Inside the Mind of a Freelance Writer: Daily Agenda for Sunday, February 28, 2010

Tammy Curry Freelance writer

Daily Agenda for Sunday, February 28, 2010

It is really frustrating when outside forces impinge on my plans for the day. Getting the car fixed, major headache, etc. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. I have several mini-projects that I want to accomplish.

Finish new logo and update gift store website
Layout contest rules for gift store
Flesh out another chapter in first gardening eBook
Write some pages in fictional novel
Science project with the kids
Article on greenhouse usage
Fix links in writing services website.
Laundry

That may not seem like a lot, just eight items, but each one actually entails quite a bit of time. Laundry can be done on the fly between projects but the rest do actually require time and planning to get each one done. Graphic work and writing are enjoyable but very time consuming. I can leave graphic work for a bit without harm to the project. Writing is another story and my family has come to realize that when I am in the middle of a project that interruptions can damage the final outcome.

Fixing links, updating info and doing background work on a website are tedious but necessary jobs. I have come to the decision that websites are never complete. They always need fresh content, always need a bug or quirk attended to and I am personally never satisfied with the layout.

School work is best done in the morning when the kids are most alert. We usually work after breakfast, though I really wouldn't call it work everyday. We are an eclectic/unschooling family. So many things can be taught through every day activities. A relaxed atmosphere allows us to work with both kids within their specific needs and learning styles. We use a combination of things with the kids to encourage their natural love of learning. Computer games, videos, television, worksheets, books, field trips, local library, etc. We get together with other homeschoolers at least once per week. Trips to the grocery store, cooking, gardening and other daily activities have provided a wealth of information on all subjects.

It is time to start our evening routine. Showers, story time or quiet reading, imaginary adventure and snuggles. Imaginary adventures I think I must explain. Our son would not go to sleep without watching television for the longest time. As he has gotten older it turned into a desire to watch just one more show and before you know it it is midnight and he still isn't in bed and asleep. So one night I said we were going to lay down and close our eyes in bed (his bed) and pretend to go some where with a favorite character from a book or show. These adventures last a really long time 5 to 10 minutes before the request for mommy song comes into play. We finish our adventure and all the characters lay down to take a nap. Song and then snuggle and the little boy who is not tired drifts off to sleep, often times mommy does as well.

Until tomorrow, light and love.