Productivity and prospects

I was feeling cooped up in the house this afternoon, so I decided to escape to Starbucks. My last attempt to write in a coffee shop wasn’t very successful (you can read about it here), but what’s the fun of freelancing if you can’t change up your surroundings every once in a while? Besides, it’s way too nice of a day to be stuck inside. I’m on the patio, where the music is at a much more practical volume and the sounds of passing cars are surprisingly easy to tune out. I probably have about an hour before the laptop battery goes kaput, so I’m hoping I can get one article finished in that time. I’ve been much more productive this past week, finishing articles quickly and not spending too much time on research. But unfortunately, I haven’t had a full day in the office all week. Between a dentist appointment, running around town to get my paperwork done for my Missouri license plates, a lunch date, Kelsey’s birthday party, and a meeting this morning in downtown KC, I haven’t been able to get very much work done. Things should calm down next week, so hopefully I’ll be able to get into more of a routine.

It looks like I may start working part-time, editing some technical documentation. It would mean spending about 20 hours a week in an actual office again, and I’m kind of excited about that. Working from home can get lonely — usually by the time Ryan gets home, I am starving for some actual conversation. I don’t think I could do it if I still lived alone! And with half my time spent at an “actual” job, that’ll still leave me plenty of time to devote to my freelance projects — it may even give me the chance to cut back on some of my less-interesting or lower-paying gigs and focus on the ones I really enjoy. I’m not sure how it’s all going to shake out yet, but I think it could be a really good thing.