Sometimes by Friday, I'm so tired that I just have to focus on writing the next sentence, or getting through the next five minutes. I'm really ready for a rainy, restful kind of weekend—and hoping that the Gulf Coast doesn't endure too much damage.

It's been a lovely chat, friends, but I have to jump away (isn't that a nice image?) This is the only break in my schedule today and I need it. #FrelanceFriends

I have an open mic question for #FreelanceFriends today: have any of you ever hired someone to set your business systems? Or have you ever done that for someone else? I have a discovery call next week with someone who needs this kind of help.

Here's a really good article about preparing for future climate-related disasters. We're going to have to get better, because events like the one Nepal are going to keep happening. www.sciencenews.org/article/floo...

In the wake of the flood, could Nepal avert the next disaster?

Gaps in early warning systems and community preparedness contributed to the high death toll from Nepal’s debris flow.

sciencenews.org

Trying to make a test sock.

Hi #FreelanceFriends! Quick intro: I'm dava, a content marketer who is moving from writing mostly about healthcare tech to writing proposals for companies providing electrical infrastructure. It's a slow transition, so far.

As part of my plan to save money on food, I decided to stop buying cookies (roughly $1 each from the bakery section) and start making them. The plan is to freeze pre-portioned balls of dough and cookie 3-4 at a time. Tonight’s batch proved it’s a good plan.🍪🧑‍🍳

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Thanks for another great chat #FreelanceFriends! See y'all next week.

So, #FreelanceFriends, should we work on a plan to promote this chat in the midst of its transition? I would be happy to post in the ASJA discussion forum. I think they have a co-working group at this time, but it might be helpful to let folks know about this chat.

Hi, #FreelanceFriends! I'm dava, a content marketing writer who is learning about project management, proposals and the architecture/engineering/construction industry, specifically electrical stuff. I'd like to become a proposal specialist. It's challenging to make a change.

I’ve been making stationery with pressed flowers. It’s really fun, plus a low stakes way to learn a little bit about working with images. Plus, I have nice paper for letter writing.

I'm taking a Udemy course and not doing as well as I thought I would. It's been a long time since I did any sort of structured learning like a class and I can't tell if my brain has broken or if the instruction isn't great or what. :(

During the pandemic, I was silly enough to hope that we (the US) got a federal sick leave policy out of a terrible situation. Now, I'm nursing the hope that this current oil fiasco might help usher in the age of electrification. I don't know what this says about me. Probably that I'm naive.

My partner and I do Wordle and connections every evening (small pleasures are important!) and tonight we ended a 53 day streak 😭

It started pouring rain just as I was leaving the thrift store and it was glorious. I got thoroughly soaked and had to come home and change into soft clothes. We needed the rain so bad, and now I’m on the sofa, bad move on TV, feeling at ease.

I had an unusually busy week with work stuff, and didn’t have time for much outside of an hour of knitting here and 20 minutes of reading there. It felt kind of good to not really know what was going on in the world.

I cleaned out on cabinet shelf during lunch. There was more stuff past the use by date than stuff that was still good. I need to make a list of what’s there and use it up.

We watched National Treasure: Book of Secrets. It’s not good.

Open mic #FreelanceFriends chats are always fun. I have to run, but it's been a pleasure talking with everyone. @phendrickson.bsky.social I hope you get your money soon!

Uggghhh. It’s 9 pm. I still need to do the dishes, put away laundry, and take a shower. It’s fine. Better to be busy than bored and overthinking.

I finally had enough flowers pressed to play with composition a little. And I made a few bookmarks for gifts. 🌸🥀🖼️

I started my day by making a cup of coffee without a cup, while cleaning up my cat's "gift" of a chipmunk. It's my partner's birthday, so I sure hope things take a turn for the better.

We stumbled across the show Kim's Convenience over the weekend and really enjoyed the dry humor.

My brain weasels are being subtle jerks, whispering ugly things so quietly I almost didn’t realize it was happening. Hush, weasels.

I’m learning a new thing. Gathered the flowers, pressed them, glued them to the card. They are going to be on the inside, I need to think of something to write on the outside.

Just the tail end of the golden hour. Cool enough for a short, pleasant walk.

35 minutes for the first one. Getting some water and resetting the timer and knocking out the second one. I'm less than an hour away from relaxation and reading.

Ever have one of those days where you just really aren't sure what you did with all those hours? That's what happened to me today, and as a result, I have 2 short, easy articles to write before I can get a glass of wine and read The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny. I'm setting a timer.

You know what I miss? The want ads in the newspaper. It was so simple. Companies posted ads, for a small fee. People saw them and responded! #GetOffMyLawn