Good news! Last week, I did my first ever paid translation. (Drug interactions in diabetic patients causing hypoglycaemia, since you ask)! Not that I have the money in my account yet, but theoretically that thousand words has earned me $160. Yes, if you divide the amount by how long it took me, the hourly rate would be paltry, but this is the first money I have earned since November 2012, so it's VERY exciting. Up until now, my contribution to the household finances has been trying to avoid spending money, which always feels like a Sisyphean task.
To add to the excitement, I got a call yesterday from the supermarket to say that I had won the weekly $500 prize draw. Woo hoo! Here I am displayed on the winners' board earlier this morning.
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| Today's winner is H. Bur..., H. Bir... what? Nah, forget it - today's winner is Hannah. |
