Some days, just stay in bed

Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. I received an assignment from a new client last Friday. He needed the copy turned around by Monday, which I did. I thought I did a pretty good job. He, however, sent me a nice e-mail saying "it wasn't what I was looking for." I wasn't sure what to do, so I sent him a note and asked if he wanted me to rewrite it. No response.

So this morning I got up and rewrote the copy entirely and e-mailed it to him. He had promised me a lot of work if this panned out, so I am pretty disappointed. However, I learned a few valuable lessons. I am not going to start projects without more clear direction and an outline that I send to the client rather than guess I know what I'm doing then find out it's not what the client envisioned.

Next, I'm not going to get discouraged. I did; it really threw me because I know I can write copy, especially on the subject matter, which of course would have bored the pants off most writers nor would they have been able to write two pages on the topic because it's highly technical.

When these things happen, my mind goes back to the believable lie, the "I can't do anything right" one. I have to fight that like crazy, because the reality is if I get into that thinking, I am tempted to give up.

Tornado-like winds have been swirling around us here in Mid-Missouri. The sirens went off for awhile, but I bravely continued shopping. There is little that gets between a hardy shopper and her goal--more stuff.

So until tomorrow, I feel better just writing this. Send a "hey" to the universe that my business keeps on rolling, because I'm a little discouraged right now.