The Balancing Act

I used to love the idea of being a massive boho. Then I grew up a bit. The other day, I don’t actually remember why but I was hanging out with my boyfriend, and he was all like: “but you are an artist,” and I replied: “no I don’t think I...

Learning To Embrace Fluff Pieces

Fluff pieces: if you don’t know what they are you’ve probably seen them without knowing it. There’s always multiple references to cute animals, warm fuzzies, and/or love. I’m writing one right now. Every time I sit down and focus on it I put...

Lessons From Year One Of Freelancing

This morning, after my phone call with a new client I found myself calling someone out on their perspectives on freelancing on Facebook. I truly believed that it was something that I had to do because a lot of what they were saying reminded me of all the negative...

Conversations On Freelancing

More than one person reached out to me via LinkedIn this week, asking for my advice about either freelancing or a specific publication I write for. One of the conversations that really stuck with me was the “how did you get started in freelancing?”...

Going Back To School

For a while I knew going back to school was in the cards for me but I wasn’t really sure how, or when, or what. In the final lap of my BA I said to myself: “I’m going to apply to grad school, I’m going to get a PHD, and I’m going to teach...