• Had to pull my skin back on after she did this…

    Here I was sitting at my desk. Headphones on. Bopping along to “Turn It Off” by Paramore. Busy tickling the keys while I coaxed another email to life. Meanwhile… My youngest daughter, Leah, had walked into my office. Now, when… Read more…

  • More “tip nuggets”…

    A couple of days ago I mentioned a time when I was going to call my freelancer-focused business “Practical Freelancer”. I had a good response to that email. So thought you might like to see some more of the “tip… Read more…

  • Why do you tell us stuff like this, Chris?

    From the “we’d never know this freakish thing unless Chris told us first” file… One website calls it a “swarming mass of terror”. And you thought one rat was bad? Try 10 of these sewer dwellers. Squealing, writhing, jerking around… Read more…

  • A couple of tricks of the trade for customizing proposals…

    Upwork proposals are catapulting themselves out of my ears after the last 24-hour’s efforts! First it was a slew of proposals I shot off last night in response to various Upwork jobs. This morning it was reviewing some that my… Read more…

  • Here’s hoping you’re not an Iggy Pop fan…

    So I listened my way through the “Rock Classics” playlist on Spotify. Took multiple sessions to get through all 200. But did it! Was great fun having it blasting away while doing my “low creativity” work in the afternoon. So… Read more…

  • How to Be a Practical Freelancer

    There was a time when I was going to call my freelancer-focused business “Practical Freelancer”. In fact, I even created a website… an opt-in page… and almost got my list going. I also had plans afoot for writing a book… Read more…

  • I ripped it off with my bare hands

    So, this afternoon I ripped the drainpipe off the side of my house. Did it with my bare hands too! Hoping to impress anyone watching… “Anyone?” … “ANYONE!?” … “hmph!” It wasn’t because I have a thing against downpipes… usually.… Read more…

  • I’m in recovery

    I have a confession… I’m a recovering freebie addict. At one time… whenever I saw a “FREE” ebook or mini-course… I just HAD to have it. I don’t know if I would’ve been diagnosed with Hoarding Disorder. But what I… Read more…

  • Confessions of a “proofspeaker”

    I read this once: My therapist told me “write letters to the people you hate and then burn them.” Did that, but now I don’t know what to do with the letters. 🤣🤣🤣 The joke’s on you if you get… Read more…

  • The lazy shortcut slow typists will love

    There’s an awesome shortcut in Microsoft Windows if you have Powertoys installed. (I don’t know if there’s something similar for a Mac… but maybe someone has a good option to share?) I only discovered this the other day after reinstalling… Read more…