first trout! The hand sounds painful, so take it easy.

    Sick leave is one of the few benefits I retain with my teaching job and I'm thankful. As a solo business owner it is difficult to take any time off. I've considered opening another bank account with a sick leave savings. Tough decision for sure.

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  3. Devon Ellington Avatar
    Devon Ellington
    July 16, 2012

    On B'way, I worked through illness & injury all the time. That was the gig — if they didn't have someone to cover you, you did it. Or you were out of a job.

    I'm kinder to myself now, although if I have a deadline, too bad for me. Work through it, get it done on time, and THEN take time off.

    It all depends on the schedule.

    I try to catch problems early enough to take some preventative measures.

    In your case, find a good acupuncturist — I know several people who use them for carpal tunnel, and it makes all the difference in the world, not just pain management, but actually improving the condition.

    Feel better soon.

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  4. Anne Wayman Avatar
    Anne Wayman
    July 16, 2012

    I've worked with good chiropractors for years to keep my carpel at bay…rest really helps… and http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1886278358/ninja-standing-desk?ref=live is a standing desk at a reasonable price that may really help…

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  5. wrightwriter Avatar
    wrightwriter
    July 16, 2012

    When I'm not writing, I'm a part-time communications professor and the marking must go on. I had my worst case of carpel tunnel ever last year, so I bought the brace and 'borrowed' my husband's Dragon software. Both made life immediately bearable. Sleeping with the brace on made mornings much less painful, and once I got Dragon working with my voice and Track Changes, my 'mousing'and typing were reduced to more than manageable levels. I recommend both and wish you a speedy recovery!

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  6. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    July 16, 2012

    Paula, Why doesn't it surprise me that you lost work to rope burns? You have the most interesting stories–I want to hang out with you!

    Devon thanks for the recommendation. I found one way to avoid problems; I'm using speech recognition software to write this
    post. It's included on Windows 7. Anne, I've not use a chiropractor for a while. How do they help with carpal tunnel?

    wrightwriter, where did you get your brace? Did it help for pain on the back of your hand? How did you like Dragon? Right now I'm using windows and I'm finding it quite easy, though it slows me down. Maybe that's not a bad thing!

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  7. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    July 16, 2012

    Wade, it was a little trout, but it was pretty nonetheless! Thanks for the healing thoughts.

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  8. Gabryyl Pierce Avatar
    Gabryyl Pierce
    July 16, 2012

    I tried Dragon but it wasn't for me. The speech program that came with Windows is much faster & more intuitive and took less time to train.

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  9. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    July 17, 2012

    Gabryyl, thanks for letting me know. I was tempted, but I figured I'd try the free one first. Glad to hear it works better!

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  10. Paula Avatar
    Paula
    July 17, 2012

    I only missed one morning's worth of work from the rope burn – once the "liquid" bandage was on I was able to use my hand fairly normally.

    And the incident wasn't very exciting – big dog pretty much pulled me through the yard with me hanging on so he wouldn't get loose. (He was shepherd-husky, and huskies – all sled dogs, really – are notorious for getting lost because they just take off and run, and run, and run.)

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  11. allena Avatar
    allena
    July 17, 2012

    I've got some intense shoulder issues on my mouse side, which worries me, as I feel I've got 35 more years in this career. I got to chiro, massage, have a workspace which can be stand up or sit down, and use the mouse on the other side, too. I also will laptop it on the futon in my office. Basically, I just try to switch things up as much as possible.

    I may try the Windows voice….

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  12. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    July 18, 2012

    Allena, try moving your mouse to the left side. My shoulder pain was intense, too. I trained myself to "mouse" with the left hand and until recently, it's been great.

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