Getting my life back

In the grand scheme of things, there are very few machinimists in Second Life that contract out for their work. Because I promote machinima, I am often the first line of contact when someone is looking for a machinimist. I rarely take on projects because I want to provide the best opportunity I can to promote machinima, therefore I’m always recommending other machinimists. Between promoting machinima for Alt-Zoom and signing on to work for The Grid Review, I’ve realized that I’m going to have to manage my time wisely now that I have less hours.

This is probably going to sound silly to most of you, but I’ve started to project manage my own life. I’m scrapbooking transcripts, saving notes, jotting down ideas, signing up for invoicing software, signing up for time-tracking software. I’m not even sure if I’d call myself a business, but I need to manage my time in a structured way. I’m obviously going to be hit for self-employment taxes, so I need to be prepared. Record expenses, save receipts, document everything.

Why am I telling you this? I’m not sure. Lack of sanity and hope for clarity? Is there anyone else out there in Second Life that is going through the same thing? I’d like to know that I’m not alone.