Freelance Writing

So long, work-from-home Fridays

Posted by on Dec 11, 2009 | 2 comments

Last week I made a decision that I can only describe as “adult”: I gave up my work-from-home Fridays. Though I loved having one day a week where I could sit in front of my home computer sipping coffee all day, it’s been pretty clear for a while now that I am not very productive [...]

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Employment prospects

Posted by on Sep 29, 2009 | 1 comment

It’s been a while since I reported on my employment situation. For a few months now, I have been working part-time while continuing to plug away at freelancing. I’ve had some clients come and go and still haven’t quite settled into a routine. It doesn’t help that my work load at the part-time job is [...]

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Finding balance … and planning a wedding!

Posted by on Aug 25, 2009 | 1 comment

Last week I had lunch with a friend and we were talking about how life never seems to slow down. She just got married in Mexico after a near two-year engagement, is looking at new homes, and is managing constantly shifting responsibilities in her career as a regional manager for a cosmetics company. I am [...]

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Productivity and prospects

Posted by on Jun 12, 2009 | 1 comment

I was feeling cooped up in the house this afternoon, so I decided to escape to Starbucks. My last attempt to write in a coffee shop wasn’t very successful (you can read about it here), but what’s the fun of freelancing if you can’t change up your surroundings every once in a while? Besides, it’s [...]

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Kansas City Yoga Examiner

Posted by on Jun 4, 2009 | 1 comment

Hey everyone! I was waiting to post this link until I actually had some content up on the target page. I am very excited to announce that I am now the Kansas City Yoga Examiner for examiner.com. Examiner is a site that provides geographic-specific information on a wide variety of topics. It has been successful [...]

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Maintaining the proper perspective

Posted by on May 11, 2009 | 1 comment

Earlier today I was feeling doubtful about my ability to make a living as a freelance writer. After spending a couple of hours this morning applying for gigs, I did about $50 worth of writing and then gave in to the urge to take an afternoon nap (what can I say, it’s Monday, I was [...]

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