day job Archive
I had hoped to knock out this coaching task in just a couple of days, but my client’s essay questions required a lot more work than I had anticipated, so I am behind in the schedule. At least today is …
My client got back to me faster than expected, so it’s back to coaching for a couple of days. I’m glad I did not put my preorder up! I will need to reassess my possible release date depending on how …
Yesterday, I mentioned I wanted to increase the speed of my reviews so I could get back to working on my book, but there is going to be a slight delay. I already have one confirmed client after this review …
This morning, I woke up feeling a little slow. The late night of G&Ts and talking to my wife about my day job-stress probably contributed to that a little bit. But once I forced myself to get out of bed …
It’s not often that I have more than one or two drinks, especially since I can’t go out with this pandemic, but last night we had some family friends over for a pizza party (I made the pizzas) and a …
Today, I get to report a much higher total of pages reviewed, but it isn’t all from this morning’s work. After one fruitless attempt to bring my manuscript to work to edit during my lunch break, I succeeded on my …
All this week, I haven’t been writing and have instead been sleeping in, with the hope that conserving the energy I spend creating (or worrying about the quality of my creation) might help me to better handle an incredibly busy …
As good as yesterday’s session was, unfortunately it won’t be a source of momentum. Going into a week of hell at work as we approach a crunch deadline, I need to conserve my mental and physical energy. So, for the …
I’ve been disappointed in myself a lot lately about my writing progress. After all, I have just been copying in words that were already written/dictated, and still barely making my daily target most days, like today when I only just …
I had to go into work an hour early for a video call and, of course, ended up staying an hour late, as well, to wrap up another stressful day. With that kind of schedule, I couldn’t find the energy …