Writing!

I just finished writing my first Today's Home as a freelancer. That was fun!

I think it's better than some of the ones I was turning in while I was working, just because I actually had time to think about what I was writing. It's nice. When you've got a million things due like today, it feels like you throw words on a page just to have something to turn in.

I've been working on this since about 9:30 a.m., and it's now noon-thirty. I'm still in my jammies and socks, and I really need a bath! I've now eaten breakfast and lunch at my desk (some things never change).

The thing that is irritating me about going from working in the office to freelancing (albeit a minor thing) is that I don't have access to resources that I had before. Like, once the photographers put photos in the system at the office, I could go back and check them before the story printed to make sure some detail I mentioned, like maybe a paint color, was accurate. Now I have to wait until it comes out in print to see the pictures and...well, leave out all those tiny details I'm not 100 percent sure about. Or call the homeowner.

But...it's still my favorite story to write. It's so much fun for me to try to make you see what I saw. I can never do it justice, but it's fun to try. I wish I had a background in home design or something, so that I'd have the vocabulary to do it right!

I also have a Your Life section front to work on. Those are fun, too. This one comes with a list of clubs. I've started on it, but I really need to make headway today. I mean...it's Wednesday. When I was working, Wednesday was the day by which I felt I needed to have something done on every story I had on my plate, just so that I didn't have to feel too much deadline pressure on Thursday or Friday. Even if all I had done was made a quick phone call. It didn't always work, but it was always a mental goal that contributed to my sanity.

Making a few of those calls today will make for a much happier Lisa on Thursday and Friday.

So what made me feel the need to blog right instead of picking up the phone? Beats me. :) Maybe I needed a mental break. (Facebook is good for that too!) I checked, though, and I haven't blogged in a week. I don't want y'all to think I don't love you anymore! I've just....got a lot of good stuff going on. And then there's writing and job hunting and all the day-to-day stuff to do.

But now I've accomplished stuff. And I've blogged. Time to hit the shower! :) (You're welcome!)