San Diego SunsetTo say it’s a nice day here in San Diego would be an insult to the crisp, clear sunshine that warms the gentle breeze and sifts through the open blinds in my new office to add an ambient light that needs no incandescent bulbs. It’s absolutely spectacular, and I’m one of the luckiest people I know to be enjoying an afternoon like this.

I’ve been sitting at my computer for the past 5.5 hours with occasional breaks to call D.J., do a few dishes from the open house last night and eat carrots in the sunshine on my front steps. I am filled with a sense of relief that I just finished two very large projects: a PowerPoint presentation and an article on word choice.

The PowerPoint is for a session I’m presenting as a plenary speaker to a group of chapter executives at a very large association convention on Saturday. The article will run in a national eNewsletter for communication directors.

Both projects are very important to increase my visibility, but neither of them are really paying gigs (though the national association is paying me a stipend and flying me out – woohoo!). That’s one of the reasons it was so hard for me to focus on finishing them. I’ve had a lot of hourly work lately, and it’s hard to put that aside to do projects that are more public relations.

But now I’ve finished the bulk of the work on both projects, and this Easter is officially a success.

I’m signing off now. D.J. invited me for a sunset dinner and a walk on the beach this evening. Enough computer time for the weekend!