Summary: Lots of reflecting and planning this week, as is always the case at this time of year. Bring on 2024! Monday: I managed to avoid doing some work a client sent me on Christmas Day… So, there’s that… Tuesday: I finished a book (so many great new ones to read as of […]
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Weeknotes – S07E51 – End of Year Overkill
Summary: My plan not to take on any more new paid work this week went a bit awry, since I edited three new books that weren’t previously on the schedule… I did also complete going through feedback comments on my novel, though, so I feel like I’m ending the year in a good place. […]
Weeknotes – S07E50 – Gaining Control
Summary: I feel like I got control of the train a bit more this week – I got pretty much everything done that I’d planned and I didn’t feel overwhelmed. I also took some much-needed time off to relax, so I think I reached an equilibrium. I’m still really looking forward to an extended break […]
The Butterfly Effect
So, it turns out that networking is an interesting thing, which seems to generate more and more of itself, the more you do… Which I guess makes sense – but the level to which it’s working out for me at the moment is quite astonishing! I was thinking about putting together an email […]
Weeknotes – S07E49 – The Train is Slowing…
Summary: It was another quite overwhelming week, but I feel like I eventually reached some kind of equilibrium – we’ll just have to see if it carries over into next week or if it’s just an illusion created by taking some time off at the weekend… Monday: My sleep was a bit disrupted again, […]
New Work Ethic…?
October and the first half of November were very slow on the work front for me. It’s not something I’ve experienced as a freelancer before – and it makes me realise how very lucky I’ve been with my editing business so far. It was very easy to begin with to just let everything slide […]
Weeknotes – S07E48 – Busy, Busy…
Summary: A bit hit and miss this week – I did a lot of paid work (yay!) but I also got stressed and overwhelmed about all the other things that necessarily fell by the wayside (boo!). Monday: Today was a sad day because the courier came to take my lovely little laptop away for […]
Weeknotes – S07E47 – Reframing Required
Summary: The new improved work ethic is definitely helping me get more done (and paid work is picking up again, which is awesome) but it’s also making me feel under pressure and a bit overwhelmed, so I think I still need to think about framing it in the best way – but still, a good […]
Weeknotes – S07E46 – New Improved Work Ethic
Summary: Very up-and-down week – Covid put paid to my writing retreat plans but I successfully implemented a new, improved work ethic and got lots done anyway! Monday: Aaaaaaand the morning of supposedly going on writing retreat – I tested positive for Covid! So, no retreat for me… On the plus side, my symptoms […]
Weeknotes – S07E45 – Divided Work Ethic
Summary: I certainly got lots of paid work done this week – not so great on my own projects – my work ethic only seems to extend to things with money/external deadlines attached! Monday: Definite requirement to resurrect my work ethic today, as I had lots of paid work to do, as well as […]