Melody Watson on living creatively, and taking advantage of a short attention span.my bloghttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008-07-25T15:03:22ZSquarespaceSerious Communication Lesson: She helped me want to better explain my Squarespace LoveA.D.D.ChallengesFriendsLessonsBloggingSquarespaceProcesshttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/25/serious-communication-lesson-she-helped-me-want-to-better-ex.htmlMelody2008-07-25T15:01:50Z2008-07-25T15:01:50ZIf you:

  • Are considering using Squarespace as your website hosting provider but haven't made a decision yet,
  • Have ever been frustrated with my ranting about this company when I haven't successfully
]]>Dork much? W'll YEA!!!The little thingsMulti-taskingProcessListshttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/24/dork-much-wll-yea.htmlMelody2008-07-24T17:55:06Z2008-07-24T17:55:06ZHappy Thursday To You, Internet!

After an emotionally draining few days, during which I couldn't completely extract myself from my own over-analytical head, I find myself feeling like Melody. Which is kind of extra-nice, in a familiar kind of way. Although if you were here you'd prolly be

]]>Not the most useful thing you'll read todayChallengesLessonsObservedhttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/23/not-the-most-useful-thing-youll-read-today.htmlMelody2008-07-23T12:28:24Z2008-07-23T12:28:24ZThis is for all you readers who have checked in to ask "Whassup? Why's the blog so sparse?" Five lessons, in no particular order, that I've learned, relearned, or just recalled on this particular Tuesday okay, fine, Wednesday morning:

]]>New Squarespace HappinessTechnologyFavorite thingsSquarespacehttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/21/new-squarespace-happiness.htmlMelody2008-07-21T09:19:37Z2008-07-21T09:19:37ZWe got new Squarespace! Weeeee got new SQUARESPACE!!... (You're supposed to sing this along with me, to the tune of that kid on the playground who taunted you over what he got and you, presumably, didn't.) 

]]>Background music of a power sander: work eupohoria?A.D.D.DomesticSelf-employmentWork spaceProcesshttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/17/background-music-of-a-power-sander-work-eupohoria.htmlMelody2008-07-17T18:58:25Z2008-07-17T18:58:25ZHaving moved my laptop and cell phone into my bedroom for the afternoon's work session, I just realized I have the best groove going! Emailing and talking to clients, making rigid notes about who gets this block of time... it's a serious to-do list at my side. There's a need for severity in my note-taking and time-logging to keep up with when I hung up the phone with this client, and when I finished drafting this set of graphics for another. These are exactly the rhythms I craved after a morning spent with my parents, nephew, and nephew's parents - I actually needed the familiarity of my geeky work processes, once we all said our goodbyes.

Not only is the work going well, but I think all the background noise that floods my home is

]]>The sound of delirious laughter...Web devThe little thingsTechnologyFavorite thingsNeurosesSquarespacehttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/15/the-sound-of-delirious-laughter.htmlMelody2008-07-15T00:55:37Z2008-07-15T00:55:37Zsqspv5.jpgWant to see what makes me happier than any other announcement in the history of ever?

Squarespace, the company about which I talk to

]]>Keepin' it interesting: ceiling hasn't fallen yet!DomesticSelf-employmentWell, now!Challengeshttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/14/keepin-it-interesting-ceiling-hasnt-fallen-yet.htmlMelody2008-07-14T15:52:32Z2008-07-14T15:52:32Zis such an issue! Let's say that the people who will be handling said household issue weren't too pressed to get over here on Friday afternoon when the whole]]>There's a lot going on over thereFamilyBabies & childrenOverheardhttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/13/theres-a-lot-going-on-over-there.htmlMelody2008-07-13T14:06:40Z2008-07-13T14:06:40Z105053-1723215-thumbnail.jpgOn the phone with my sister this morning, listening to a play-by-play of her Decidedly More Lively Than My Own morning.  Then this:

"So I'm sitting on my couch in the living room. Across the counter in the kitchen, I see the fridge door open. Then a huge bottle

]]>Force of habitWell, now!FriendsObservedhttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/12/force-of-habit.htmlMelody2008-07-12T04:00:58Z2008-07-12T04:00:58ZThat deer in the headlights is meWeb devSelf-employmentChallengesMulti-taskingProcesshttp://www.melodywatson.com/capturing-my-attention/2008/7/10/that-deer-in-the-headlights-is-me.htmlMelody2008-07-10T19:58:22Z2008-07-10T19:58:22ZFor days and days I've been going full-speed-ahead, happily juggling the development and maintenance of more unique website projects than ever before. Have been having a seriously cool time. Working at this pace coordinates nicely with my approach to the world. Multi-taskers-r-us. Yea, that's me.

Only now?

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