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Housework as Procrastination, and Fatigue

Posted 8th November 2007 by Jen Creer, tagged work, sleep, projects

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I took your suggestions to heart. I love the ideas of chunking things, and even just doing something for 15 minutes to get started. Yesterday, I told myself I was going to let myself fold laundry for one hour. So, I turned on the TV and did that. Then, I stopped and left the house with my laptop to…

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Getting back into the swing of things

Posted 6th November 2007 by Jen Creer

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I have a list of things to do as long as my elbow. So, this morning? I spent an hour folding clothes. And now I'm watching a DVD and surfing the Internet.I have a manuscript to edit today, and more to do this week. I also have some writing to do, and a review to do this evening-- and I feel like I constantly…

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Here I am in Vancouver

Posted 20th October 2007 by Jen Creer, tagged business travel, chicago, conference, vancouver, sheraton wall centre, united airlines, layovers, lost luggage, napcrg, registration

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Yesterday, I drove to the airport, and parked in the parking garage, because I was flying internationally, and my flight was leaving in 45 minutes, and I didn't want to mess around with the economy parking or the shuttle. I parked, went and checked in, and learned my flight was delayed. Forty-five minutes.…

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Just being myself

Posted 18th October 2007 by Jen Creer, tagged networking, marketing, business, conference, professional, clients, appearances, contacts, presentations

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When I first started freelancing/consulting full time, I went to a conference in New Orleans, and I went on the fly. I had very little time to make the plane ticket, sign up, and go. So, I just had business cards with me, and no professional wardrobe, no done nails, no makeup, no tweezed eyebrows. I…

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October Lament

Posted 18th October 2007 by Jen Creer, tagged working, exhaustion, depression, illness, flu, grief, blues, seasonal affectedness disorder

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I wrote this on my personal blog the other day: It occurs to me today that I am not doing at all well. I am showered, I am dressed, I have makeup on, smudged though it is. I look at the woman in the bathroom mirror and see those perfectly tweezed brows and I think, "Here is a woman in need of rescue." I…

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