December 2006: Scorecard

Well here are the results for December 2006. I’m still working on the form for the information, but I’ll present it now and tidy it up later.

Payperpost $212.17 52.92%
Google $7.53 1.88%
ReviewME $15.00 3.74%
Blogitive $5.00 1.25%
Adlinks $13.32 3.32%
Stockbroker $74.67 8.63%
Hosting $61.54 15.35%
Bank A/C Interest $11.66 2.91%
Total $400.89 33.41%

So, overall, December was a good month in many ways, but the numbers are deceptive. Payperpost raised a lot of cash for me, but in practice, I doubt that I will reach that amount of money in January. There aren’t so many exciting posts to write about. The ReviewME system has in fact only awarded me one opportunity, as has Blogitive. Adlinks show a lot of promise but will only succeed on a longer term and more stable blog! My stockbroker paid me both December’s and January’s dividends so naturally January will net not very much. February should be a return to form. Hosting is irregular. I may have another couple of clients, but it isn’t a great deal overall. So, I reached about 33% of my target, this month. Can I achieve this on a regular basis? Well, we’ll see.

Mess, Glorious Mess!

Saying Yes to Mess – New York Times

IT is a truism of American life that we’re too darn messy, or we think we are, and we feel really bad about it. Our desks and dining room tables are awash with paper; our closets are bursting with clothes and sports equipment and old files; our laundry areas boil; our basements and garages seethe. And so do our partners — or our parents, if we happen to be teenagers.

I just took a look at my desk/office/room this afternoon. I was quite shocked how messy it was, but then everywhere I work becomes like that in just a few days. And I have always been like this. My roommate from Uni. said that piles were kind of my thing! And boy! Did I have a lot of them? It seems even now that the creative pile is a constant companion of mine! One day, I will post a graphic for you to ‘enjoy’.

Having read this amusing article, I now feel a lot less guilty! I’m after all quite “CREATIVE”. Now I’ve just got to convince my other half! I will show her the article.

Happy 2007