tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post8522170804646759744..comments2023-10-30T01:02:44.056-07:00Comments on Stacy's Cafe: ChangesStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-82521300669510521842011-06-03T10:04:44.521-07:002011-06-03T10:04:44.521-07:00Wow, such an informative comment, Phoenix. Thanks!...Wow, such an informative comment, Phoenix. Thanks!<br /><br />There's plenty of cheap land around here, and some of it is quite pretty. Maybe if I don't find a house, I'll build. We'll see. For now I'll probably move to an apartment while I build my client list. Working to get my website together so I can provide the link when I write or cold call a potential client. Probably I'll rely on Chicago and Indy and maybe a couple of cities in Ohio, though I will be contacting businesses in the Fort. That's my plan. <br /><br />Meanwhile, the fiction writing and editing continues.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-3938171497288056912011-06-03T05:36:09.458-07:002011-06-03T05:36:09.458-07:00There are some people who crave change every coupl...There are some people who crave change every couple to few years (I'm one of those!). Shake it all up, whether it's the job or the current living conditions. I've been right where you're at: aging parents, challenged pets, freelancing, and wanting a move to the country. <br /><br />Many more companies are open these days to remote workers. I worked for EDS then HP when it gobbled EDS up, and my last year I only went into the physical office twice. I even interviewed and turned down a remote writing job for a marketing firm based out of California. These companies all provided laptops and conference lines. It's a little tougher finding the jobs today, but when I was strictly freelance, I often partnered with outsourcing companies that provide resources to large companies. I got gigs with GTE, Motorola and others this way. The outsourcer charges exorbitant fees to the companies, and I always made decent money on my side ($35 - $60 / hour, depending on the gig) and could turn down any gig I didn't want. Maybe there's a company or two like that where you'll be going?<br /><br />Romanticizing country life? That made me laugh! I've had two stints in the country. The first time I could only afford a mobile home on 14 acres in a very rundown rural area. Rednecks, drunks, people shooting at one another -- yet I could only see one neighbor from the house. It was LOTS of work in a depressing area and I gave up after a bit.<br /><br />Now I live on 27 acres in a more middle-class rural area. I can see only one neighbor from the house and I keep pretty much to myself. Even if you don't have livestock, it can be a lot of work. Tons of mowing, tons and tons of weeding to keep a garden growing, tons of repair work, and the joints in my outdoor water lines (all 1/4 mile of them) keep failing and I'm digging up pipes and repairing them more often than I'd like. I put lovely, perfectly cropped pix of the place up on my blog, but it's by no means as pristine as the photos make it appear. And good luck on satellite and mobile connections. No cable, and my download speeds and connectivity limits mean streaming video can't be had for more than a minute or so without buffering. <br /><br />Still? IF I ever move, it'll be into a cabin deep in the woods. No more city life -- ever. I LOVE the isolation and the freedom. If you're up for hard work and failure and the trade-off is right for you (it is for me!), then get that place in the country and start living your dreams before you can't any longer...<br /><br />Good luck, sweetie!Phoenix Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290349031002504007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-17625846909952399552011-06-01T03:15:12.705-07:002011-06-01T03:15:12.705-07:00Thanks, FHH. She really is doing much better, thou...Thanks, FHH. She really is doing much better, though she's tired from the ordeal. Dad's been hovering over her like a worried ... well, like a worried husband. Yesterday when she took a nap he asked me to check her breathing. <br /><br />But I think the pacemaker is going to help her. And honestly, if I can get everything to work out, I'm looking forward to the move. I've been wanting a change for a long time.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-31549975571021935792011-05-31T11:23:03.818-07:002011-05-31T11:23:03.818-07:00Heavy stuff to deal with. I'm sorry to hear ab...Heavy stuff to deal with. I'm sorry to hear about Orson and even more so about your Mum.<br /><br />The move sounds scary/exciting. I'm lucky with my neighbours: we have really lovely people to each side, in three of the houses opposite us, and in two houses backing onto our garden. I've never had such friendly neighbours before! I can understand why you want to avoid them though; when we had horrible neighbours in the past it was dismal.<br /><br />Good luck with sorting it out.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-45952130910109017782011-05-31T10:39:32.381-07:002011-05-31T10:39:32.381-07:00Thanks, Kitty! She's okay now. She's still...Thanks, Kitty! She's okay now. She's still a bit weak, but she's doing fine. <br /><br />Thanks, Sylvia! How are you doing?<br /><br />Whirl, thank you. I haven't been round the blogs lately and hope to get back to visiting y'all again soon. I may kidnap the cutie. Or at least let him know I think he's cute. : )Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-27500805364370374652011-05-31T08:49:22.213-07:002011-05-31T08:49:22.213-07:00Sorry to hear about your mum.
As per the other st...Sorry to hear about your mum.<br /><br />As per the other stuff, as long as you're sure it will all hang together it seems the only thing you'll miss is the yoga cutie — and even he is not beyond kidnapping, I suspect.Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-2547704489078118192011-05-31T07:28:25.809-07:002011-05-31T07:28:25.809-07:00Interesting times! Wishing you all the luck in the...Interesting times! Wishing you all the luck in the world...Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-46803719567532948472011-05-31T05:47:24.682-07:002011-05-31T05:47:24.682-07:00I am so sorry to hear about your mum!! I wish her ...I am so sorry to hear about your mum!! I wish her well and hope that your family are ok.<br /><br />Gosh you have such a cathartic time ahead! I wish you all the luck with such life changing decisions. I hope you find all that your wish for given the changed circumstances!<br /><br />Hugs too to sweet Orson. Poor thing!!<br /><br />Take care and fingers crossed for your future! xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com