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What’s on the iPod: Sweet Dreams by The Eurythmics Remember when weekends were relaxing? Since my kid and her husband moved out (just over a week ago), we have been working nonstop to paint bedrooms, a bathroom, clean carpets, and furnish the empty rooms because, you guessed it, another kid is moving in. Maybe. The stepson…
What’s on the iPod: Have Love, Will Travel by The Sonics What a week. Unlike most summers, I’ve been working to the point where I had to postpone my vacation a few weeks just to get caught up. I did, but more came in. No matter — I’m out of here either way. I need…
One of the best people you can possibly befriend in this freelance world is Paula Hendrickson. Paula is a sharp, intuitive, and skilled writer who is as fun as she is generous. You’ve read here about the LOI? Paula introduced me to that method. In fact, her first post here was teaching us all about…
What’s on the iPod: Dirty Dishes by Deer Tick What a week. My daughter and her husband are moving out all this weekend, starting yesterday. Amid a good bit of work, and with more work coming in, I had to pause and help clean, unpack, and sort. Today will be more of the same. I…
What I’m reading: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee What’s on the iPod: A View That Almost Kills by We Invented Paris Since Monday, I’ve gotten quite a bit done. I have to — my daughter and her husband move out tomorrow and we’ll be busy. Then Monday I’m off to Ontario for some…
What’s on the iPod: Anna by Will Butler A new week, a new chance to get it all done and take a vacation. My daughter and her husband move this week, so Friday is lost, as I suspect is Thursday afternoon. If I intend to get out of here anytime soon, I have to wrap…
What’s on the iPod: Roadrunner by The Modern Lovers Wow. Thursday, huh? Tuesday and Wednesday feel like a blur to me. I had a number of things going on at once and deadlines that are looming. Plus I knew that today and tomorrow would be truncated thanks to appointments and an annual lunch date with…
What’s on the iPod: Running on Empty by Jackson Browne Isn’t life full of little ironies? That song popped up on my iPod today after what felt like Marathon Monday. I’m working on three projects simultaneously and two more that are due this month. Plus my suspicion is I’ll be hearing back from another client…
What I’m reading: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys What’s on the iPod: Naked Kids by Grouplove What an interesting day yesterday. In an instance of the most asinine behavior imaginable, some guy behind me objected to my waiting to turn left (didn’t want to chance it), he honked, screamed, and then turned left —…
What’s on the iPod: Mama Knows by Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds If you take a day off, you want to be able to enjoy it, right? Not so for me yesterday. An intestinal infection had me wiped out just getting out of bed. The meds can’t work fast enough. Advil kept me upright,…