I just finally finished a project that began in August 2006.  This project should never have taken this long to be fully launched, but there were a number of stops along the way — many of which had nothing to do with me.  For example, the client moved, had an ailing parent to care for, and was out of touch for several months of the this time. Then, there was some foot dragging on my part, and the fact that I didn’t do any freelance work on much of anything from June to August this year.

I had little motivation to really polish this project off, other than my own guilt (a terrible motivator), because the client had insisted on paying in full for the website up front.  So all this time has passed and during this period, I’ve had many moments of doubt (as I always do) that I’d ever complete the project.  I even fantasized about sending the client his money back, with a contrite little note about how even though I’d invested tons of time and effort in his project, that I’d changed my mind and was going to just let it go.  This was sheer fantasy, of course, built on my own insecurity about the project.

Insecurity is rarely rational, I’ve noticed, but that’s a topic for a whole ‘nother post… (coming soon, if I can muster the courage.)

But after all the wrist wringing, the nail nibbling, the constant kvetching and lost sleep, I finally just shook hands with the happy client and sent him on his way to go ahead and start using and promoting the website I developed for him.

Hallelujah!!!!

I rarely blog about my freelance work, thinking that perhaps it’s not very interesting. But since today’s a big occasion, I had to share my excitement.  I am curious to know if any of my (five? six?) readers would like to hear more about this side of my life.  How I manage to run a tiny business on the side while managing the fun part rest of my life. What kinds of responsibilities are involved in doing this work, things like that.  Sounds dull to me, so I may not write much on this topic but I’m always happy to get a reality check.

So: tell me… is this A) too dull to blog about or B) of enough interest to warrant further posts or C) your comment here.

Thanks for the feedback, internet pals!