Today is the first day in a while that I don't have a translation assignment to work on. I had been giving short shrift to other responsibilities in the press to Make My Deadline, even as I dithered away pieces of my days while on deadline because the assignment was so time-consuming. So I'm working to catch up on stuff that got sidelined.
First order of business, though, was self-care; I slept until almost 10 this morning, taking to heartrecent reports about how horrible sleep deprivation is. It didn't help that I had a very hard time getting to sleep last night. I also have been getting back into physical therapy for sciatica issues; turns out my glutes are weak. So this means strengthening exercises and stretches and some basic yoga at the PT place. I did my exercises for today while on hold with the IRS for a bookkeeping customer, so multitasking really is possible!
I'm also catching up on translating sample documents for my online portfolio. I can't really ethically use translations I've been paid to do by my agency, because of confidentiality issues, but I found some examples online of the sort of document I'm doing and translating them. I also did a couple of samples of more financial and commercial texts, since that's the specialization I'm looking to get into. Hopefully with those uploaded, I can show prospective clients the quality of the work I do and they'll feel more inclined to entrust me with their business.
Now I get to go out and deposit a check and run a couple of other errands before my library gig.
First order of business, though, was self-care; I slept until almost 10 this morning, taking to heartrecent reports about how horrible sleep deprivation is. It didn't help that I had a very hard time getting to sleep last night. I also have been getting back into physical therapy for sciatica issues; turns out my glutes are weak. So this means strengthening exercises and stretches and some basic yoga at the PT place. I did my exercises for today while on hold with the IRS for a bookkeeping customer, so multitasking really is possible!
I'm also catching up on translating sample documents for my online portfolio. I can't really ethically use translations I've been paid to do by my agency, because of confidentiality issues, but I found some examples online of the sort of document I'm doing and translating them. I also did a couple of samples of more financial and commercial texts, since that's the specialization I'm looking to get into. Hopefully with those uploaded, I can show prospective clients the quality of the work I do and they'll feel more inclined to entrust me with their business.
Now I get to go out and deposit a check and run a couple of other errands before my library gig.