Monday, January 20, 2014

A Brain Trip Packed with Useless Luggage

Week Three
Blank-Mange @Deviant Art

I'm almost caught up with the seven posts I missed when I started the blogging challenge late. More than half finished now.
I considered talking about writing sites and finding clients for this week's theme. It might bore me, but if I get enough interest, I might make that the final week's theme. (It's all about you guys, so whatever you want! I'm also considering other topics. Oh! I'll have a poll.) I've mentioned before that I write for my day job. It's very unglamorous, but it pays the bills. It's mostly dry, boring writing that makes my brain fall asleep, but it does have some perks.

Perk #1
I'm able to write for a living. No reason to complain about that, right?

Perk #2
I work at home on my own time. (I won't talk about the drawbacks of working from home. If you work from home yourself, you know them. If you work outside the home, you're hating me and don't care about drawbacks!)

Perk #3
Almost every day I learn a new fact or useless tidbit. It's helped me brainstorm interesting story ideas. I have a ton of useless information in my head. A TON!

This week's theme will be useless facts learned while writing for clients. While researching types of contractor's insurance, I might come across hurricane insurance, which will lead to hurricanes, and in turn, that will lead to some of the biggest hurricanes in history. (That's an actual example from yesterday.)

I'll share the path I took to get there, and the tidbit. I follow the shiny things wherever they lead. Shocking, I know!





16 comments:

  1. I love trivial crap....my brain is full of it. But NO insurance I can't handle that info from my past career. Good job on your writing goals.

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    1. Thanks!

      Definitely no insurance information. I'll try to keep it fun, interesting or amusing. Insurance is definitely not fun or amusing.

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  2. oh please antagonize me with the drawbacks of working from home! I promise not to hate you for living my dream! If I worked from home I'd also breed more dogs, have full time puppies (tons of work but my 'dream'). I'd invite people over just so I would HAVE TO clean my house, I promise.. now.. stop teasing me and let me live adventurously through your home career ;)

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    1. My dream doesn't have puppies in it! It might if they didn't require me to clean up after them. I am done cleaning up after people and things that mess up my place.


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  3. I'd say your greatest perk is having your own business and living a lifestyle that you craft!
    :)

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  4. I work from home but can't think of any drawbacks - except maybe not having an excuse to buy new clothes to look smart at the office, or not being able to chat or gossip with others face to face! look forward to hearing your trivia facts

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    1. Most of my drawbacks come to the surface around tax time, but that's true of every job! And chasing clients to be paid.

      You have some good points, too! There is no gossip around here. Nobody to talk to unless you count the cat, and he won't gossip with me. The snob.

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  5. I love learning new things! One of my newest random facts is that apple cider vinegar can help regulate your cycle. Weird. Aren't you glad to know that? Haha :)

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    1. I am glad to know that, actually! I soak up that weird knowledge, but don't ask me anything I *should* know because I have no idea.

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  6. I love the fact you can work from home and do what you LOVE! Its always important to follow your dreams and do what you love. I hate seeing people (especially those who deal with the public) doing what they hate(their attitude tells me they hate it)
    I know its also a good thing to learn something new.. I love learning new things! It really sparks my interest.

    Sorry for my mini-rant--just go finish dealing with someone who hates their job.

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    1. I really don't like dealing with people who don't like dealing with the public. The last twelve times I was at the store, I couldn't get the cashier to even smile at me. It was Walmart, though. I can't say I blame them for being mad!

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  7. Ha Ha - Insurance....my day job is a commercial insurance agent and one of my specialty's is contractors. Definitely not glamorous or remotely exciting. I must say that even with the drawbacks, I often wish I were fortunate enough to be able to work from home - maybe 50/50 would be a happy medium. As it is now I'm at the office 40-60 hours a week and have to squeeze in the stuff I actually want to do. On the bright side I'm employed and make a decent living for my family so I should probably stop complaining!

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    1. I can't imagine it would be exciting at all. I did that one article and thought part of my brain had fallen asleep.

      We can all complain a little bit about our jobs no matter what they are, but we should be happy we have them, for sure. Think of the alternative!

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  8. I'm hoping to venture into the work at home field. I know I can't do much but freelancing. I can't do virtual assistant because I have a 2 and 3 year olds. Need I say more? LOL

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