October Wrap-Up

This month, I tried to take a little more time for myself.

I scheduled dinners and drinks with friends I hadn’t seen in a while. I started running regularly again. I met my husband for lunch once a week. And it made a huge difference in my energy level. Lesson learned – if I’m going to work at home, I need to schedule time to get myself out of the house.

Projects & Opportunities

I had some fun new projects this month! I helped one of my writing clients, a bridal jewelry company, organize a photo shoot for their new products. So I got to spend a day on set behin the camera, not in front, which was a rather new experience. I really enjoyed it, though – check out behind the scenes photos. I was really nervous going into things, since it was such a new thing for me, but I’m trying to be more open to new opportunities as they come.
I also ran a really successful email campaign for that same client which tripled their social media followers. (If you need help with your social media, let me know!)
I rather bombed an audition that I was really excited about. Not by doing anything too badly, but by doing everything just okay. I think I psyched myself out because I’m getting a little desperate for a show to work on. I need to get my acting focus back.
But I did have a great revelation about not putting myself in a career box. Ever since then, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. It’s amazing the pressure we put on ourselves, isn’t it?

Goals

Not psych myself out at auditions again. I have two coming up in November.
I’ve decided not to do NaNo in November, but I will do NaNo(ish) by using it to motivate myself on my restarted WIP. If I write 50k-60k words this month on top of what I already have, I should have a full draft of that sucker done by December.
I’m working with a web designer on a new business site, which includes complete rebranding of my copywriting work. I’d like to get all that done and fully launched before the end of November.
Be open to more new opportunities. The photo shoot was so much fun, I’d love to do more jobs like that!