I’m actually feeling much better about the breakup now. A few days ago he called me to rattle off a list of my faults again, so I could “improve myself” before another relationship. Wanna know what’s wrong with me? I’m too smart and “too good at PR,” which made him feel like he was always wrong (and for the record, when I am wrong, I do admit it). I was more shocked than I should have been at the lack of respect for me… essentially telling me I need to dumb myself down if I want to be with a man. lol This honestly started months ago… he talked to his parents when we had a fight at one point, and I don’t know who said what, but he came back to me suddenly having this solidified stereotypical spin doctor image in his head, saying that my PR skills meant I was manipulating him. So because I can make a convincing argument, and can actually back up my opinions with facts and solid reasoning other than “I believe this because my daddy says it’s true,” that makes me a manipulative bitch. So yeah… I’ll get right on that. lol Lesson learned… only date guys who can think for themselves (and no more mama’s boys lol).

Overall things are looking very much up. The extra time on my hands is allowing me to get done a lot of things I had procrastinated about at home, and it’s allowing me to have more time to meet new people and take on more work. March is actually shaping up to potentially be my highest writing income month ever, so I’m crossing my fingers, working my ass off, and hoping for the best.

So sorry to hear about the breakup (I wish I could say I’m surprised, but nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to men/relationships). I do know how difficult it can be to work through the pain, so kudos to you for not letting this bring you down.

I really can’t take any credit for the design… just a great theme from a great Wordpress designer.

It’s good to hear about all the progress you’ve been making professionally. I saw the new BizAmmo design just the other day and thought it was wonderful. Great job and good luck on all your projects.

Oh, and Happy Belated Birthday!!

I’ve been trying to get into portfolio-building mode to try and be faithful to the February challenge, but it’s been a very, very bad month for me as well. I haven’t been able to keep up with work because I’ve been quite sick the whole month.

Hope March will be better for all of us!

Thanks for pointing me to the post Misti. I definitely “wrote” through the distraction… just not blogging unfortunately (or at least not public blogs). Private blogs, journals, and emails to friends really are where that time went, and boy did it help.

And Leslie… as awful as it is to delight in someone else’s misfortune, I’m glad to hear about yours. lol It’s definitely nice to know that others have gone through similar things and pulled through. I’m going to do my best to get back to a normal schedule on my sites soon, and without becoming my old workaholic self. This girl really needs to get a life. lol

One last thing, I’d like to refer you to a blog post I wrote here while back, because it sounds as if you just may need it The title is “Writing Through the Distractions…” Maybe you’ll find some useful information in that post to help you along, and from my own personal experience, the first piece of advice in the post works wonders for me. In fact, it’s the first one I do every time something personal gets in the way of my writing. The link to “Writing Through the Distractions” is: http://mistisandefur.blogspot.com/2008/01/writing-through-distractions.html

Take care of yourself, and I’ll be praying for you.

All you can do is try and focus on the future — I read your blog daily and you have a great resource here. Sounds like you can bury yourself in your client work and try not to think about the idiots that men are!

Hugs, you’re not alone!

I’m glad you’re back, though. Maybe blogging with your friends, us, will make you feel a bit better. We’ll see.

I’m SO GLAD to “hear” from you – I’ve been checking your blog almost daily, and noticed the absence. I’ve missed you! I’m sorry this month has seemed kind of rock for you. E-mail me some time; we’ll catch up. *Lots of hugs*

I’m an aspiring freelance writer, and came across this blog of yours this morning. Upon refreshing the page, I noticed you have just updated.

I wanted to thank you for putting together this fabulous resource, and wish you all the best over this coming year. It sounds like February has been a rocky month for you; so I hope you’re able to take some time to look after you.

Best wishes,

Adam