This has been a rough couple of days. I'm between payments with clients at the moment, so there is a perpetual worry that I won't get paid what I need for the start of the year. I have to calculate how much I owe to my husband (he does work for my business) and how much I'm anticipating getting paid for the rest of my clients.
I hate worrying about money. If I didn't have to pay that $1,000 for the car, I would be fine. If I didn't lose my saving's everytime something came up, I would be fine! I don't want to gripe, though. It's just one month out of many, and I've always managed somehow.
I've actually used what little down time I had to try and organize what I planned to focus on this New Year. So far, I've got four items, one of which being this little blog. It keeps me focused. Another is my main business - focusing on growing my online presence.
Another, Decluttering and organizing - I feel like I would be more focused that way and finally get rid of or sell items I have been meaning to. It is one of my goals to simplify my life, and possessions would be a good start!
Lastly, there is publishing on Amazon. I have a few books out (8 to be exact), and I still make about $40 a month on them without having published anything new in a while. I'll get into more details on that later, but of all my money making side jobs I want to do, this one has presented the best chance at profit.
Why did I choose four things? Well, as a jack of all trades kind of person, my mind is always flitting to the next thing I could be doing. Then I get nothing done. Focusing on just one thing I can improve would drive me crazy. Plus, with something like decluttering, that has an eventual end point. Then I can move onto the next thing. What that would be, I'm not sure yet. Whatever is the most pressing item at the time.
Anyways, back to the point. I looked up the limit of what a person can manage to keep track of, and came up with "3 to 4 items".
Side note, I remember a David the Gnome episode from when I was a kid about David helping a chicken keep track of her nine chicks. He split them up into three groups of three (since they were all conveniently color coded that way) because the chicken could only count to three. So, we humans are only as good as chickens ;)
This post has gotten a lot longer than intended. I'll cut off here and get on with my day. Until next time!
I hate worrying about money. If I didn't have to pay that $1,000 for the car, I would be fine. If I didn't lose my saving's everytime something came up, I would be fine! I don't want to gripe, though. It's just one month out of many, and I've always managed somehow.
I've actually used what little down time I had to try and organize what I planned to focus on this New Year. So far, I've got four items, one of which being this little blog. It keeps me focused. Another is my main business - focusing on growing my online presence.
Another, Decluttering and organizing - I feel like I would be more focused that way and finally get rid of or sell items I have been meaning to. It is one of my goals to simplify my life, and possessions would be a good start!
Lastly, there is publishing on Amazon. I have a few books out (8 to be exact), and I still make about $40 a month on them without having published anything new in a while. I'll get into more details on that later, but of all my money making side jobs I want to do, this one has presented the best chance at profit.
Why did I choose four things? Well, as a jack of all trades kind of person, my mind is always flitting to the next thing I could be doing. Then I get nothing done. Focusing on just one thing I can improve would drive me crazy. Plus, with something like decluttering, that has an eventual end point. Then I can move onto the next thing. What that would be, I'm not sure yet. Whatever is the most pressing item at the time.
Anyways, back to the point. I looked up the limit of what a person can manage to keep track of, and came up with "3 to 4 items".
Side note, I remember a David the Gnome episode from when I was a kid about David helping a chicken keep track of her nine chicks. He split them up into three groups of three (since they were all conveniently color coded that way) because the chicken could only count to three. So, we humans are only as good as chickens ;)
This post has gotten a lot longer than intended. I'll cut off here and get on with my day. Until next time!
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