Summer Vacation
Since wednesday (and until next wednesday) I'm up in Maine enjoying the clean beach and tasty lobsters with Richard's family. Two days after I return, I have to go to Florida to deal with my own family, which I am not looking forward to at all.
Although I'm on vacation, I can't say I haven't been on vacation all summer. I've been trying to "clean out" my job and separate the necessities from the random, unneccessary flotsam. It's actually worked, because now that I've stopped making any new work for myself, I find that work still comes to me and that's the work that pays off. It simplifies the process. I have my laptop with me here, so I've still been doing work, but it feels more relaxing, nonetheless.
Recently I discovered the site 43things.com (a site that makes you list 43 things you'd like to do with your life) through ratchick's journal and then, through that, the site 43places.com (where you list 43 places you'd like to go) which I'm kind of addicted to. I only have 31 places so far and I've been trying to list everywhere I've been, which I realize is a lot of places. It's giving me the itch to do more traveling.
Although I'm on vacation, I can't say I haven't been on vacation all summer. I've been trying to "clean out" my job and separate the necessities from the random, unneccessary flotsam. It's actually worked, because now that I've stopped making any new work for myself, I find that work still comes to me and that's the work that pays off. It simplifies the process. I have my laptop with me here, so I've still been doing work, but it feels more relaxing, nonetheless.
Recently I discovered the site 43things.com (a site that makes you list 43 things you'd like to do with your life) through ratchick's journal and then, through that, the site 43places.com (where you list 43 places you'd like to go) which I'm kind of addicted to. I only have 31 places so far and I've been trying to list everywhere I've been, which I realize is a lot of places. It's giving me the itch to do more traveling.