Every small business owner has their own schedule and way of doing things so I thought it might be fun to document what it’s like to be a small business owner and blogger on a day-to-day basis. It’s not all pajamas and tv time….

7:00 AM: Wake up and feed hungry cats stepping on head
7:10 AM: Drag the laptop into bed and start to go through last night’s emails (usually around 100 overnight emails, which will be divided into immediate response, comments to review and publish, requests for design help and submissions)
7:45 AM: While still going through emails say hello to waking boyfriend
8:00 AM: Prepare photos for first post of the day (while still answering email requests and sorting through submissions)
8:30 AM: Load first post and take a quick break to get dressed and run out for coffee. Say goodbye to said boyfriend on his way to work.
9:00 AM: First post of the day is published
9:05 AM: Research and prepare products for my weekly column in the Philadelphia Inquirer
10:00 AM: Deal with fresh emails that start to come in around 10 AM (I’ll receive around 300 each day)
10:00 AM: Publish 2nd post of the day
10:10 AM: Receive response from my Philly editor so I can begin calling around to gather high res images and write text for Friday’s column
11:10 AM: Publish 3rd post of the day
11:15 AM: Prepare and publish my daily post for House and Garden.com
12:00 PM: Publish 4th post of the day and chat with H&G editors about development of the new website
12:15 PM: Work on wireframing and content for H&G website
12:45 PM: Check in with D*S Shop- verify orders, contact customers, update quantities and forward order information to shop artists.
1:00 PM: Publish 5th post of the day
1:30 PM: Lunch and research break (scrounge up afternoon sustenance while searching for new products and designers to feature)
2:30 PM: Publish last post of the day while watching Tivo’ed episode of Everybody Hates Chris or Ugly Betty.
2:45 PM: Compile results for Letterpress Guide. This involves going through hundreds of saved emails and narrowing results. After which I email the selected companies to get detailed information on their services and prices.
3:30 PM: Work on guest blog: check in with current guest blogger, prepare for the following blogger (discuss theme, features and goals) and touch base with upcoming writers to plan the site’s schedule for the next two months.
3:45 PM: Research break (touch base with shop owners and PR contacts to get leads on new or soon to be released products)
4:00 PM: Compile text and photographs to be mailed to Philly Inquirer- finalize column for next week and brainstorm ideas for coming weeks.
4:15 PM: Sort through and organize photographs and text for the D*S Int'l Design Project (anywhere from 1-2 hours)
4:30 PM: Work on additional freelance assignments
5:00 PM: Drag myself to gym and get some fresh air
6:15 PM: Check in on D*S Shop (tally, contact designers, etc).
6:30 PM: Answer all request emails (people looking for products, help with interior design, etc.) Takes anywhere from 1-2 hours.
7:00 PM: Laptop takes a break and I play with the cats and say hello to boyfriend who's back from work.
7:30 PM: Start to gather ideas for Holiday Gift guide (research, text, etc.)
8:00 PM: Answer personal emails and then eat dinner.
9:30 PM: While boyfriend watches football prepare posts for tomorrow (write text and get pictures), prepare weekly newsletter, prep new posts for Slate.com and work on billing and invoicing for advertising program.
10:00 PM: Pass out on couch watching Veronica Mars with boyfriend and cats.