tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post8444132105340255837..comments2023-10-17T12:09:55.180-04:00Comments on Melmoirs: On switching gears yet againMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-61022185893190550662010-09-22T23:16:55.032-04:002010-09-22T23:16:55.032-04:00Yes, yes, what people want to pay for writing is a...Yes, yes, what people want to pay for writing is atrocious. and chris, I had a little bit of that feeling of seeing results... but not enough to make up for the rest. <br /><br />Joyce, thanks for stopping! And for your kind comments. I'm pretty sure now that I am not a neatnik, just someone who likes things put away in their places. But I did learn a bit about better cleaning techniques, so hopefully I'll use them at home. ; ) (P.S. My windows right now??? Just awful. Where's my Windex?)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-90901668330299840972010-09-20T08:23:26.326-04:002010-09-20T08:23:26.326-04:00Thanks Mel, for your nice comments left on my blog...Thanks Mel, for your nice comments left on my blog! Good to hear from you again! Glad it brought me back to your blog too.....couldn't stop reading and ended up sitting at my computer longer than I intended to, first thing this morning! Love your writing. I realized as I read this blog entry that I too am a neatnik who hates clutter but probably isn't so good with the detailed spic and span cleaning.....even though, like you, I've always thought I was! I've also wondered if I have a bit of borderline OCD with my penchant for wanting everything ordered and tidy and "lined up".....while being able to live with not-so-clean windows at the same time.Joyce's Art Storeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642826076502644942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-36031887375871056132010-09-15T13:42:56.273-04:002010-09-15T13:42:56.273-04:00I have to add that I just saw a "job" in...I have to add that I just saw a "job" in craigslist to write 450-word articles for 5 BUCKS PER ARTICLE. <br /><br />I don't know about you, but it takes me anywhere from 25 to 60 minutes to write my reg blog posts, and those are things that interest me, and I tend to go back and proof my work. Unless one could bang out an article in 10 or 15 minutes, it is practically a crime. I made more money when I worked in the dining hall in college in the mid 90s.Faciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165861407055831754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-20620138722899668852010-09-15T09:45:51.504-04:002010-09-15T09:45:51.504-04:00I have friends and family who have worked cleaning...I have friends and family who have worked cleaning houses at various times -- hard work, yes, but I think satisfying. You at least get to see the results of your effort in a meaningful way. And you can truly leave it at the door at the end of the day. I can't say that happens much in my job (as you know firsthand).chris h.http://www.writingbyear.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-71050520627570702012010-09-14T10:38:48.754-04:002010-09-14T10:38:48.754-04:00I think I posted about this before, the proofreadi...I think I posted about this before, the proofreading job downtown for 8 lousy bucks an hour. After I paid for parking and childcare in the summer and with taxes taken out, I would be in the hole if I took that job. When I checked back a few months later, I noticed (what I assumed was) the same job for 9 bucks and then maybe a few weeks later it was up to 10. I was a really good proofreader (still am). Worth so much more than that lousy pay.<br /><br />You make some good points about the advantages of cleaning over other jobs. "Pointless changes" was a key phrase for me. :-)<br /><br />Good luck.Faciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165861407055831754noreply@blogger.com