20 April 2009

Work (at home) Scheduling

One of the things I still struggle with sometimes as a work-at-home writer is my daily/weekly schedule.  I feel I'm a productive, organized person, and I meet my deadlines, of course, but I wish my schedule was a bit more structured so I can walk away from my office space at the end of my writing day and actually be done for the day.

So I've been reworking my schedule a little, tweaking things, and shuffling my tasks/activities to try and find a schedule that works for me, and that lets me get things done by the time Hubby gets home in the evenings.  I think I have a new schedule that's going to work for me, but I'm going to try it for a couple of weeks before I say for sure.  Here's what I've come up with:

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Monday:
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Writing time (articles, pitches, etc.)
12:00-1:30 p.m.  Lunch
1:30-3:30 p.m.  Project-hunting, follow-ups with clients, story ideas, etc.
4:00-5:00 p.m.  Blogging

Tuesday:
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Writing time
12:00-1:30 p.m.  Lunch
1:30-3:30 p.m.  Administrative work (filing, updating financial records, general paperwork, etc.)
4:00-5:00 p.m.  Blogging

Wednesday:
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Writing time
12:00-1:30 p.m.  Lunch
1:30-3:30 p.m.  Project-hunting, follow-ups with clients, story ideas, etc.
4:00-5:00 p.m.  Blogging

Thursday:
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Writing time
12:00-1:30 p.m.  Lunch
1:30-3:30 p.m.  Administrative work, if needed (if not, whatever needs to be done)
4:00-5:00 p.m.  Blogging

Friday:
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Writing time
12:00-1:30 p.m.  Lunch
1:30-4:00 p.m.  Fiction-writing
4:00-5:00 p.m.  Blogging

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What's your writing/work schedule?

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