Sunday, February 28, 2010
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shotoclay
All right, today is Sunday, and that means it is time to set new plans for the following week.
But before that I'd like to share a good news -- I had gotten my second interview on oDesk this afternoon and if all is well, will start tomorrow. I am so excited and looking forward to it. :)
So, if everything goes right, I hopefully will be working in a daytime and freelance at night. The plans are as following:
1. Finish up my website. This is not even funny. As long as I remember working online, I never had my website together and this is embarrassing. So, this is number one on my to-do list.
2. Submit at least 10 bids per day. This is important because even if I get a job working for someone else, I do not want to abandon my own. 10 bids per day are very doable, I just need to stick to it...
3. Start doing eye exercises every day. Yeah, this is a huge downside of working on the computer. I would hate to have to wear glasses, so it's workout time, dear eyes! haha
4. Respond to each and every email/message/phone call promptly. I don't even know why it should be on my to-do list. This is the basic of human communications, so JUST DO IT ALREADY!
5. Finish up Blogger redesign. Hopefully it won't take me years to complete. :)
6. Blog, blog, blog. Post something at least every other day.
So, this is this week's plan. I know, the saying goes "if you want to make God laugh -- tell him your plans"... My plans might be small and insignificant, but these are the bricks for my foundation, the steps to a better me. After all, the world is made from things that are small and seem to not matter...
But before that I'd like to share a good news -- I had gotten my second interview on oDesk this afternoon and if all is well, will start tomorrow. I am so excited and looking forward to it. :)
So, if everything goes right, I hopefully will be working in a daytime and freelance at night. The plans are as following:
1. Finish up my website. This is not even funny. As long as I remember working online, I never had my website together and this is embarrassing. So, this is number one on my to-do list.
2. Submit at least 10 bids per day. This is important because even if I get a job working for someone else, I do not want to abandon my own. 10 bids per day are very doable, I just need to stick to it...
3. Start doing eye exercises every day. Yeah, this is a huge downside of working on the computer. I would hate to have to wear glasses, so it's workout time, dear eyes! haha
4. Respond to each and every email/message/phone call promptly. I don't even know why it should be on my to-do list. This is the basic of human communications, so JUST DO IT ALREADY!
5. Finish up Blogger redesign. Hopefully it won't take me years to complete. :)
6. Blog, blog, blog. Post something at least every other day.
So, this is this week's plan. I know, the saying goes "if you want to make God laugh -- tell him your plans"... My plans might be small and insignificant, but these are the bricks for my foundation, the steps to a better me. After all, the world is made from things that are small and seem to not matter...
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wow, it is so crazy, but the week is almost over. Where did all the time go? Hmmm...
Well, lets see what I got done.
First of all, I had my first interview on oDesk. I really want to get into that. I've been doing freelancing on my own for about 4 years now but I have to admit that I do not feel that I really know what it takes to run a fully operating freelancing company. At this stage I should be the one hiring people and extending the blessings I've gotten to other people. I seriously have to reorganize and rebuild.
Whats funny is that I have more skills and experience in web design than I need. I am very familiar with most of the software and scripts out there. But I am not very much a "people's person". I'm working on it now but it's not a one day journey. I'm proud to announce that I had not missed any emails this week and got back to all who emailed or called me. Hurrah for me.
I had started working on couple of illustrations for my portfolio. Just realized today that I do not have much to show, since most of my work is done for other designers. So now I also work to put up some demos. By the way, if any of you guys reading this -- if you need a website -- just let me know. I'll do it for free if you agree to keep the small link in the footer. Just email me short description of your site and your plans on how the site is going to be used "webmaster(at)unblinded.com and I'll get back to you.
In my personal live not much had changed. We have couple of things that should happen within few weeks but I'll keep my mouth shut about it for now. :)
That's it for today! :)
Well, lets see what I got done.
First of all, I had my first interview on oDesk. I really want to get into that. I've been doing freelancing on my own for about 4 years now but I have to admit that I do not feel that I really know what it takes to run a fully operating freelancing company. At this stage I should be the one hiring people and extending the blessings I've gotten to other people. I seriously have to reorganize and rebuild.
Whats funny is that I have more skills and experience in web design than I need. I am very familiar with most of the software and scripts out there. But I am not very much a "people's person". I'm working on it now but it's not a one day journey. I'm proud to announce that I had not missed any emails this week and got back to all who emailed or called me. Hurrah for me.
