Many of you have asked what my day looks like now that I’ve ventured out into life as a freelancer. Here’s a typical day for me:

6:30 – 7:40 – Hit the snooze button no less than eleven times

7:41 – 8:00 –  Get out of bed and shower, admiring the invention of the loofa

8:01 – 8:08 – Make a pot of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee

8:09 – 8:15 – Stare at computer screen

8:16 – 8:19 – Rearrange desktop icons by file type

8:20 – 8:35 – Make a playlist in iTunes, convincing myself it is imperative for inspiration

8:36 – 9:30 – Write a blog post about something that doesn’t matter; Tweet about it, hoping desperately people will come to my site and validate my existence

9:31 – 10:05 –  Check Twitter again; Wade through Google Reader

10:06 – 10:20 – Unhappy with my playlist being named “Untitled Playlist”; Spend 14 minutes thinking of a new name before finally landing on Muse-ic*

10:21 – 10:23 – Think about reading a book

10:24 – Decide not to read a book

10:25 – 10:54 – Watch an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm for creative inspiration

10:55 – 11:25 – Not adequately inspired; Watch another episode of Curb (who receives adequate inspiration in 28 minutes?)

11:26 – 11:27 – Check Twitter; Tweet something narcissistic

11:28 – 11:38 – Think about important stuff, like what happened to Judy on Family Matters

11:39 – 12:05 – Check Facebook; Judge guys who are shirtless in their profile picture

12:06 – 12:30 – Go eat Panda Express; Check Twitter in car on the way there (and back)

12:31 – 12:57 – Check Google Reader again, patiently gathering material for Friday’s Weekly Six

12:58 – 2:30 – Start reading book about productivity, fall asleep from heavy lunch (Orange chicken and chow-mein)

2:31 – Hear my wife coming downstairs, scurry to computer to create the illusion I’ve been working this whole time

2:32 – 2:40 – Read article about Judy’s Family Matters disappearance; Find out there is no explanation

2:41 – 2:48 – Stress out about how I’m going to provide for family; Enter beginning stages of anxiety attack

2:49 – 3:00 – Go running to avoid crying

3:01 – Give up running, convincing myself tomorrow will be the “long run”

3:02 – 3:32 – Thirty-minute shower

3:33 – 4:02 – Check my book sales; Immediately regret checking book sales (didn’t know a book could be ranked 180,438th on Amazon.com)

4:03 – 4:35 – Not adequately inspired; Watch an episode of Arrested Development (season two)

4:36 – 4:40 – Realize it was actually a change of scenery that I needed; Drive to Starbucks

4:41 – 4:48 – Write

4:49 – Close up shop, proud of the paragraph I’ve written today
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