I have spent a lot of years wondering about other places: Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Denver, small towns, beach towns. What it would be like to live and work there, eat in those local restaurants, get to know the culture, listen to their community’s high school band practice on Thursday nights. I’ve spent nights pining … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: freelance lifestyle
This Weekend in Photos: Birmingham and Train Tracks
This weekend flew by in a blur. I played with a camera on the train tracks and then went out to dinner with the manfriend on Friday night and spent Saturday running errands and preparing for a road trip. We took to 65 South around 3:30 p.m., and headed to Birmingham for burgers and Fun’s … Continue reading »
I Saw The Rough and Tumble in My Living Room
I’ve mentioned on this blog before that my friends Mallory and Scott are The Rough and Tumble. They travel around the Midwest and Northeast playing small venues and living rooms with a strange medley of chord organs, tiny pianos, glass jars and baby kick drums. They use these things to make music that sounds like … Continue reading »
I’m Back!
After one week of dull throbbing pain and a hydro codon haze, I am back on my feet and working like crazy. I did underestimate the recovery time for getting your wisdom teeth out. I thought I would have my surgery on Wednesday morning and go out per usual on Thursday night. I was wrong. … Continue reading »
A Day in the Life…or Something
Contrary to what most people believe, I manage to get up pretty early for a writer/editor/content strategist who doesn’t actually have to go into an office. Usually when I tell people that I work from home, they say things like, “That’s awesome. You could watch movies and stuff all day.” False. Most mornings I wake … Continue reading »