How it went

Well, 5 sites for freelancers: 1 had to pay for membership, 3 let you sign-up for free, and craigslist.com is a site of classified ads. Dismiss the one for pay. Out of the 3 that let you sign up for free, 2 need you to upgrade to paying memberships before bidding on jobs. Okay, if I was freelancing for all my money that would be a necessary expense. So I emailed one add on Craigslist and bid on nine projects at GetAFreelancer.com. And it's competitive there. But I had fun with some of the bids after I got tired of just listing my skills set.

"How does a third-generation pack rat try to break free of messy habits and become organizied? This would be the approach I would take. No preaching to the audience, but a fellow disorganizied scatter brain bettering herself is the approach I would take this project. And I'm happy to research new ways of organizing time and space to include in this book." -- I'm not as happy with it this morning (seeing ways to improve it), but it's more fun than "I can write; hire me."

"I'm the handy(wo)man in this household. I would fully research each and every topic assigned to me on power tools." -- I still like this one.

But the free account limits you to 15 bids in a month, so I have to use them carefully. I'll be keeping my eyes open on the other sites might let me start bidding, but not holding my breath.

Upcoming agenda:

• Call Dad about Demco stuff today


• Finish personal financial outlook with Quicken and new workbook


• Buy Christmas presents for Dad, Hannah, and Krista. Get wrapping paper from Mom.


• CHORES!


• Wrap up Billy and Misty baby gifts so all I have to do is pack the car.


• Put together Ikea shelves and rearrange movies.


• Enter the pile of new books into BookCAT


• Website updates


• Help Mom just short of going nuts


• Writing list
  • Uncle Keith's obit
  
  
  • Spec letter to Uncle Dean
  
  
  • Alien species outlines for Zy's Novel
  
  
  • Alien languages for Zy's Novel
  
  
  • Pages in Zy's Novel
  
  
  • Editing Blue Man
  
  
  • Editing Covenant
  
  
  • Outlining webcomic project
  
  
  • Printing and double checking Dec. mailout
  
  
  • Research markets
  
  
  • Goto State Library for research


• Find dice for Eric's Twelfth Night Feast


• Drink more water and go to the gym


• Mail spec letter to Uncle Dean


• Bring pile for Marian to WORK


• Get LEO password and business card to fax payroll info


• Buy 2 more Ikea shelves


• Bid on 10 freelance jobs

I'm going to have to make the crossed-off stuff disappear over the weekend. But for now it gives the illusion of progress.

Read Free!
The BookWorm

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