December 2011
7 posts
Giving Myself a Kick in the BUTT in 2012
Four and a half years ago, I quit a job that I didn’t like and was forced to hustle a little bit in order to make a living. While that busy phase mostly went smoothly, it still posed an interesting challenge that kept me on my toes. Now I’m getting lazy again. I never wanted to do client work for a living, but here I am, four and half years later, doing client work for a living. Over...
Dec 27th
Tools I Use to Run a Business on the Internet (for...
In part one, I went over the essentials for looking professional on the internet. In this post, I want to help people who are new to the business world learn about some services that exist to make life easier. The best part? Most of these services are available for little to no cost. Bookkeeping/Billing At this point, I bill most of my work by the hour and use Freckle for time tracking. Freckle...
Dec 22nd
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Why I am Not a Fan of this Time of the Year
I wish I could skip this time of year entirely. It often fills me with anxiety and, up until recently, I wasn’t quite sure why. The stress would just build and build, which left me with what appeared to be a pretty bad attitude. Unfortunately, that was mostly because I hadn’t figured out how to communicate better. I have recently identified the underlying cause of that sneaky,...
Dec 16th
Dec 6th
CopyPasteCharacter →
Everybody should know about this website. If you ever needed to get at a special character quickly, you should bookmark this.  These are especially dangerous if you own Text Expander and set up some shortcuts for common symbols. For example, “sskull” results in ☠ for me. 
Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
PSA: Time to Install Winter Wipers!
The only thing more delightful than new wiper blades is new winter wiper blades! Yes, they exist! If you live in the northeast, December 1 is a good time (maybe setup a recurring task in Flow? If you sign up, let me invite you so I get free months ;)  to buy yourself a new set of winter wipers and install them for the next 4-5 months.  What’s different about winter wipers you may ask? First...
Dec 3rd