I had started working on couple of illustrations for my portfolio. Just realized today that I do not have much to show, since most of my work is done for other designers. So now I also work to put up some demos. By the way, if any of you guys reading this -- if you need a website -- just let me know. I'll do it for free if you agree to keep the small link in the footer. Just email me short description of your site and your plans on how the site is going to be used "webmaster(at)unblinded.com and I'll get back to you.
In my personal live not much had changed. We have couple of things that should happen within few weeks but I'll keep my mouth shut about it for now. :)
That's it for today! :)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Yeah, I guess I had to learn this the hard way -- it is better to put some work into it now and use the backend system than to build a quick html site and have nightmares over updates later. And you would think I would get this lesson much earlier but no, I had to spend about 6 months fighting with the obvious. Oh well, I am still learning.
The rest of the time I spend with my son. It is amazing how fast he is growing and so frustrating not to be able to dedicate myself to see him growing.
He gets so frustrated sometimes because we don't get what he wants fast enough, and of course I get even more frustrated when I have a screaming/kicking/on the floor kinda kid on my hands. I just wish he would start talking fully but I also know that he does things at his own timing...
It is called "Little Purple Plane" and it features a really nice song by Mozart, little girl Annie and her toy. Little plane needs to fly over the bridges and mountains to save (don't quote me on this) a Green Helicopter, who is stuck on top of something (I think its a tree, but once again, do not quote me on that). Perfect, right?
Well, everytime this episode comes up on TV both me and Mike have to jump up and turn the TV off. Because whenever Ari sees it -- he will FREAK OUT, tears/toys/everything else he gets his hands on go on the floor, etc. What is going on?! Its just one more mystery to being a child, I guess...
Patience and understanding -- that's what I need. The problem is, I never had much of either one... Oh well, I guess that's another lesson to learn, huh?
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Today Blogger had given me an unexpected present.
Browsing my online friend’s blog, Blasian Baby Notes, I logged into my old account to leave a comment for her post. A while back (something around 6-7 years ago) I used to host few blogs on Blogger, which I had abandoned and totally forgot about. Imagine my surprise when I saw four blogs still listed under my account! There are 50+ entries and I still can’t believe they are here…
I went through each one of them. Some made me smile, others brought back sad memories, but the most important things is that I can take a look back and evaluate what I had achieved and where I failed throughout these years. A lot had changed since then. But a lot also stayed the same.
Michael and I are still together. In fact, April 6th will make our 10th year anniversary. Yeah, we do fight and argue sometimes. Last year was so hard on us that we came very close to separating, but had been trying to rekindle that fire we once had. Nobody knows what future holds but I believe that there are no problems that two grownups can’t overcome if they both are willing to put some work into it.
All those sleepless nights messing around with HTML and PHP had fully paid off. I am now a full time freelance web designer and graphic artist. Just like 5 years ago we are still working together – Mike is mostly into web development and flash, and I am into design and illustrations. Turns out, I am pretty good at drawing and I think I had finally found out what I was meant to do.
I do not have my cats anymore. Kitty (Bebop) ran away and Ninja got hit by a car. I still miss them… These are great memories and I do not regret having either one of them in my life. Kiya, a stray cat we picked up in Atlanta, had never gotten over her problems and had to stay behind in Georgia after we left. Since then we did not have any pets, nor am I planning to have one in near future.
Looking over past years all these changes are so minor and insignificant when it comes to the one that is sleeping next to me as I write this post. His name is Ari and he is 3 years old. I will take time to write his full story as a separate post because he deserves it, but for now let’s just say that he is a true miracle in our lives and I am SO proud of him and how much he had overcome and achieved. He is healthy and happy now despite his rough start in life and I KNOW he is meant for something very special in this life.
I have a lot to be grateful about -- all of the places I’ve been, the people I’ve met and the lessons I’ve learned… I must remember to give credits when they are due…
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About Me
- shotoclay
- New York, NY, United States
- If I had to describe my life in 5 words, they would have to be: Mother/ Mom/ Mommy/ Freelancer/ Woman. I have all of the qualities needed to be a good artist -- creativity, experience and total lack of discipline... Ok, ok, the last one has got to go since I am a mommy and a freelancer now and these two things do not mix well with being undisciplined and unorganized. So this blog supposedly will describe my journey towards an iron-disciplined army-style-organized and oh-so-boring me. Or not. Keep updated to see this story developing! :)