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JaneTranslates 
Пуэрто-Рико
Local time: 22:35
испанский => английский
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| And yet another nocturnal translator | Aug 6, 2010 |
I piddle around during the day, but what with housework and bill-paying and errands and shopping and such, not to mention husband and telephone occasionally needing attention, it's usually somewhere between 5 and 7 pm before I knuckle down to serious translation work. I sometimes break up the evening work with a TV show or two, then work pretty much nonstop starting around 11 pm. By then it's cool, hubby's in bed, phone stops ringing, and the juices really start to flow.
I usually w... See more I piddle around during the day, but what with housework and bill-paying and errands and shopping and such, not to mention husband and telephone occasionally needing attention, it's usually somewhere between 5 and 7 pm before I knuckle down to serious translation work. I sometimes break up the evening work with a TV show or two, then work pretty much nonstop starting around 11 pm. By then it's cool, hubby's in bed, phone stops ringing, and the juices really start to flow.
I usually work till around 2 am, but if I'm feeling inspired, I may continue till 4 am, or (rarely) even later. Then I sleep till 10. Once or twice a week I need an afternoon nap to catch up.
I've tried the early-morning thing, but it doesn't work for me. I find myself distracted by a feeling of looming doom as time runs out on me, while the day gets hotter and noisier and I start getting emails and phone calls, and have to think about fixing meals and doing laundry. At night I feel free--it gets progressively cooler and quieter, and I know I can go on as long as I need to.
Of course, I couldn't live like this if I had small children. My translation career began after my "baby" went off to college. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Rolf Kern
Швейцария
Local time: 04:35
английский => немецкий
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Памяти
Actually, it is far after 7 pm, normally 10.30 pm, but I start only at 09.30 am.
| | | | Marlene Blanshay
Канада
Local time: 22:35
Член ProZ.com c 2009
французский => английский
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usually i work during the days, and after dinner until late at night. I have no kids so that makes it easier, I admit...I don't have to get up super early so most of my work is done after noon.
| | | | | Another night owl | Aug 7, 2010 |
What a comfort to know that others are like me! My friends think I'm crazy, but now I understand that there are other translators with the same schedule.
I normally start in the afternoon, then break for dinner, the news, and maybe a TV show, then really get cranked up around 9:00 p.m. and work until 3:00 a.m. This works especially well for my European clients.
If I'm really swamped, then I will work all day as well. But there are so many interruptions, I make little pr... See more What a comfort to know that others are like me! My friends think I'm crazy, but now I understand that there are other translators with the same schedule.
I normally start in the afternoon, then break for dinner, the news, and maybe a TV show, then really get cranked up around 9:00 p.m. and work until 3:00 a.m. This works especially well for my European clients.
If I'm really swamped, then I will work all day as well. But there are so many interruptions, I make little progress. I do much better at night. ▲ Collapse
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