If I Had a Hammer...

And I know you're waiting for the rest of those lyrics. Too bad. :)

Anyhow, today had me finishing that dastardly MLM rework. Finally. I think it looks tons better than it did before.

Also, I managed a small amount of content for a real estate project in India. That actually wasn't too bad. The keywords were pretty easy to write for, so that was done quickly.

Clearly, though, if I had a hammer...I'd pound it on every MLM. Honestly...

Braaaaaaaaaaaain Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaag...

Ugh...I nearly forgot how painful reworking 40 keywords worth of MLM content could be. Especially when said content's 4,000 words short of its quota, and the existing content sucks horribly.

So, I'd finished phase one of the reworking of this one (rebullet everything that's actually in the paragraphs), and phase two started late yesterday and finished this morning (revamp the existing content) before I moved on to phase three: Write original content for the client.

Therein lies the suck part.

So, that's under construction right now. Hopefully, I'll have that part done before noon tomorrow.

For now, though...my brain hurts.

Can it Go Away Now?

Seriously, I've been disoriented and tired from this foot pain for a few weeks now. This is getting annoying.

Meanwhile, I did finally manage to get that content done for the Realtor in New Orleans. And I started working on a rework for an MLM client.

But I want this pain gone. It's doing nothing for my focus, and I'm wasting my strength just trying to survive it for the day...

Sauerkraut in My Lederhosen

Bonus points to anyone who knows the movie referenced in the title.

Right, so on to serious business. Today, it was a rush for a client who deals with health insurance in the Texas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee areas. I still have to finish the content for the real estate agent in New Orleans, but first thing's first, you know.

The pain in my foot is subsiding (again), though I should probably knock on wood just for saying that. Last time I said that, it came back with a vengeance. -.-

But at least the gel insoles I purchased last night seem to be helping a little. Let's see how long those last. :D

Worried

I think the pain, which flared up for a second time, is starting to make me sick, drained and disoriented. I might have to put aside my stubbornness and see a doctor, though I don't know how I'm going to afford the copay amount right now. -.-

I did manage to finish content for a graphic design firm in Newport Beach and added some content for an MLM consultation company in British Columbia.

It scares me to think what the pain could be. It happens once every several months, but it's never hit me twice in the same month...

The Pain Strikes Back...Sorta

So, I'm feeling re-energized, but now I'm having a slight amount of pain in both feet. This is what I get for cashiering last night, and not really moving around much. Probably didn't help that I was wearing the same shoes last night when I should've changed into more comfy ones.

Sans the pain, I managed to get content done for one MLM client right after I'd finished content for a cash-gifting program that I'd started yesterday. I then helped one of the other guys in the office by writing up content for--yep, you guessed it--yet another MLM!

Yeesh...I asked the question once, and I'll ask it again: Who signs up for this stuff?

Exhaustion...

I'm completely drained. Even 10 straight hours of sleep didn't help last night, and I hope I'm not getting sick.

Yeah, that would top off the last two weeks. Last week, it was excessive pain. This week, if I've caught something from anyone, I'll be a bit peeved.

Anyhow, I was able to do a lot of content for an MLM client. I'll most likely finish it in the morning tomorrow, because it's not too far from being done.

...what's worse is that I have to work at the bookstore tonight. -.- This should be interesting.

Wiped...

I can't tell you half of what happened in the afternoon today.

Oddly, I started completely blanking out. And when I was conscious, I was drained.

In the morning, while I felt fine, I was able to get some extra content for a wine and gifts site in California. After I started bottoming out, I did manage to squeeze out extra content for an insurance company in Cincinnati.

I don't know what happened. I haven't been eating anything terribly unusual...

Hmm...

Lost and Confused

Well...second try at attempting to brainstorm keywords for a client. So far, not too bad. I think...

Anyhow, today saw me doing content for a TV product sales site and a roofing company in Bellevue. Not bad.

Man, my hand is starting to hurt, though. Maybe I'll soak it when I get home.

Or not...

Monstrous Day

Wow! What a Monday! Aside from my ankle/instep feeling much better, I managed to finish a joint effort work for one MLM client, added some content for a roofing company in New London County, Connecticut and additional content for another MLM client.

Not that there was much work involved for the latter two (except thinking up keywords for the second MLM client), but still...Sam was a productive little monkey today. XD

Relief...

I CAN WALK SEMI-NORMALLY AGAIN!!!

