So in honor of the approaching summer, my Refugee friend Southern Starlet is giving away a pair of Kate Spade sunglasses!
Go check it out! B-)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Writing it out?
I haven't blogged in awhile. Every time I've felt an urge to, I've felt guilty because I have writing that needs to get done for work. So I think to myself, if I can't get anywhere with that writing, I can't be sitting here blogging!!
Here's my problem (with the work writing): I started a new job recently. It involves a lot of writing. BUT, it also requires - or seems to require - a lot of meetings. Last Tuesday I had FIVE meetings in one day! I still don't feel like I've gotten into any kind of work flow. I need to be able to sit and stew and write, but no sooner do I get back to my desk than I have to go to another meeting!
OR... I'm answering the 5,000 emails that have come in since I was last at my desk. Or not answering them, as the case may be. The one department with which I work feels the need to carry on long conversations/discussions via email, so every 10 seconds another one is popping into my inbox. And I know, I probably should shut off email for awhile and try to get stuff done but a) people expect answers to their emails two seconds after they send it, so I'd be bombarded by phone calls if I closed email, b) I just know I'd have a million emails in my inbox when I opened it back up and it would bug me so I wouldn't be able to concentrate, c) my CrackBerry would keep buzzing (although I could shut that off too, I suppose) and d) I'm sort of anal about the way my windows line up on my screen so closing my inbox would get it out of order. *red face*
So, I guess that's about it for now. I hope I can write my assignments better than I wrote this blog post, but I just had to get something out there.
Here's my problem (with the work writing): I started a new job recently. It involves a lot of writing. BUT, it also requires - or seems to require - a lot of meetings. Last Tuesday I had FIVE meetings in one day! I still don't feel like I've gotten into any kind of work flow. I need to be able to sit and stew and write, but no sooner do I get back to my desk than I have to go to another meeting!
OR... I'm answering the 5,000 emails that have come in since I was last at my desk. Or not answering them, as the case may be. The one department with which I work feels the need to carry on long conversations/discussions via email, so every 10 seconds another one is popping into my inbox. And I know, I probably should shut off email for awhile and try to get stuff done but a) people expect answers to their emails two seconds after they send it, so I'd be bombarded by phone calls if I closed email, b) I just know I'd have a million emails in my inbox when I opened it back up and it would bug me so I wouldn't be able to concentrate, c) my CrackBerry would keep buzzing (although I could shut that off too, I suppose) and d) I'm sort of anal about the way my windows line up on my screen so closing my inbox would get it out of order. *red face*
So, I guess that's about it for now. I hope I can write my assignments better than I wrote this blog post, but I just had to get something out there.
Here I am, world!
So... one of my wonderful Refugee friends told me to switch over to Blogspot, since that is where the cool kids blog. :-)
Check out my old blog - I hadn't gotten very far with it: http://thegrooviness.wordpress.com/
*mwah*
Check out my old blog - I hadn't gotten very far with it: http://thegrooviness.wordpress.com/
*mwah*
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