Today was the first day since the holidays that I felt like I was getting back on track. I pulled out my notebook and wrote down everything I knew I needed to work on. Then I started working on simple tasks first. Staring at me from the list was the need for a “blog postContinueContinue reading “Avoiding Repetition”
Category Archives: Freelancing
Picking Someone’s Brain
No, I’m not writing a zombie apocalypse novel. I’m talking about the figurative notion of picking someone’s brain. I had an opportunity to talk to someone recently about how he uses social media to promote his church and where he works. This prompts me to confront my love-hate relationship with social media, but that isContinueContinue reading “Picking Someone’s Brain”
Appen: Tried It But Not For Me
DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert about side hustles so I’m not recommending Appen one way or the other. I’m just telling you about my own experience. Do plenty of homework first, and then make a decision about which side hustles to trust. As a freelancer or someone changing careers, you may start looking forContinueContinue reading “Appen: Tried It But Not For Me”
Self-Evaluation: Wrapping It Up
I started writing about doing a self-evaluation back in December 2023, and it has been a helpful process. I am currently looking at re-entering the workforce to bolster my income for a while, but now, I’m fully aware of what I will and won’t tolerate and what I can and can’t do. That was theContinueContinue reading “Self-Evaluation: Wrapping It Up”
Practical Matters
I wrote my first blog post on this site in 2016. Initially, I was just looking for a place to vent as I was confronting a career change, but the career change took longer than expected. It took six more years to come about, but I did leave my library career behind. I still appreciateContinueContinue reading “Practical Matters”
All Things Subject to Change 