It has been an incredibly busy few months for me, workwise. It’s not a complaint; more of an observation. But the trek, all 15 feet of it, every morning from my bedroom to my desk and then sitting there stationary in front of this screen for 10-12 hours was growing more than a little monotonous. My feet were itchy, my mind was starting to wander, I was becoming uninterested in projects that normally would have captured my full attention.
But it’s fall here in northern Ontario and with fall comes days and days of rain, or sleet, or snow, and so going out for a walk was less than inviting. And living half an hour from the nearest city means making a concerted effort to drive there in order to do anything. I began to miss life in Toronto, a walk to the greengrocer’s at the corner, lunch out with a friend, popping out to see a movie, a steaming latte from Starbucks, anything to clear my head of the words and phrases that fill it from morning to night.
Ours can be a lonely profession and a concerted effort needs to be made in order to find a balance between solitary work and social life. It seems an odd attempt, but given my isolation here in the country that’s what I’m hoping this will be. I hope you’ll participate in the discussions…
October 28th, 2006 - 3:43 am
A great start. Good to see the blogin action.
October 28th, 2006 - 4:42 pm
Nice blog, Lisa. As a freelance translator myself I know well of which you speak. The enemy has a name….Procrastination, and it must be slain.
October 29th, 2006 - 8:49 pm
I loved your blog. A glimpse into your professional life and how you do what you do. Look forward to reading more.
November 1st, 2006 - 3:26 pm
A welcome initiative, Lisa. I’ll keep in contact with your chic blog. I balanced my free-lancer’s life with academic part-time teaching for many years. To my opinion, and my multi-folded taste for a full life, this was and still is, (now I’m writing for my own), the best of both worlds.