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Kathryn Mayer • Writing Out Loud

I write stuff down. writer • humorist • activist

Santa: Make Me Legit

December 28, 2009 by Kate Mayer Leave a Comment

We had a very Apple Christmas over here at the technically challenged house. Got myself a macbook and an iphone — spending every bit and then some of the $1547 I netted in 2009. Husband assures me I’m on a roll, and 2010 will be more than prosperous, but as he often does, he’s put the cart before the horse with the techno-gadgets.


Truth be told, I’m holding my breath on a fabulously tremendous client that has been dangling a juicy carrot in front of my nose since October. And another pitch has shown great potential, great chemistry, great promise, but as of yet, no cash flow.

And still I remain cautiously optimistic a writing competition will name me a viable contender with a sweet, sweet cash prize and golden by-line opportunities. But all of these are intangible, and for someone who doesn’t buy her a daughter a prom dress until a day before, I hate having all this stuff without the clientele to back it up.

Husband says a working laptop and cellphone (aka iphone, smarter and wiser than I) are business necessities for worker bees such as myself, and haven’t been considered luxuries since the mid-90s. And I must admit, it will be nice to not have to swing by the house several times a day to see if bossman has emailed any imminent marketing emergencies between Costco and orthodontist appointments. And stopping mid-thought, mid-sentence, when offspring 1, 2, 3, and 4 have homework and FaceBook is frustrating and creatively suffocating.

So don’t tell, but I kinda like the stuff, but continue to cringe at the thought of not having the goods to back it up.

Yet somehow looking the part of a real, live working woman, an active economic participant in our 401k, is quite cool.

And knowing that Santa believes in me? Well that is the bestest part of all.

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An irreverent storyteller with a foul mouth and big heart, Kathryn Mayer (aka Kathy and/or Kate) is a writer, humorist, and (former) activist writing out loud with humor and grace about little life moments with big ripples, including the space between parenting and aging parents, social issues, angsty reflections of midlife, and, sigh, gun humpers. Still. Sometimes a big deal, sometimes not Mayer is a national award-winning columnist, according to the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and her essays have been recognized as Voice of … Read More Here...

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