Starting the week off right

Sometimes I think how I start the week off sets the mood for the rest of the week. I often call Monday my "recovery" day -- recovery from my busy weekends, that is. If I can stay home on Monday and get work done in the morning, I feel like it puts me in a good place for the rest of the week. But if I have a lot of other demands on my time on Monday (as I did last week), one thing often leads to another, and I feel like the week is almost over by the time I finally sit down at my desk.
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By Katharine Swan On Monday, May 20, 2013 At 11:03 AM 0 comments

Goals check for the week of May 6

I decided to go ahead and continue making these posts weekly, at least until summer starts. Come summer I may not have as much time for weekly updates (or as much time to work on my goals for the year) since I will be working more with the kids while they are out of school, so that may mean monthly goal updates over the summer. At least for now, though, I think that weekly posts are more helpful to me -- with so much time between posts, monthly updates will most likely result in me losing track of my goals, whereas the weekly posts keep me more on track.

As for last week: not the most productive of weeks, I'm afraid. I didn't have as many mornings at home as I would have liked, for reasons that I can't now remember (how quickly I forget the previous week! another reason monthly updates won't work). This week is already shaping up to be a little better, thankfully, but last week -- the subject of this post -- was dismal.
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By Katharine Swan On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 At 11:26 AM 0 comments

Support for writers and freelancers

The other day, a blog I follow linked to this article:

Freelancers Union Tackles Concerns of Independent Workers

It's about how the Freelancers Union, based in New York, provides access to health insurance -- the biggest concern for most freelancers -- for its members. Especially interesting was the part of the article about the union's health care center, which charges no co-pays and provides a more unified approach to primary care.
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By Katharine Swan On Thursday, May 09, 2013 At 1:35 PM 0 comments

Goals check for the week of April 29

Last week was a good week -- for the most part. I've discovered that my daily writing goals usually fall apart toward the end of the week -- Thursday I have my riding lesson and Friday I often have other things going on; last week it was lunch with my mom -- though sometimes I am able to get a little done over the weekend. But as of last week I am back on track with two goals, my novel and my 2013 reading list, which is a step in the right direction.
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By Katharine Swan On Tuesday, May 07, 2013 At 12:05 PM 0 comments

Goals check for the week of April 22

First of all, I am considering doing a monthly goals check-in, instead of writing weekly posts on it. Although these posts keep me on track, they also keep me from blogging about other -- and probably more interesting -- topics on my blog. The biggest downside is that I often forget the previous week if I wait too long beyond Monday to write the post; if I'm trying to recall an entire month, I think I'll forget even more. What do you think? Would you prefer to see less of these posts?
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By Katharine Swan On Monday, April 29, 2013 At 10:19 AM 0 comments

My plans for freelancing

A reader's comment on my post Balancing goals and freelancing made me realize that I didn't really include any information on what I'm planning to do moving forward. The post was a short post that only talked about my observations, not what I was planning on doing about it.
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By Katharine Swan On Thursday, April 25, 2013 At 11:26 AM 0 comments

Goals check for the week of April 15

I'm a couple of days late again on reviewing the previous week. Last week was an interesting week because of Tax Day -- I stayed up literally all night Sunday night working on taxes. I had gotten very behind on tracking my freelance income and business expenses, so I had about 6 months' worth to catch up on. I started on it the previous Thursday and got a little done, but there was just too much and I'd left it too late.
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By Katharine Swan On Wednesday, April 24, 2013 At 11:24 AM 0 comments

Katharine Swan is a full-time freelance writer with more than 5 years of professional writing experience. In addition to maintaining several personal blogs, she writes a variety of online marketing materials for clients, including company blogs, articles, and press releases. In her free time, she spends time with her horse, reads, and writes fiction.

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