Under the wire

[owlmoose]

The long meta post I was going to put up today (about Dragon Age dwarves) didn't get completed to anywhere near my satisfaction -- I didn't even think about dwarf Inquisitors yet -- so I'm now holding that until tomorrow. (BTW, there's still plenty of room to request post topics!) So you get a quick post-for-the-sake of posting instead.

Today was good -- normally I work my part-time job Tuesday through Thursday, but this week I had a meeting on Monday. So I was off today instead, and will also be off tomorrow, and my only obligations were a lovely dinner with friends and a brief meeting with a freelance writing client. (Did I mention I have an occasional freelance writing gig? I have a graphic designer friend who sometimes asks me to write copy. I really enjoy it, actually, and have contemplated finding more work along these lines, but that's probably another blog post.) It was really nice to have a whole morning and most of an afternoon to relax, and the same will be true of tomorrow. Although it would be nice to have more money coming in, there real benefits to having flexible jobs, and not worrying about filling out a full 40-hour work week.

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[umadoshi]

Although it would be nice to have more money coming in, there real benefits to having flexible jobs, and not worrying about filling out a full 40-hour work week.

So very true!

I have yet to think of a post topic to request, but it could happen! (I have the post in a tab...)

[owlmoose]

You're in a similar situation, right, in terms of employment? If you don't want to talk details, especially in my journal, I totally understand ;) but I'd be curious to learn how you like it, as a long term thing.

Edit: No rush on the post topic thing. :) If you do think of something you'd like to hear, even after the month is over, feel free!

[umadoshi]

I think our workloads operate pretty differently, from the sounds of it, but I do mix freelance work with on-a-payroll work, although in my case the latter alternates between full-time and nonexistent, rather than consistent part-time.

For the most part I like it, because I enjoy both kinds of work, but a) I'm not as good at managing my own time as I like, so my freelance projects get done on time but always take longer than I think they should, and b) sometimes when both kinds of work are happening at the same time, the deadlines stress me out horribly. (And I suppose I should also include a [c], which is that all the work combined only adds up to a fairly low level of income. It only works out because I've in a two-income household and my husband is supportive of my work [he knows it's better for my mental health than previous working situations were].)

If a topic suggestions comes to mind, I'll add it to your post! ^_^