I do not have a nifty phone connection for calls to get transferred to from a talented, efficient office assistant.
I don't get performance reviews.
I rarely get raises.
And I don't have co-workers to make small talk with or the opportunity to partake in water cooler conversation.
I generally send everyone else in the family off to start their day, then I close the door, throw in a load of laundry and move into the den, alone, to do what I do.
I know, I know, What DO I do all day?
I have heard that one before.
I check my e-mail repeatedly throughout the day. I make calls, I set up interviews. (I could kind of, sort of, use that talented, efficient assistant). I'm not gonna lie - sometimes I spend hours on the Internet, but not on Face book or online games. I'm usually backing up information, looking for sources, new topics to write about and doing research.
Some days I feel like I didn't accomplish much of anything. Some days I have several "Booya" moments when I make a dicey deadline or get positive feedback from sources, editors and readers.
These ladies know what I do all day.
Because they do it too.
Sigh! They are also wonderful writers. All different kinds of writers that write about all different kinds of things.
It's a wonderful little group of talented area women that I imagine get asked all the time what they do all day too. Mostly, it's our awesome little secret.
