Saturday I ran a few errands with my husband, and then let him go off to his parents’ for dinner (I know they’re disappointed when I don’t come along, but I live with and work with the man. I need some alone time!) while I hauled myself off to The Coffee Co. for some quality time with my WIP. Again, that’s a subject for another post all its own, and it will come eventually.

Of course, by the time I got there, I was hungry as well, and it was around dinner time anyway. Whenever I send hubby out on his own, I order out, or buy something special as a treat (such as a quality frozen pizza, or a favorite pricey frozen dinner). So I ordered a sandwich and cup of soup to go with my latte and got to work.

No sooner did my soup arrive when I was struck by the idea of writing up the meal as something of a review and sending it in to AC. After all, I was going to write a review of the place itself and the latte for My Town Monday, why not expand it, make a few bucks, and get to write it off on taxes?

And that’s how my My Town Monday grew to be over 1300 words, and edited down to just over 900 (personal references removed, a few word changes) for AC.

After that, I was feeling pretty good. So I tackled the next stack that I’d had planned. I’ve been keeping the boxes of all my frozen pizzas and frozen dinners so that I could write product reviews for AC (again, couple bucks, tax write off, and something to put up on my weight loss blog as they’re all low calorie, healthy things).

So Saturday I wrote a huge review on The Coffee Co., the Kashi frozen pizzas, and an Amy’s frozen dinner (black bean enchilada- yummy!).

By the time I finished, it was nearly time for bed and hubby was home. Now, if he thinks there’s even the tiniest chance of me making money- even as little as AC pays, he leaves me alone. But I figured it was only fair to give him attention, and so I packed it up for the night.

First thing today though, I finished what I’d started. I wrote a review of Kashi’s frozen dinners, a Smart Ones, and the Tandoori Chef meals that I’d tried. Towards the end I started rushing a bit, so I’m probably not even going to link to those once they’re published.

But here’s the thing. I’ve had these boxes stacked in my living room (full of information) for over a month. They weren’t obtrusive, but still- it’s a pile of trash! Having all this stuff just sit there weighs on my brain in two ways. One, being an unfinished project. I always feel like I can’t start the next project until I finish the one I’m on, even if I’m avoiding working on the one I’m on. So I lose productivity both ways. The second is that there is a pile of trash in my living room! Hello? Who wants to clean anything else when you have a pile of trash that part of your brain will not allow you to remove? And most people will tell you that clutter around you will clutter your mind, and vice versa.

So, lovely day, I knocked out those product reviews, and knocked out the pile of trash. I felt so good that I then turned to a book review that was only half written, finished it up, and sent it in to my editors. And then immediately wrote another review (different book) start to finish with barely a moment’s hesitation throughout.

I’m still feeling in the groove, and don’t have any current assignments, so I typed up this post, and I’m about to go update one or two Squidoo lenses. And maybe my weight loss blog.

Unfortunately, it’s late and I may not have enough time for all of this before bed.

(This was written Sunday)