Oh darn. I have missed play group again. That's about 12 weeks in a row now. I love the gals in the play group, it's just when Monday morning rolls around it's the start of the work week for me. Play group slips my mind until about Thursday morning. Then I remember, "Drats, I missed play group again." Well, my two year old hardly noticed, he is happy having his military dad around during the day so I think he will forgive me for missing play group three months in a row.

My days and weeks are hectic to say the least. I have a really cool job-yes it's a job. Just because I am working at home with Judge Mathis or Divorce Court playing on the television in the background doesn't mean it's not a job. My working friends call me from time to time during the day when they are playing hooky from work. Sometimes I chit chat, but they are often met with a phrase I share with callers throughout the day, "I'm working." The most frequent of callers will remember hearing this phrase over and over again. I don't mind the calls, sometimes I need the distraction, but very few realize just how intense my work schedule is.

What do I do? I hardly remember when people ask me that question. I am an entertainment journalist. I am a author. I also operate several very popular web sites like this one thabiz.com and imissthe80s.com. Oh yeah, I forgot, I am also a publisher. Oh yeah, and a web designer. I must not forget I act as my own publicist. I'm sure I have left something off. Oh yeah, I like to write-but rarely get a chance.

The morning usually begins with my husband or I taking my oldest off to school. Pre-school is a wonderful place. If he wasn't in school all day I am quite sure I would not get anything done at all.

There was a time I did everything, everyday. It was bananas. So I had to make some kind of schedule for myself. I start work at 9 A.M. and work until 4:30 in the afternoon. Of course, I can take breaks whenever I want to, but I rarely do. You know why? Because I really enjoy what I do for the most part.

Monday is a nightmare day for me. Not nightmare bad, just a day of mass confusion. I spend the first two hours of the day just sitting around planning out my day or week. I open the e-mail and try to make a mental map of what to do first. Then I sit down and get to work. I answer e-mail messages. Then I get my packages ready to mail. I view purchase orders and try to collect money from stores that haven't paid for books. I attempt to get new stores to order books. I talk with various publicists at labels and film/video companies about upcoming promotions and strike deals for discrete advertising, reviews and other stuff for the various web sites I operate or write for.

Tuesdays & Thursdays are the days that I do phone interviews with celebrities, mostly hip-hop and R&B artists, but lately I have done a few authors and reality TV stars. I also review products that were sent to me by various labels or film studios for review. These are also days that I work on other freelance writing projects. I write for the Teen, Rapmusic, and 1980s section at Bellaonline.com. Tuesdays and Thursdays are also big promotion days. I network with other media professionals regarding promoting my projects or cross promoting our joint projects. I send out press releases, mail invitations to upcoming author events and print out materials for my press kit. I also make attempts to make updates to my various web sites. It doesn't always happen but I try to upload new reviews and news daily. I also do radio on Tuedays and Thursdays. Most of the time I do phoner's with various stations nationwide discussing entertainment news or the 80's but recently I actually got to be live in the studio for an hour and a half at a local station. Coolness.

Wednesday, I usually clean my house real good. Keep in mind, I still have to do daily chores like clean, cook dinner, tend to the children, wash clothes and so forth. Attempt to develop lesson plans and curriculum to coincide with my book The Unplanned Pregnancy Book for Teens and College Students. Even on Wednesday, I have packages to get ready to mail. If I don't get the packages together everyday, it will really be a nightmare. Not only am I mailing books people have purchased, I am also mailing review copies and press kits for various books I have written. I love writing reviews for products so I am usually also doing a few reviews on Wednesdays.

Friday. Like most working people, I really look forward to Friday. I know that it is my last day of the work week. I spend Friday wrapping things up. Posting transcripts of the past weeks interviews, answering e-mail messages I should have answered days before and just catching up on things.

I try not to work on the weekends but I usually end up printing off materials that will be sent off in press kits or flyers or just stuff that needs to be printed for the next week.

When 4:30 comes I am so happy that the weekend has arrived. I look forward to renting movies from Blockbuster and watching them with my husband. I am glad that I have two days that I don't have to worry about e-mail, or mailing review copies, or printing labels, or promoting or anything. I play my Play Station 2 and have a really good weekend. You also have to be very disciplined to work for yourself. To me, playing PS2 is a treat, so on the weekend when the work is done, I play PS2. For the record my favorite games are any game in the Grand Theft Auto Series.

Oh….when do I write. I write at nighttime. When the mood strikes me, I'll write at night for a few hours.

I'm always looking for more work! View my on-line resume at Craigslist or email me at dorrie@sparkledoll.com

At Borders Feb 2005 taking promotional pics for my book signing at Borders. Check out the Rapunzel hair. Yes, my book Be My Sorority Sister is available at Borders so if you don't order on-line pick it up at the store!

Me at 95.7 R&B. I was a special guest on the show talking about one of my websites. 2/2005

Another Christmas picture, I finally found an excuse to put my picture on Thabiz! This is me after cooking turkey, macaroni & cheese, greens, cornbread, cakes, pies and playing Santa for my husband and 2 & 3 year old!

Last Month-Cosmetic Surgery and The Under 30 Crowd

TLC and INXS Launch Reality Series

 
Last months Op/Ed
MTV acts crappy and small with Janet Jackson

Last Op/Ed-
In Op/Ed G-Unit shows off their sexy side

Dorrie Williams-Wheeler is a very married, quite eccentric, multi talented chick with way too much time on her hands. She is also the author of Be My Sorority Sister-Under Pressure and the editor for Tha Biz, check her out on line at www.dorrieinteractive.com.