"Laura"

Today when I got home...as usual...there was tension between my mother and my niece and brother and I ended up getting mixed in it all just because I am there.

I got out of work at 5 maybe even 4:55 which is rare since I have been staying til 5:30ish all this week and some of last week. I thought this would allow me to get home earlier and take care of some things but as my luck would have it - I am just now getting situated and it is almost 9pm.

I felt a bit of joy today, when a friend (well we are more like business partners), called me. I was ecstatic 'cause I have tried off and on for the past 3 or more months to contact her but I could not reach her because she changed her phone number and email that I had saved to an old email account in which I no longer have access. Long story, short - she called me and we caught up a bit and I will call her this weekend. She has huge dreams and she is such a motivational factor in my life. I met her about 3 years ago when I responded to an job ad that she placed on Craigslist for a grantwriter. Ever since then we have been sharing our goals for our business projects. I am not sure if I mentioned this before but I am trying to launch a magazine. I have been working on it for about 3 years but solely online. I hope to launch a print edition before my birthday or around my birthday. Its hard because I have to set up interviews for articles etc. and network with people and it has been a bit difficult for me. I have not really done any of that yet but I have made some calls and started a dialogue with some interview prospects. It should not be that difficult because the basis of an interview is to focus on the other person so I don't feel as anxious as I normally would about other things.

So now that my friend - I'll call her Laura for the sake of not putting her name out there but its pretty close to her real name -now that she has contacted me, I feel I have the support I need to get that 1st print premiere issue done. I don't have enough funds so I am also contemplating a fundraiser in March. I don't know how I am going to pull that off but I am going to let that thought linger loosely in my head right now so I don't get overwhelmed.

The first thing I must purchase is a laptop. This will help me get organized and get work done during my lunch breaks, etc. So I plan on getting one by next month. So as far as getting focused on my business ventures...my 1st plan of action is a laptop. From then I can hash out the rest.