“Wait, you went to the hair salon during business hours? Wow. The life of a freelancer!” There’s an illusion that freelancers don’t work as much because most of us aren’t locked into a schedule. But before you get all jealous of my glamorous life, let me point out what I did while I was at the…
Category Archives: life
Meet Me At the Supermarket?
In Philadelphia, there’s a fantastic supermarket chain called Wegmans. In the past six years, every time I’ve visited my Nana, I’ve stopped at the Downingtown location to pick up some grocery basics for her, and every time I’m impressed. It’s enormous, clean and features a fantastic prepared foods section that enables you to pick up…
If At First You Don’t Succeed
We can’t all be the best at everything, no matter how hard we try. I wrote a post about it over on the Creative Freelancer Blog. Check it out! You can also see all of my posts for the Creative Freelancer Blog in one place. They focus on topics of interest to freelancers, like marketing,…
The Plan for 2011
What’s your plan for 2011? Are you branching out into new areas? Trying new things? Starting fresh? Or does your 2010 work flow directly into the new year without interruption? I’ve made some plans for change in the coming year. I’ve submitted proposals to be a featured speaker at conferences. This is a big change…
Letting Go and Relaxing
About three years ago, I came to the realization that there was only one time of year when we could take family vacations: the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Sure, the flights are crowded and yes, both of our families are irritated that we don’t come home for the holidays, but to me, it’s…
Not My Job. Or Is It?
We sat at breakfast one Wednesday morning, and I was recapping the previous night’s Team in Training run with my then 3-year-old son. He listened carefully as I talked about our tempo run, and seemed deep in thought as he ate his oatmeal. “Is running your job?” he asked between bites. “No,” I explained. “I’m…
A Momentary Rant About Accessibility
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a momentary rant about accessibility. Like most able-bodied people, I have to admit that I never gave a whole lot of thought to accessibility. Sure, I was aware of handicapped parking spaces outside Target, or the fact that there were handicapped restrooms, but I never gave…
What Goes Around Comes Around
I was still in elementary school when the simple genius of The Golden Rule really clicked for me. I can’t think of anything simpler than the concept of treating others the way that you’d want to be treated, and I try to apply it in all aspects of my life, both personal and professional. After…
Money Hungry
I’ve spent the last several months fundraising as part of my Team in Training commitment, and I’ve been doing it in memory of a friend’s husband who died in April. I thought that I had all of the elements for a successful fundraising drive: lots of friends and acquaintances, a compelling story and the fact…
Racing Against Yourself
Every magazine, every blogger, every coach says the same thing about running: “You are your only competition.” It doesn’t matter if you’re an Olympic athlete or the person who limps their way across the finish line as the course is closing. Are you stronger, faster or better than you were yesterday? Being Type A, I…