Lisa Sabin-Wilson. Designer. Author. Espresso and WordPress addict

Ok - here’s the deal . .

on: Oct/11/05 and its been viewed 765 times

It’s just one of those days. It’s 6:30 and I’ve made myself a drink.

Bailey’s on the rocks with a healthy shot of Grey Goose in it.

Here’s the deal . . .

This here is my personal blog. Emphasis on the word personal. Just because I don’t blog about work all the time, talk about work all the time, promote my work all the time doesn’t mean that I treat my business like I treat my personal blog. My personal blog is a hobby. My business is not a hobby.

I’m the type who likes to keep work and fun seperate. Blogging wouldn’t be any fun if all I did was blog about work, ya know?

Yes, yes - I know I used to blog about work - - I used to share the new designs we accomplish. I don’t do it anymore because this blog was feeling too much like work. That, and we’re so much busier now that if I blogged every new design and client - that’s all I’d ever blog about. Not that I blog about anything of great significance here.

I don’t.

That’s the point.

Occassionaly, I will drop a note on here about server issues if it’s something that I think is important, because there are those who will stop by here just to check and see if I’ve mentioned it. That’s fine. But I stopped blogging ALOT about my work because several folks were using my blog as a technical support area - - and that’s just not the case. This blog is NOT a reliable technical support area - - it’s why we have a specific area for support… and this ain’t it.

Also - if I blogged today? Doesn’t mean that I’m not working on your stuff. It just means I’ve taken a moment out of my day to say something really insignificant to anyone else but me (well, and maybe Leanne, Jeanette, Fred and Astro - - cuz they are nosey buggers. Oh, and Tim, because he’s mental — but that’s it).

Remember how it was when we were kids and we saw our teacher in the grocery store and thought “How odd! I thought they locked teachers in a cage in the school after the bell rang and let them out at 7am for the next day!! They ARE human! They HAVE a life!”

Yea. Like that.

Posted on: October 11, 2005 |

Posted in: That's Life

/*--- 10 Responses to “Ok - here’s the deal . .” ---*/

  1. Leanne
    6:51 pm on October 11th, 2005

    oh…my…gawd.

    It’s not a hobby???? Shit. I could have sworn it was a hobby. Especially when you were IMing me like every 10 seconds for three days wondering if I was done yet with that illustration you needed to finish your job.

    Woops.

    Hey, what the heck are you doing over here blogging? Get to work!

    :twisted:

  2. Lisa
    6:52 pm on October 11th, 2005

    I’m pondering… how I can manage to SMACK you from here :evil:

  3. Leanne
    6:52 pm on October 11th, 2005

  4. Jeanette
    12:51 pm on October 13th, 2005

    Nosey? NOSEY? I am NOT nosey. I’m ON TOP OF THINGS. Do you see the difference, huh? Sheez.

    Besides, I thought all your time was being taken up by wedding planning. Isn’t that your new job? :P

  5. Lisa
    3:42 am on October 14th, 2005

    Wedding planning is not a job.. it’s an adventure.

    Uh. Yea. :shock:

  6. astroknight
    12:16 pm on October 19th, 2005

    You definitely need to blog more. If you don’t blog more than I have to work more…

  7. Lisa
    3:59 pm on October 19th, 2005

    Astro! I could blog about YOUR work!\:d/

  8. astroknight
    7:50 am on October 20th, 2005

    But I don’t have an exciting job like being a wedding planner… :x

  9. astroknight
    4:34 pm on October 22nd, 2005

    Hmmmmmmmm. :-? I guess that would be only fair since your blog has inspired me for things over there… :))

  10. Lisa
    6:36 pm on October 22nd, 2005

    Out of all the posts I’ve made here… i make ONE post about a fire and THAT is the one you hang onto forever.

    :@)

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