Getting Through My List

Last weekend I made a list of things that I need to get accomplished this week. On the top of that list was “Spring cleaning”. Other things on the list were “Send out Resumés”, “Write two articles”, “Study for exams”, etc. Can you believe I got two of those done? Ha!

Spring cleaning was the worst. I thought I was going to have to rent a couple of steam cleaners.Seriously, this place was musty. Down came all the curtains, out came the cleaning supplies and I got busy. All weekend. Windows, floors, ceilings, everything. It’s like new in this joint right now. It won’t last long, of course, because my home is occupied by a toddler, a dog and two slobs, but for now it looks really good.

I sent out three resumés today. Two of them were for writing gigs and one of them was for a gig that pays hourly (still working from home, of course). My poor resumeé looks like crap. And bare! Holy smokes, it’s pitiful. But I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I’m going to go back over it again tomorrow and see if there’s anyway to make it better. I thought about doing an article on that, but I really don’t have the time for researching it. Isn’t that sad?

Two weeks from tonight is my last night of class for this semester. I’d love to spend this time studying for that, but next week is a section exam. Studying for the final will have to wait until after that’s done. I’m not pleased. This class is not easy for me and I need to get a grip on the material. Since it’s comprehensive I may end up bald and in tears before it’s all over. Luckily my other class doesn’t have a final and I’ve gotten good marks on all of the projects so far. At least I don’t have to worry about that. I’ve decided to take algebra and English next semester. My coding classes will have to take a backseat to this other stuff for now¹.

I’m also considering moving this blog off the main index of Chipped Polish and making a portal instead. I was thinking, if I get more gigs, that I could make some kind of portfolio page and link from there. I don’t know though. It’s probably an idea that won’t see fruition for quite some time. Honestly, I can’t see myself doing anything extra until after July. By then I’ll be so sick of the warm weather I’ll be hiding inside through the day. The sun isn’t good with me. He likes to make me have episodes and I really don’t need anymore of those.

Tomorrow, I write my articles. I’ll link to them when I’ve got a few more up. Right now my page is bare and I don’t like the way it looks. I have to rearrange some categories, spruce up the forums, etc. I’ll be out of training soon, so I’ve really got to get on the ball. I can’t wait to start raking in some dough².

1. I’m hoping that my tech professor is replaced before I start taking his classes again. [↩]
2. Not much, of course. But I’ve got a plan. [↩]