Ahem...anyhow, I was able to finish content for two clients. One's for a cash-gifting system and the other one's a realtor in Toronto. And I get the weekend to recover from the damage my ankle and instep have been through.

Thank goodness...I don't know how much more Motrin I could stomach.

The Revenge of Pain

Just when I thought the pain was subsiding, it transitioned from my ankle to my instep, then back to my ankle again over the past week. Ugh...

Despite my lack of concentration (again, due to the pain and a lack of sleep because of it), I managed to finish content for both a realtor in Lake Chelan and an MLM client. I started content for another client, but the pain started again and I'm trying to hold out for at least another 20 minutes from the time of this post to take more Motrin.

Sometimes, I wonder if I'm overdoing it to myself. 13 days of work one time, one day off followed by two shifts in one day after that, then actually coming to work and taking pain pills instead of resting this week.

Curse my workaholic tendencies...they're going to be the death of me. Not literally.

Pain, the Epilogue(?)

After a near-restless night of not being able to find a comfortable position to sleep in because of the instep/ankle problem, I managed to make it to work with the help of a compression wrap, comfortable shoes (seeing as my foot was too swollen in areas to fit in my normal work shoes) and lots of Motrin. This same combination also got me through content for both a cruises and tours company and a real estate company in Spokane, WA.

Barely. I was nearly about to throw in the towel halfway through the shift, since the pain was both aggravating and disorienting. I felt dazed a few times during the shift, but I managed.

Whew...to be home again...

Pain 2, the Sequel

Ugh...still under a considerable amount of pain, still hard to concentrate. But at least it's not as bad as yesterday, so I was able to finish content for a rental account we have as well as content for a heating and air conditioning company in Orange County.

And no sooner, too. The pain is starting to make me a little dizzy... -.-

Motrin FTW. Or, at least, I hope it'll hold me off for another day.

Lots of Pain

As I'm writing this, I'm shifting my ankle around to find a comfortable position where it won't flare up on me. This is not working very well. Meanwhile, I was working on content for a rental site of ours, but I just couldn't concentrate on finishing it through the pain (Motrin works very slowly in my system). -.-

I'll be fine tomorrow. The pain's not half as bad as it was yesterday, but it was enough to keep me from being able to get a good night's sleep and to keep me from being able to think straight today.

Fighting to Survive!

Man...there are just those weeks when you don't think you're going to make it. Then again, I came off a weekend where I only had one day off only to work both jobs the very next day, so it probably took me some time to recuperate from that.

What that means is that I was able to get content done for both a real estate agency in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and a flooring company in Victoria, BC. Just when I thought I was going to be struggling all through the week.

I say this, though: I'm never, EVER doing a 13-day stretch of work again with only one day off at the end...

But at least I should be getting one heck of a check today from the other job! XD

Groggy...

This was one of those dizzying sort of days. I'd finished content for an outdoor teak furniture dealer in the Bay area, then thought I'd return to the content I was working on previously.

Just as I was starting to maintain a rhythm, Sean and I were given a couple of trouble accounts that needed fixing. And, I tell you, mine definitely needed work. So I got rid of the original content that was there and started working on fresh, new content for this client.

All the while, I was having a crash. This is what I get for not eating solid food, save chips, for two days. -.-

GNATS!!!

I swear to everything, there were gnats attacking me outside! BLAH!!!

Coming off an all-day shift yesterday (straight through from 8:30am-11pm, both jobs), I managed to squeeze out enough brain power to finish content for a realty company in Victoria, BC. I then finished about a third way through content for a flooring company, also in Victoria, BC.

I also read through a great article on content writing, thanks to DC (the man, not the comic book company). It's excellent and informative.

Now...to face the gnat onslaught...

Eww...

I wasn't feeling well today. Probably a combination of the coming rain and something that didn't agree with my stomach last night, but I was feeling miserable.

In any case, I was able to stamp out content for a cash gifting program. Seriously, who signs up for this stuff? Honestly...

So I go to pull a short shift at the bookstore. Wish me luck. I might need it...

Ready, Steady, GO!

Man, it's a wonder what happens when you mix one Hindustani, a can of Jolt, a smoothie, half a can of FRS (newly-discovered energy drink), a can of Pringles and TONS of sleep.

I managed to finish two pieces of content today. One was for an MLM while the other was for a franchise consulting firm. Then I started another client, and I'm about 1,000 words in on that one.

Yes...must remember this formula for success. I'm sure there was a chai mixed in there somewhere, too. I think...