Monday, June 3rd
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alexandraerinThe Daily Report
Today starts my first full work week here. Last week, I spent a lot of my "working" time just figuring out how/where to set myself up and get stuff done here. This is another reason I'm looking forward to moving. Every time I bounce back and forth, I have to reinvent the wheel a little bit in terms of my work habits, especially given that the apartment is so cramped with stuff and that I don't work well at a traditional desk. But I'm coming into this week with a pretty solid handle on the work environment stuff, so I think I'll be able to get some decent momentum going.
This is going to be a relatively short stay, because I've only got a few months to get ready for the move. Before I leave I'm going to be starting a fundraiser to get the money I need for it. I think I could probably get there the same way I saved money for WisCon... by banking a portion of the $100 a week towards the bonus story thing I've been doing... but I'd prefer to do a separate event for a few reasons.
One, I'm not sure how long the pace of that could be sustained and I'd hate to have to scramble to do a fundraiser closer to my moving date. Two, living in uncertainty is kind of stressful and draining... if I spend the next three months being almost but not quite sure that I'll be able to afford to move then I won't get much else done. Three, it's past time I got my feet wet on the crowdfunding sites.
It won't be a huge fundraiser because I already have some money in the bank, and the expense of a cross-country move, while substantial, is finite.
The State of the Me
Maaaaaaan, remember this time last year when I was here in the apartment in Maryland and miserable because it was so hot? The A/C got fixed and they got a new thermostat a bit after I left and this year the difference is so clear... I feel like the air conditioning must have been on the decline the whole time I've been visiting and last year is just the year it gave up completely, which probably contributed to our uncertainty about whether it was working or not. Anyway, it's definitely working now, and this time next year we'll be in the house.
Plans For Today
Today's a bonus story day. I'm also going to be working on a few blog posts, stretching my "writing stuff" muscles after not having written/posted as many substantial things as I'm used to doing.
Today starts my first full work week here. Last week, I spent a lot of my "working" time just figuring out how/where to set myself up and get stuff done here. This is another reason I'm looking forward to moving. Every time I bounce back and forth, I have to reinvent the wheel a little bit in terms of my work habits, especially given that the apartment is so cramped with stuff and that I don't work well at a traditional desk. But I'm coming into this week with a pretty solid handle on the work environment stuff, so I think I'll be able to get some decent momentum going.
This is going to be a relatively short stay, because I've only got a few months to get ready for the move. Before I leave I'm going to be starting a fundraiser to get the money I need for it. I think I could probably get there the same way I saved money for WisCon... by banking a portion of the $100 a week towards the bonus story thing I've been doing... but I'd prefer to do a separate event for a few reasons.
One, I'm not sure how long the pace of that could be sustained and I'd hate to have to scramble to do a fundraiser closer to my moving date. Two, living in uncertainty is kind of stressful and draining... if I spend the next three months being almost but not quite sure that I'll be able to afford to move then I won't get much else done. Three, it's past time I got my feet wet on the crowdfunding sites.
It won't be a huge fundraiser because I already have some money in the bank, and the expense of a cross-country move, while substantial, is finite.
The State of the Me
Maaaaaaan, remember this time last year when I was here in the apartment in Maryland and miserable because it was so hot? The A/C got fixed and they got a new thermostat a bit after I left and this year the difference is so clear... I feel like the air conditioning must have been on the decline the whole time I've been visiting and last year is just the year it gave up completely, which probably contributed to our uncertainty about whether it was working or not. Anyway, it's definitely working now, and this time next year we'll be in the house.
Plans For Today
Today's a bonus story day. I'm also going to be working on a few blog posts, stretching my "writing stuff" muscles after not having written/posted as many substantial things as I'm used to doing.