Last Friday, just ONE SHORT WEEK AGO, I was living a four-day page-free weekend that would see me coming back to reality on Tuesday morning.
Here I am on Friday, and I'm absolutely wrecked. It was a week, for sure.
Monday - birthday, OFF - #1 client had a 250-page day that they needed a rough (videoed)
Tuesday - I worked on the rough all day, client had a 200-page day that needs a rush delivery for Monday (videoed)
Wednesday - I had a hearing in court in VA, her job was a no-show, and I scoped half of her rush
Thursday - We had to go back to Wake County and finish Mom's move, took all day - oh, our HVAC unit had a huge water leak (long story) - and I cam back and finished the other half of her rush. Her jobs, thankfully, no-showed again
Friday - I got 4 hours of sleep and I'm now working on the audio transcription from the State and back to scoping her 250 pages. She's writing today but who knows what will happen?
Folks... some days, you just have to suck it up and do what it takes to get it done. Service industry means you provide a service. And you massage your schedule to make it so. It's not always easy, but if you want to succeed in this profession, sometimes you have to dig deep.
I'll have a nap at some point today, I hope.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! And another Monday. I'm still dragging with the time change so I'm starting later in the day than normal. But I'm excited to start a new week with so many projects, a trip to convention, some consulting gigs, some volunteering. I think that's what I love so much about what we do, y'all. Every day, every week, every month can be an adventure! Ain't it grand? (Now I just need to find time for a nap)
#stenographer #courtreporter #courtreporterlife #voicewriter #entrepreneurlife #smallbusiness #mishmash
You all know I love giving back... and I've been speaking at the local law school for many years now, sharing with the students who will be future litigators how they can work WITH court reporters to create a truly excellent record.
I love doing this - and if you have the chance, please consider doing it in your area. The "baby" lawyers appreciated it and the next generation of court reporters will too!
We all love rituals - girls nights, massages, regular workouts... but what about our working rituals?
Do you have any that ease you into your productivity? Perhaps alleviate any anxiety?
Our job as a stenographer (or captioners) is filled with stressors and if we can develop rituals for ourselves to help limit those stresses, think how healthy, happy, and productive we can become?!
Tech is always a challenge for me, and this audio conversion was just another example. I did it by asking questions, searching the web, and then falling back on the tried and true.
I've started another 90-day testing challenge, and it will lead right up to the start of this year's annual convention in August (Little Rock!)
For 90 days, I will take a mock test and grade it, with the hopes of being prepared for a 200 testimony at 96 percent accuracy in realtime.
I've updated my software to use Speechmatics, which is significantly different from my Dragon so I'm relearning/unlearning my original dictation style and trying to modify so as to more efficiently use the new engine.
RVR-M is the goal. 200 words per minute testimony, 96% or better.
Join me! #practicemakespermanent #stenographer #courtreporter #voicewriter #certifications
