Apologies… But Work Just Kept Coming
I know, I know…it’s been a long time since I posted
anything, but really, it wasn’t my fault, even if it has to be my fault since
I’m the only writer here. I really meant to post, and I meant to write, but
things have been very hectic.
Regardless, it’s obviously my fault and I’m trying to better
my time management skills. Then again I’m always working on time management.
Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. This was one of those times.
So where have I been? Freelancing. Buried in work. And when
I did come up for air I had no brain cells left with which to even think about a
blog— mine or reading anyone else’s -- and that gives me great guilt. But as
anyone who does it knows, blogging requires effort. Then again, so does
working, which pays better. I think I had work 28 out of 31 days in March;
almost as much in April; and pretty much as well in May. June has been a little
better but every time I think I’ll have downtime…wham! Take this week. I told
my family I was going to start to catch up on all those little details we all
have to get done. Not the bills or anything urgent—those I manage to get
done—but the stuff like cleaning up areas of the house that are just getting
cluttered, or figuring out how to take care of some issues. Trust me, I have
lists (I have lists of blog topics I want to cover too, but never mind that).
Monday morning, I started; I even got a few things done.
Then I had a query on availability. I couldn’t say no; clients pay me to think
about their stuff. Then I had another request, and a third. It’s nice to be
wanted but once again, I’m feeling stress from a little overbooking. But, I got
it done—oh, and then I had a query about a friend referring me to someone
else looking for an editor. I can’t say no if there’s the prospect of a new
client. Hopefully, Ill hear frm that one soon. Similar stuff happened on
Tuesday. The week became a lot more profitable than I thought it would be,
which is great but…
Yesterday I went onsite with a major client. Supposedly they
were going to have a really big job for me to do. Turned out the job didn’t
come in anywhere close to on time. In fact, I left after 4.5 hours and the
bosses weren’t happy because the job still wasn't there and they would
have no one designated to do it. Plus, I’m not available now for a couple of days (yes,
sometimes I do plan ahead and I've made commitments both personal and professional). But, word was I should check in because if nothing
turned up the department might/could/maybe would push the job to tomorrow and
maybe I can come and do it. I really like big jobs; someone tells me what they
need and I get to do it on my own. Yes, if I have a question I can send out
e-mail queries, but usually they just let me handle it. They trust I’ll get it
right, and if I can’t do something, I’ll just leave a comment box somewhere with a
question and the powers in charge will have to get the answers. Just heard, though; I’m not going in tomorrow but maybe I will if
they call last minute and I still have time—no one right now is knocking down
my door to get something done; that could change at any time. Oh well. But then again, there are still those
pesky odds and ends to do so I might clear off a few more items on the to-do list; I just made a new one..
So, freelancing is very time-consuming, although profitable, which is good for the food budget. But I am going to return to blogging now, with this as a start. Please
bear with me. There are a number of things I want to get off my mind, hopefully
interesting to more than just said mind. My new plan is to post at least one
blog a week—until I have a better grip on the freelance issue (and I'm trying to broaden my client base so it could be a big issue). My ultimate goal is to post at
least twice a week, and I’m going to try to have some topics in the can just in
case. Some weeks I have more ideas than others. This weekend my husband and I
will be on the road a lot for a family event. He usually plays CDs on a road
trip. I’ll sit in the back seat, where I can stretch out my legs, keep my
tablet (a Surface; yes, I’m one of those people) in my lap, and maybe get some blog plans done.
No matter what, I’m really going to try to keep to this new
plan. I’m aiming for happy posting!!
I think I can! I think I can!
Wait, is that paying work coming in?
Yes, I’m trying to do it all.
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