Ami Spencer is a technical and freelance writer living in Baltimore, MD. After a very circuitous career route, she's currently working part-time to build her freelance writing career while working full-time as a technical writer to pay the bills. She has published articles in several local, regional, and online publications and is currently a contributing blogger for Radiant Magazine Online (www.radiantmag.com) and Feed the Soul, Inc. (www.feedthesoul.org). Ami's personal blog is Writing: My Life (http://writingherlife. blogspot.com). Visit her website (www.amispencer.com) to view a partial portfolio and learn more about her.
I'm a bit frazzled and discombobulated lately. There's so much going on around me and in my brain that I'm having trouble latching onto the now and being HERE. Instead, I'm bouncing around from one...
The economy is tanking, your 401K is in the toilet and your house is losing value faster than the dollar. With all the volitility in the financial market, what in the world should you be investing...
I was at the gym last week and after my workout I went to the locker room to change and shower as usual. In the 30 minutes I was there, three different pregnant women came and went. On my way home...
I recently joined a group of women writers who are starting a mentoring program for teenage girls. We plan to meet a couple of times a month with girls who are interested in writing and support them...
Are you happy in your current position? Or are you expecting to climb the ladder or rise in your career to a higher position? If you’re happy where you are, if you’ve reached the pinnacle...
Despite the fact that I was in my mid-twenties by the time I started writing regularly, and despite the fact that I was almost thirty by the time I had my first official writing job, I think...
I realized this month, during a conversation with one of my closest friends, that I’ve unknowingly surrounded myself with people who compliment me. I’ve been lucky enough to meet these...
"Get to it and do it." It's a statement I heard plenty of growing up. Chores to be finished? "Get to it and do it." Math homework? "Get to it and do it." Whatever the...
A couple of weeks ago I was struggling for energy. After a long, relaxing holiday weekend visiting my family, I drove home energized and refreshed. Then I stepped into my house, and the feelings of...
Something strange is going on. I'm tired. Drag out, knock down, tired. All. The. Time. I guess it's not really all that strange. I think there are many reasons for this exhaustion, including the fact...