What’s on the iPod: Ten Thousand Words by The Avett Brothers It was apropos to have that song appear on my iPod yesterday. With the article halfway completed, the dozen emails I dealt with, project revisions, and research, I burned through about that many words before 3 pm. Two days of headlong, intense work. I’m…
S is for Service
What’s on the iPod: Love Interruption by Jack White Yesterday was a full day of work. I had one interview, two blog posts (on technical topics, so research was involved), and some invoices to send/chase. Along with that, I started a third of the four articles I’m writing this month. Plus I sent out a…
Knowing When to Push Back
What’s on the iPod: Mercy by Duffy Happy anniversary, husband of mine. The best decision I’ve ever made. 🙂 Yesterday started busy and ended the same way. I had newsletter copy to compile/chase down, a conference call, two blog posts to start, and an article to frame in. Not a bad start to a week….
That Familiar Itch
Did you ever have a weekend staring at you that had you tired just by looking at what was planned? I did. Too many things — birthday for the stepson, meditation, writers’ group meetup, breakfast AND lunch dates, shopping for the aforementioned birthday, gardening, etc. I did what any sane person ought to do. I…
What I’d Rather Do
What’s on the iPod: Summer Sun by Jukebox the Ghost We’ve made it — it’s Friday. Don’t ask me why, but all day Wednesday I was under the impression it was Tuesday. I don’t suffer jet lag — I suffer life lag. It was a somewhat busy week, but not too bad. I was glad…
Freelance Truth: Being Worth More
What’s on the iPod: Untitled (Love Song) by Counting Crows A nice, unexpectedly slow day yesterday. Since most of my assignments this month are magazine articles, I have some lag time while the sources get back to me on dates and times. I spent the morning futzing with a small project, then the afternoon was…
The Writer and the Raise
What’s on the iPod: The Graveyard Near the House by The Airborne Toxic Event Good day yesterday. I finished an editing job and started two articles. These are ones with short deadlines, so I made sure to get those going first. Today I’ll arrange interviews for the next two articles. Hopefully one client will soon…
Monthly Assessment: May 2012
What I’m reading: Mosquitoes by William Faulkner What’s on the iPod: Hypocritical Kiss by Jack White Wow. Back one day and I’m overwhelmed with work. Yes, a ton of it. When I left, I had three projects on hold. Now I’m back, I have five articles and two of those projects left to finish. And…
Head in the Clouds
What’s on the iPod: Somebody That I Used to Know by Walk Off the Earth (originally by Gotye) Hi. Miss me? I missed all of you. I just went nearly a week without any Internet connection and while it’s sad not being connected to the world, it’s the most refreshing, freeing feeling. If you haven’t…
Scope Creep
I’m still somewhere deep in the Canadian Rockies and probably without an Internet connection. I can tell you from experience that I love being disconnected. It’s absolutely refreshing. Still, after about two weeks, I’ll be getting that “missing mouse” twitch from computer withdrawal. I’m leaving this for you to contemplate until I can get myself back…