Oh August, you hot little son-of-a-gun. I am both excited and sad that you’re here.   I’ve always had a fickle relationship with the month, really. I think it started when I was a kid – the back-to-school stuff comes out in full force in August and you’d panic about how little of your precious […]

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Hello! Happy Monday! Just popping in for a quick Weekly Wishes post after a pretty relaxed weekend. After two back-to-back out of town weekends, it was nice to just stay home. Our local area is having it’s Restaurant Week and so we took advantage on Friday with a lovely night out at the Colonial – […]

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Welp, it’s been almost 2 months since I saddled up and did a Weekly Wishes post. (Yikes!) January was my busiest month everrr – I’ve regularly done a of design and marketing work for two big clients that both like to have their projects culminate at the end of January/ early February. Most all of […]

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When I first started out freelancing and working for myself, I was determined that I would follow every single opportunity that was given to me.  Small jobs, pro bono work, stuff I was nervous to take on for one reason or another – I said yes to all of it. And while this “say YES” […]

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One of the best things (or maybe the best thing) about working for yourself is setting your own schedule. It is tremendously liberating having a schedule that I dictate and have complete control over. I just love that moment in the morning – I’m barely just awake, eyes still closed, and I do a quick […]

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Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. There! I just saved you from needless reading. But seriously, a lot of discussion around freelancing alludes to the idea of ditching the 9-5, and the enormous amount of freedom that being your own boss can give to you. Take back your life! Get out of the grind! Stop living for […]

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