Friday, December 21, 2007

Just in time for Christmas

I have barely blogged in the last two or three weeks, but I have a good excuse - really I do! As I have shared many times on this blog, I am a freelance writer, working most of the time from home. Occasionally though I am asked to take on a project that forces me to work in the 'real' world and be among adults all day long. One such project came up at the end of November. I saw an ad on craigslist for a technical writer with experience in Robohelp and Framemaker. I happen to have experience in both so applied. The ad stated it was a 30 day contract so I knew it was short-term. Within 30 minutes of my email being sent, I received a call, and 4 days later I was driving off to San Marcos a small College town about 45 miles north of San Antonio. The commute has not been bad, I left early enough in the morning that I avoided most traffic and same in the afternoon.

I worked for a small company called DNP Photo. Well, I say small but apparently they are a force to be reckoned with in the world of photolabs, and photo kiosks. I have been in the Info Dev (Information Development) department for the last 30 days working on technical manuals.

Today however is my last day. I have to say this has been one of the most enjoyable contracts I have completed; the people are hard working but easy going. The IT department was on the ball as well. Within an hour of my arrival the first day they had my email set up, all the programs I needed loaded and a phone on my desk.

As I drive home tonight I know I will be thanking God for this opportunity - the extra cash for the Christmas season has come in very handy, and the experience to freshen up on my technical writing skills was wonderful as well.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Back Home Again

After 4 months working at Citibank, I have come back home again. As much as I enjoyed (for the most part) the job I did at Citibank, the commute was killing me. For some reason about a month ago San Antonio's traffic exploded and what used to take me 60 minutes to drive was now taking 90 minutes. Because of the parking lots AKA freeways, my gas consumption skyrocketed too.

I was lucky enough to garner some new clients for my freelance work, and when I knew I could generate enough income from them again, I was able to put in my two week's notice.

The family as a whole has missed having me home. Trying to cook a nutritious meal at 6:45pm, get the homework done, baths run and kids into bed by 8:00 was a stretch. Things like housework were left until Saturday and we had Ramen noodle soup way too many times over the last few months. Warrick saw me cooking a three course meal the other night and said in a heartfelt manner, "Oh. It's good to have you home!"



So, instead of spending my day in the basement of a building, sharing a desk with one other person, after having to use a security badge to move anywhere on the property, I spend my days instead in this sun-filled office, with all the comforts of home - ah, does it get any better?

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