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Money, money, money
After spending consecutive hours with my eyes glued to the computer screen, I am ready to go offline for a few days. But before I do so, let me jot down some thoughts.
Accomplishments in the last four months of being job-free:
- Caught up on my personal affairs
- Joined a local health club and got into a routine of daily exercise: aerobics, yoga, pilates, weight lifting, cycling, and swimming --- not necessarily in that order
- Tried new recipes such as thick German cream soup, apple cake, pear cake, and started buying exotic vegetables like beet and fennel for further experimentation
- Launched Le Bon Journal newsletter for off-line readers
- Read and wrote an 800-word review of a book on multi-criteria decision making - to appear in The Journal of Energy Literature in December
- Wrote and published an article on UK employment law in Freepint Internet Newsletter
- Performed (piano) in London and Ede (Netherlands)
- Updated my web sites
- Made new friends
- Started new chamber music with cellist and violist
- Started a new neighbourhood watch and resident's association in my street
- Spent quality time (5 weeks) with Mommie Dearest
- Started taking weekly NLP classes
- Read and reviewed many self-help books
- Visited several art exhibitions, including private viewings
- Became a culture vulture and art critic: plays, musicals, events, etc.
At least, I can use this list to update my friends and ex-colleagues who probably assume that I've been sitting at home tapping my fingers.
To accomplish the next list in the next few months, I will need what ABBA so brilliantly sang of --- "Money, money, money...... in a rich man's world."
- Renovate house to have more space and light for indoor and outdoor concerts
- Travel to exotic locations and write reviews about them
- Entertain and hold more theme concerts
So November 2002 is the seriously "looking for ways to make money" month. If my readers have great ideas, please e-mail me via Contact Webmaster.
Meanwhile, I'm finishing reading a book about mind maps. I've drawn a few mind maps of what I value, what irks me, and what I'd like to do. Next step is to translate these maps into reachable goals. It would be so ideal to have a part-time job within walking or cycling distance of where I live. Then I won't have to worry about keeping warm in the long winter ahead.
After all is said and done, I can then look forward to hearing "Thank You for the Music" instead.
