There is so much to do around here. Just when I think I’ve got it all under control, someone adds something to my list, needs an all day errand or requests a rush job. Most days I feel like I’m playing catch up on my to-do list. These last few …Click Here to continue
Scheduling
Writing for Joy
October 9, 2008
About Writing
The last 12 months I have been the sole provider for our family. My husband has been taking time to evaluate his life, sit with his family and reconnect with the world (he’s been a public school teacher). The money situation hasn’t been perfect, but we haven’t been worried either. …Click Here to continue
Earning a Freelance Income You can Survive On
September 21, 2008
About Writing
Many people avoid freelance because of the uncertainty of income. That is completely understandable. I started into freelance writing as a way to ADD income to our household. It was only about three months into my serious pursuit of a freelance career that my husband left his job and our …Click Here to continue
Making the Time to Work at Freelance Writing
September 15, 2008
About Writing
Writing at home (or doing any work) can be frustrating on some days and just simply impossible on others. It doesn’t help my personal situation that my office is located smack in the middle of the house – in the kitchen no less. There are just days when it doesn’t …Click Here to continue
Work Less Accomplish More
September 1, 2008
Scheduling
Most people grew up hearing some form of “work hard and you can achieve your goals.†Any one that has ever done sports of any variety has certainly heard that pep talk before. But more and more people are discovering that it’s not how hard you work that pushes you …Click Here to continue
Ultimate Online Writing Experiment
August 12, 2008
About Writing
The race is on to see how much I can accomplish and how fast it will happen. Yesterday I got up a new website devoted to the pursuit of being the perfect woman. It’s a labor of love that has been in the thought process for a year and actively …Click Here to continue
3 Peculiar Thoughts about Spending Time
August 8, 2008
Budgets and Finance
Learning to Balance the Time Deb – over at Freelance Writing Jobs – posted an article today about how she spends her down time. At the end she asked about how we each spend our own time away from the daily grind. I was stumped. There is down time in …Click Here to continue
No More Falls
July 30, 2008
About Writing
This is one of those days where everything that I see is pointing to what I need to change. The irony is that I already know what I need to change but I just can’t seem to get me to cooperate and move in the right direction. Procrastination and laziness …Click Here to continue
There is Always an Excuse
July 22, 2008
About Writing
This is one of those days where I started behind and I just seem to be running in sand. The harder I try to get caught up the farther behind I fall. It wouldn’t be so bad if this day wasn’t normal for my routine instead of something that only …Click Here to continue
Push Your Desires Closer to Reality
July 18, 2008
About Writing
The Southern Christian Writer’s Conference was held last month and I was once again blessed to be able to attend. There are always a number of small teaching sessions provided on a number of topics (which I enjoy) but I go for the contacts and the motivation as much as …Click Here to continue
