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Time Audit Results: Freelance Writing and Managing Distractions
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Writer.
The results of my time audit are in and well they are exactly as I had feared – I am a horrendous time waster. Although I don’t piss away hours at the TV or on the phone, I spend several hours in front of the computer willing beautiful prose to spontaneously compose while I stare [...]
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On Wisconsin: A Photo Essay
Posted on 10. Jan, 2010 by Writer.
You know you’re from Wisconsin if…
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Happy 2010 – Start the New Year off with a Time Audit
Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Writer.
Nothing like 180 unread items in my google reader, 92 unopened emails, 3 unpacked backpacks, and at least 2-weeks of unopened mail to make you feel like a total slacker. Happy 2010. So I ask all of you – how do you balance all of this? Some of you have full-time jobs and also write [...]
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Decorate Your Own Damn Cookie
Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
In an attempt to get both stoked about my return to Salt Lake City and the holiday season I decided to throw a holiday bash at my newly feng sui-ed ole apartment. I aptly named the gathering “decorate your own damn cookie and make your own f***ing pizza party” to reflect my holiday spirit. Having [...]
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Burn Them or Cherish Them? What to Do With Old Journals
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
I always get slightly uncomfortable when I hear they are publishing someone’s diaries. With the controversial release of Carl Jung’s The Red Book, I am confronted with what to do with the growing piles of journals I have held onto throughout the years. The Red Book is part journal and part mythical fiction – a [...]
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What’s next? Plans, Plans and More Plans
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
I am about ready to take a dart to the world map that is sitting over my desk. The list of places I would like to visit is growing larger by the minute and I can’t honestly decide where to go. I never imagined myself in the following situation: no real job or commitments or [...]
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Best of 2009 – Matador Network is Blog Find of the Year
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
Hands down, my best blog find of the year is the lovely, the awe-inspiring, the tremendously moving – Matador Network. I don’t even remember how I stumbled up on it but my life is forever changed because of it. While browsing their site for the first time I noticed that they were about to launch [...]
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Buckhorn Wash in the San Rafael Swell
Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
I have only just started to explore the San Rafael Swell and am totally overwhelmed with its beauty and potential for exploration. The Swell, as it is affectionately called, is a huge maze of winding canyons, sandstone cliffs, and expansive panoramas located in a remote section of central Utah. For years I kept hearing about [...]
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Best of 2009 – And I Am Quitting My Job Why?
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
I decided to take part in the Best of 2009 Blog Challenge to perhaps fuel some reflection about the greatest year ever. To participate in the blog challenge, you simply create a blog post based on a certain prompt for each day of December. Sponsor, Gwen Bell says that you don’t need to participate every [...]
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