If only I could remember these things! And I’m struggling right now with the question of a really good chair. It’s definitely going to go in the 2007 budget…

Thanks! Oh look, this page is broken. Guess I’ve got some work to do!

Sarah: BUY THE CHAIR. Seriously. Eat ramen for a month.

Karen: you’re making me blush!

I want a new chair! Great post, I love it! We also participated in this project, stop on by if you get a chance!

[...] But you can only take the horse to the water and not make it drink. The point of this post is not to say what’s missing in Husband, but just some stuff that I’ve learnt and am learning everyday to be true. I got the gist from Peter Flaschner’s blog. say no more than you say yes [ yeah, Husband says “Yes” more than “No”. ] get it in writing [ this is more relevant for my independent/freelance job ] take a deposit [ ditto for my freelance job ] send an email after a conversation [ I do this with local clients as International Clients never really call ] disappointing people hurts more than saying no [ duh! This is what happened with the holiday trip. Husband did not want to disappoint so he said yes. Now he really cannot go because of extenuating professional circumstances and because he doesn’t really like the holiday destination anyway – there’s a 5-year age difference so I guess it’s ok when the two of us don’t like the same stuff. I wish he’d just said “No” – it would’ve still hurt but for a shorter while. ] don’t assume other people are as motivated as you [ yeah, my friends and family keep telling me that not everyone’s like me – more than making me feel like I’m special/good, it makes me feel like I’m demented! ] starting a business is lonely [ I can vouch for that ] even doing what you love can be hard [ I can vouch for that too ] blogging works [ Oh yeah baby it does! I get ALL my work because of my blog – not this one, the one related to work. ] we can only make changes now [ making changes is NOT the easiest thing that human beings can do – not in the least ] buy a really good chair [ Yeah, I so need to buy an Aeron – as it is I have a slight stoop and then there is no furniture that allows me to do my job comfortably – every time i either have a numb bum or a sore shoulder ] communicate with your clients non-stop [ difficult but necessary, I am still learning ] it’s ok to take a break from blogging [ I write at least six blogs – and I do take a break every once in a while without the guilt ] [...]

Testify! I can totally relate.

“life exists in the moment, not in the voice in your head”

Very, very cool quote.

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