I'm still a 'Paper Planner & Post It' kind of person, so usually on Sunday nights I take my "Next Week's Projects" list and make a loose map for the week. I also have a 'to be scheduled' list of tasks that don't have a day assigned yet, those get filled in as space opens up in the sched. As I get behind or new work comes up, I begin building a new "Next Week's Projects" list that will get scheduled on Sunday for the following week.
This Week
- music.forem - hello post
- Social media upload & scheduling - Code Echo - Osprey live playthrough
- Google business catchup -(I run social media for a realtor) adding more products & updates to their business profile.
- Session writing - Graham D, instrumental metal thing (2 days)
- Lesson planning & teaching - (check in with students, I know at least 1 needs to push back a day due to illness)
- Setup/Organization Tasks - Pokemon Pocket TCG OST transcription sessions. 2 songs left!
- Transcriptions - aforementioned pokemon tunes (2 songs)
- Engraving/Music Preparation Services - Connor S, writing out choir parts from MIDI for recording with a live ensemble in July.
- Transcription Cleanup - Sleep Token - Damocles & Code Echo - Osprey. Bounce pdfs for upload to gumroad.
- Video Editing - CoastalDives project assembly and align footage. Make list of insert shots/sheet music screenshots needed.
- Tech - Setup/troubleshoot capture card for a t3i I want to be able to use for streaming - dedicated cat cam of course.
- To Be Scheduled - Some Notes 2021 video I never uploaded, import new drum MIDI insert shot & updated 2025 mix made last week, recut for vertical layout.
By having things in writing and a semi-defined workload for each day, this has been a better set up mentally for freelancing the last couple years for me than in ages past - being able to still hit a point where I feel 'done' for the day is super important so I can get outside, spend time with partner, dog, cats, friends, rather than just feeling like there's always more hustling to do.
(I'm leaving off things like 'scoop cat boxes' or various house/gardening tasks and other ILLUSTRIOUS ACTIVITIES, y'all don't need or want a 1:1 copy of what's in my day planner).
Feel free to let me know what you're working on When I was streaming for a while on twitch last year before tour, I did it as a method of accountability for myself (have to work on building the patches for the set or practicing the songs while streaming), and really enjoyed having that outlet of parallel working with other folks. So, if having an accountabilibuddy and jotting down your workflow for the week would benefit you as well, hop on!
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