Archive for December 2020
home for the holidays…
When you’re home for the holidays at your mom’s, and her baking business has taken over the spare bedroom… I think I can do this for three days. Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: Competition is Actually a GOOD Thing (December 14, 2020)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Here’s something funny… I’ve listened to the same story 5 nights in a row. And I STILL don’t know how it ends. I fall asleep every time, well before I get to the conclusion. And that’s actually a good thing… because it’s a “sleep story” on my Calm app.…
Read Moretravel with a cat in a backpack
Her royal highness was displeased with getting her shots. The humans however, were all enamored with the black-cat-in-a-backpack look. Stella came through with flying colors, by the way. The backpack, however, needed a thorough washing. Thus we learned the trick of lining the backpack with puppy pee pads. <3
Read MoreLake Conroe, cat edition
Radar locked… destruction imminent. Traveling with a cat is interesting. Thankfully Stella is a dog-cat and generally well behaved. Though sometimes I wonder what goes through her brain. Especially times like this, when I catch her thinking deep cat thoughts.
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: business work vs busy work (December 7, 2020)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… We’re heading into the last two real productive weeks of the year… though let’s face it, a lot of folks check out right after Thanksgiving and don’t fully check in until after the New Year starts. But now is the time to really dig deep and figure out what…
Read Morecopy… what now?
I was talking a friend of mine recently who was working on a new client proposal. She was trying to work out what to offer and kept getting stuck, so she reached out and asked me what the difference was between copyediting, copy coaching, and copy chiefing. I answered her privately and she was able…
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