Of Course, Sometimes It IS Exciting. Or At Least Busy.

Today was a busy, productive day. Yesterday was productive, too, but in a more laid-back way.

Let's see...
[o] FINALLY washed two blankets that we didn't even mean to bring along with us. They got used as impromptu packing material in the trailer, and have been sitting in a corner since we moved in. Now they are folded and tucked into the hall closet. Or, one is, and the other will be when we get around to pulling it off the drying rack.
[o] Did some research into websites that allow users to upload pictures for the purpose of printing and selling them. I looked into three of them--Imagekind, SmugMug, and backprint--and sent links and thoughts off to Dad. He replied saying he liked the look of backprint back, and I've been tasked with getting us set up on it. The plan is to make some spare money from our pretty, pretty pictures, since we both enjoy taking them, enjoy sharing them, and enjoy paying bills.
[o] Entertained and fed Dan and his girlfriend, Kathleen, for the half hour they were able to stop by on their way from Chicago to Pittsburgh. It was a little bittersweet, but mostly just really nice to see an old friend, and meet his girlfriend. And to feed them sandwiches and soda, as they hadn't had lunch yet and were looking at another six hours of driving...
[o] Finished up research and small errands for my return back to Diplomatic Solutions. Explanation!:

Diplomatic Solutions is an online academic journal for graduate students of international studies. I helped found it back in February with my friend, Chris Smith, whose baby this really is. His friend and classmate Patrick Hall is also heavily involved, with business-side contributions from others as well.

At first, Chris told me I was going to edit for it. That's right, told me, knowing full well that I love to edit and needed something to do with my brain. I then got bored one day and decided I would make a logo for it. Next thing I know, I'm the Creative Editor, with some business stuff thrown in.

Now, as we get close to the official launching date, our legal and technical shtuff has gotten more or less settled, and I am the Business Manager. My duties include keeping the minutes of our online meetings, keeping track of the finances, maintaining our networking presence, creating external advertising, and working on website advertising. I'm Graphic Design, Accounting, Secretary, Marketing, and Sales all rolled into one!

There's obviously a lot more to it than what I've written up here, but it's too complicated to try and make into an entertaining read at 11:30 at night. The gist of it is, I'll be in charge of money when we have some, I'll be handling all advertising both for and on our site, I've made and will continue to make our graphics (such as the logo at the top of our website), and I maintain our Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter pages. Those last two are really the fun things XD

Set-up was burbling along fairly well the first two months or so. Then, from the end of April until last week, I was basically on hiatus, what with moving and settling in and all. I had a meeting with Chris on Sunday to get caught up with what they've been doing in my absence, and did my best to reacquaint myself with my part of things in the two days before tonight's meeting. I feel pretty confident in my ability to keep up with the tasks, and I'm excited about them, too!

Anyway...that's been my productive day! I think I did other stuff, too, but those are the things that stand out. Seeing a dear friend, getting caught up with the business I'm helping to start, researching other creative and professional venues, and...laundry.

Tomorrow I go back to work, four in the afternoon to ten at night. I'm curious to see what the "late shift" will be like, and hoping that I don't feel that horrid combination of waiting/rushed I sometimes felt in the hours before working only-evenings at Curves.

Now, I've prattled on long enough, and I've been sitting at the computer for four hours straight. Back to the living room, to socialize and maybe art a bit!