Things for Reasons

congress can make or break a president’s agenda. obama did not get to nominate his supreme court pick or follow through on a gazillion other things he wanted to do because a republican-majority congress stonewalled him. 

you know betsy devos’s confirmation is expected to be tied, right? pence will tiebreak in her favor, of course, but it’s a tie in congress because two republicans said she was unfit. just two.

now imagine turning….maybe…….three of them into democrats. imagine that. that is a majority of the senate. they can block a wide variety of horrible trump-things just be existing and voting the way you would expect a democrat to vote.

the house is tougher because gerrymandering, but it’s the same deal. trump is terrifying because republicans have a majority in both houses of congress who from all appearances plan to roll over for him.

My husband used to yell when he got frustrated, but after I explained to him that I found it upsetting, he stopped yelling and started consciously working on asking for help before he got to that level of frustration.

When I’m upset over something, or just in a bad mood, I tend to withdraw. My husband explained to me that it makes him feel like I’m mad at him, so now when I need some space, I’ll tell him what I’m upset about, or that I’m in a bad mood for no particular reason, and I need to be alone for a little while.

- self directed - incorporating feedback - adaptable - satisfying client expectations - working closely with clients/ working one on one  - meeting deadlines - communication skills 

What counts as freelance work?:

- basically anything anybody asked you to do  - if it’s for a company or group name them  - if your mom or a friend or a stranger bought a painting or sketch from you they are an individual commissioner/client  (if your mom asked you to make something for her organization/club/publication/thing put down the name of that group as your client!)  - if you entered a contest with your work it was created ‘on spec’ (speculative basis)  - if you made work for free for a cause you believe in it’s ‘pro bono’ - sometimes personal projects are worth mentioning, it’s a ‘self initiated project’  TIP: if you worked and weren’t paid/weren’t paid a lot you don’t have to mention that you didn’t get $s

You don’t have to list every job you’ve done- go with a shortlist of the most exciting, while implying that you’ve done more!

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When they say ‘stop’, you stop.

When they say ‘maybe’, you get ready to stop.

When they say ‘go’, you go.

And like a traffic light, their signals are not optional.

For example, if they say ‘stop’ or ‘maybe’ and you decide to keep going, you will get hit by a truck.

MY truck.