Hey, have you heard? Just kidding. Professionally, was a pretty good year. I had a couple of clients cut back or go away completely, had some new clients and new projects to work on, the usual ebb-and-flow, and I was prepared for all that, both financially and emotionally. Last year, my professional freelancing resolution was two-fold. And I did do that, for the most part.
I took on projects in areas that were challenging and guess what? I figured it out. I had to Google a lot of stuff but I got it done. Which I did in a couple of instances. I went with my gut and walked away from a couple of projects that were more stress than payoff. Like, really specific, actionable goals. And they love to make lists of all those goals. Lots and lots of lists. It made me think that I really need to get my shit together.
To really sit down and think about this a whole freelancing business a whole lot more. So, after all this, my resolution is this: I resolve to make some really good resolutions at some point in the future.
Maybe in like Packing panic. Or even my second. No, this is the third time we are going on safari. You could say, we really, really, really like it. I have a few excuses. We are going back to Serengeti Bushtops in Tanzania for eight days and Mara Bushtops in Kenya for five days plus a couple of days in Zanzibar and one day in Nairobi on our way home, and a whole lot of time on very long flights. All told, I have to pack for 18 days, which is a LOT of days. Oh, and I have actually packed for an 18 day trip before.
Not a lot but enough to go down a size or two. Except my safari jacket. I wear that thing all the time. Which is fine, but obviously necessitated some shopping. In case anyone is wondering, the reason I buy cheap, fast fashion stuff for safari besides the cost, obviously is that these clothes are going to take a bit of a beating. You also really only need a couple of outfits since they do daily laundry at the safari camps we stay at. So the cost per wear is actually pretty high. I ordered them online and put them right into my suitcase, still encased in plastic and everything.
