Meet the journal that hides your never-say-it-to-a-patient thoughts. Write it here, stash it under your pillow. 👉 https://chunkyfinds.com/things-i-want-to-say-at-work-but-can-apos-t-journal #WorkJournal #PrivateNotes #CantSayAtWork #MedicalHumor

As my birth month is about to begin, it's that time of year when my energy is revving highest and I can really get shit done. Long-procrastinated tasks are getting accomplished around the house AND I somehow found myself editing my proposal until 2:30AM. Over the years, I have learned to make as much hay as I can while this particular sun shines. #WorkJournal #ADHDSolutions

My Google Drive-based online portfolio isn't fancy looking, but I think it's good to go. It took an excruciatingly long time not just for the scanning of all the old newspapers where I used to have an op/ed column, but also the extra detective work involved in finding and screengrabbing articles from a bunch of websites I've worked for that no longer exist. Sigh. #WorkJournal #WritingPortfolio #WritingLife

A somewhat challenging day combing through old writing archives to see what gets included or cut from the online portfolio. Your girl had A MOUTH back in the day, and it wasn't always a good thing that nobody else dared edit my stuff. It's a blessing in disguise that some of these publications never made it to digital format, because it means I can upload what's actually still good and omit the pure cringe. Growth comes to us all (if we let it)... even us former gonzo 'journalists'. #WorkJournal

Walking down memory lane as I assemble an online #WritingPortfolio of stuff that hasn't been archived (mostly because the publications no longer exist 😔). Wayback Machine is definitely doing yeoman service in this effort. I do still keep some paper archives (most of which I've also digitized), but there are still a few I need to scan. Amongst the cringey bits, I found some gold! I actually laughed out loud at an unpublished little niche thing that might still find a life elsewhere. #WorkJournal

Amazing DnD sesh last night, but of course now that there is other work to be done, I can't focus on anything but wanting to write the recap. #DMProblems #WorkJournal

Took a big swing at something earlier this month... and found out this morning I missed. Bummer. Rejection letters are definitely something I need to get used to going forward. It wasn't a publisher or agent query, and it needn't be a setback if I don't let it be, so I'm powering through the disappointment and determined to keep taking big swings. Regardless, it was a hugely valuable exercise and my #BookProposal is in a better place than it was, so there's that at least. #WorkJournal #Onward

How many things can I tweak and fidget with before I decide something is ready for a deadline that's coming up in a few days? I've already sent it round to my writer pals for their opinions and incorporated that advice, and now it's down to just one or two words that I'm quibbling over. WILL I SUBMIT IT TODAY? 😬 STAY TUNED! 🤞 EVEN I DON'T KNOW! #WorkJournal #writingcommunity #WritingIsEditing

Realized I'd still not seen an email w/ feedback from one of the #BetaReaders I met on Zoom a few weeks ago & glad I looked, because this woman DID send an email w/ even more insightful observations & suggestions, and some of the loveliest compliments I've ever received on my #writing. She also shone a floodlight on what could be so much better, & with that in mind, I think I know how to get myself there. On top of an already big few days writing my bio, I'm AMPED. #WorkJournal #WritingIsEditing