I've passed my proofreading exam!! There's a few more things I need to review and take care of before I start officially taking clients, but that will be happening soon!In the meanwhile, I've been steadily working on drafting articles. With my exam out of the way, I feel the time is very near when I start actually building up my website. Things are coming together!!

Though I've been lagging on setting up my website while I work on my studies, I spent a two-hour span of time dedicated to writing rough drafts for nine articles. Not at all difficult, I found-- the hardest part was simply starting. I've got some good ideas to expand those drafts to as many as twenty-four, so that I can maintain a steady two articles per week posting schedule for three months.I'm in the meat of my proofreading course now. It's a lot of practice leading up to the exam. I plan to

Halfway through my proofreading course, and I've only just finished with the easy stuff. Now it's onto practice sheets to apply what I've learned. With dedication and a bit of luck, I'm hoping to finish the course by the end of the month.Meanwhile, I haven't made much progress on my website. I need to fix that here soon. Sunday I plan to make a list of posts to start out with, and hope to write at least one to get things started. Even as I plan to start taking proofreading jobs in the new year,

To help keep myself honest, I've decided on what I consider a manageable 'schedule' to both make slow, steady progress and avoid the early burnout I've experienced in the past as a result of overzealous goals. When I've inevitably fallen short of those goals, I lose motivation in the form of guilt and progress grinds to a halt. Small, manageable goals are key for me. This month will be mostly study, with some prodding website work, and will shift as needed.Tuesday-Friday: Proofreading Coursewor

On August 16th, I quit my job. This was a little more than two weeks later than I'd planned, but it's done. It's taken me a few months to recover enough from working full-time to feel re-energized and ready to jump into something else, but here I am with a plan and three months of savings left to go. It's a risk, but I already proved to myself last year that I don't have the attention span to both work and study at the same time. Instead, I intend to make the most of this looming deadline and u