It's brutal. I'm not kidding. I've lost those production typist muscles that I had built up for most of my work life, and sitting in front of a computer all day manipulating cells and rows and lines of text, has played havoc with my back and shoulders....but...I had a very satisfied sense of accomplishment that only continued to grow with each day I worked.
Over the last two weeks, ending on Wednesday of this week, I worked about 35 hours in total in addition to juggling two other clients whose needs were not demanding, but the timing was sort of off. And for which I have no idea when I'll be paid. *rolleyes* Whatever.
Working with my college friend has been a dream. We are on the same wavelength and communicate very well. We Skype, IM, and email each other as we work because I'm being trained and have lots of questions, but also because sometimes we just want to be silly with each other. That makes me feel comfortable and it makes it easier for me to learn and do my job.
Not having Internet here at home, and riding on our neighbor's open wifi has been problematic, both in terms of use and ethics--I hated when people would steal my wifi, and I hate to do it to someone else, but our financial situation left me with no choice. But on Tuesday the wifi, which had been spotty all week, went out completely and I ended up at Starbucks for about seven hours. My ass and backs of my legs were numb and hurt all night--I had trouble sleeping, so that just won't work. I work well in my reclining chair with my laptop on my lap, and it turns out my friend also works in a reclining chair. :D Funny.
Anyway, I mention this because I hope to have our Internet connection here at home resolved in the next few days and turned back on, and guilt and apologies to my neighbor. Ugh.
So I made several hundred dollars over those two weeks, I connected with my friend, I have learned a lot about this particular field, and I have learned a lot about Excel, which I both love and hate, and I have gained satisfaction from doing something right. You can't buy that.
Unfortunately, due to the holiday season, work has dried up. I had been hired to handle overflow for my friend, and well, we did it all. And things are just slow this time of the year. But, with any luck, work will pick up after the holidays, and I can go back to making a little extra money, learning, and building those shoulder muscles again.
Peace. Merry Christmas.
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