Comments for Starting over http://2dogs.wordpress.com Reinvention, one day at a time Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About by bibomedia.com http://2dogs.wordpress.com/about/#comment-13 bibomedia.com Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:18:47 +0000 #comment-13 :) :)

]]> Comment on Life: It’s a gas by 2dogs http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/life-its-a-gas/#comment-8 2dogs Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:31:10 +0000 http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/life-its-a-gas/#comment-8 Thanks for dropping in - I've been thinking about you and how your plans are unfolding. I updated my blog after your comment. The very contract that ended (because someone took a full-time job with the company) became a full-time job for me (that person left shortly after). Putting aside the mechanics, though, still remains so very hard for me. Now I can stop fretting about paying the bills, only to take up fretting about getting projects done on time. I can't seem to get the knack of living differently. I will have to check out the book you mention. Take care! Julie Thanks for dropping in – I’ve been thinking about you and how your plans are unfolding.

I updated my blog after your comment. The very contract that ended (because someone took a full-time job with the company) became a full-time job for me (that person left shortly after).

Putting aside the mechanics, though, still remains so very hard for me. Now I can stop fretting about paying the bills, only to take up fretting about getting projects done on time. I can’t seem to get the knack of living differently.

I will have to check out the book you mention.

Take care!
Julie

]]> Comment on Life: It’s a gas by Jeff http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/life-its-a-gas/#comment-7 Jeff Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:44:51 +0000 http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/life-its-a-gas/#comment-7 Hi Julie: Sorry to hear about your contract ending. >how we all are so busy with the mechanics of living that we don’t enjoy life. Then we die I just finished reading a good book that was about this very topic, among other things: "And Then We Came to an End" by Joshua Ferris. Check it out if you get a chance! Stay tough... Jeff Hi Julie:

Sorry to hear about your contract ending.

>how we all are so busy with the mechanics of living that we don’t enjoy life. Then we die

I just finished reading a good book that was about this very topic, among other things: “And Then We Came to an End” by Joshua Ferris. Check it out if you get a chance!

Stay tough…
Jeff

]]> Comment on Invest in your happiness by Bbbent http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/invest-in-your-happiness/#comment-6 Bbbent Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:53:41 +0000 http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/invest-in-your-happiness/#comment-6 Well I have to agree with AmyT. Our value system is wacked. Which makes us crazy. My advice? Be more Italian. Eat, love your family, laugh. Then work. Of course, taking my own advice is another story eh? Now, paying off your house... if you're worried consider that my house cost 7.5 times more than yours! You can reach this goal.. Well I have to agree with AmyT. Our value system is wacked. Which makes us crazy.

My advice? Be more Italian. Eat, love your family, laugh. Then work.

Of course, taking my own advice is another story eh?

Now, paying off your house… if you’re worried consider that my house cost 7.5 times more than yours! You can reach this goal..

]]> Comment on New career – take 2 by Bbbent http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/new-career-take-2/#comment-5 Bbbent Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:50:28 +0000 http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/new-career-take-2/#comment-5 Remember.. writers write every day. Because that's what they do. So make time to write, and I'll gladly lend a critical eye. Remember.. writers write every day. Because that’s what they do. So make time to write, and I’ll gladly lend a critical eye.

]]> Comment on Negative ruminations by Bbbent http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/28/negative-ruminations/#comment-4 Bbbent Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:48:50 +0000 http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/28/negative-ruminations/#comment-4 Thousands of writers manage to stay alive, writing. Just as with the web work, there are opportunities, and there are resources. You just have to find them. As you know I'm managing these same fears. Here's something you should read, if you didn't read it the first time I sent it to you: http://www.utne.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=utne&story.id=11642 And remember, you have hundreds of examples of your TECHNICAL writing abilities on adobe.com. Use those. Thousands of writers manage to stay alive, writing. Just as with the web work, there are opportunities, and there are resources. You just have to find them.

As you know I’m managing these same fears.

Here’s something you should read, if you didn’t read it the first time I sent it to you:
http://www.utne.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=utne&story.id=11642

And remember, you have hundreds of examples of your TECHNICAL writing abilities on adobe.com. Use those.

]]> Comment on New career – take 2 by Debbie http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/new-career-take-2/#comment-3 Debbie Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:59:13 +0000 http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/new-career-take-2/#comment-3 I'll buy a copy when you're done. :-) Reading is one of the things I'm looking forward to having more time for post-Friday. I’ll buy a copy when you’re done. :-)

Reading is one of the things I’m looking forward to having more time for post-Friday.

]]> Comment on Invest in your happiness by AmyT http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/invest-in-your-happiness/#comment-2 AmyT Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:41:04 +0000 http://2dogs.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/invest-in-your-happiness/#comment-2 The article you referred to is interesting, especially as a way to assess your total happiness by evaluating those six categories. You have a really great opportunity with this move and the change of work lifestyle (no more work as a lifestyle!). I'm especially excited for you because my dream is to move to a relatively remote location into an old house with lots of land to garden and maintain as habitat for wildlife. You'll love gardening once you get started! The article reminded me of a recent article by Bill McKibben, a great writer and environmentalist, about the way Americans pursue happiness, and how making lots of money is not the key. Seems obvious, but clearly we've allowed our values to get out of line -- we're realizing that it's not working as advertised. http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/03/reversal_of_fortune.html Good luck, Julie! Thanks for creating this blog to help keep in touch after you've logged off. ~ amy The article you referred to is interesting, especially as a way to assess your total happiness by evaluating those six categories.

You have a really great opportunity with this move and the change of work lifestyle (no more work as a lifestyle!). I’m especially excited for you because my dream is to move to a relatively remote location into an old house with lots of land to garden and maintain as habitat for wildlife. You’ll love gardening once you get started!

The article reminded me of a recent article by Bill McKibben, a great writer and environmentalist, about the way Americans pursue happiness, and how making lots of money is not the key. Seems obvious, but clearly we’ve allowed our values to get out of line — we’re realizing that it’s not working as advertised.

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/03/reversal_of_fortune.html

Good luck, Julie! Thanks for creating this blog to help keep in touch after you’ve logged off.

~ amy

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