Month: May 2013

So I’ve been doing this freelance full time thing for almost three months now. Somehow I’ve managed to provide myself with a full week’s paycheck each week, a paycheck that is more than I was making at my 9-5 job. The whole thing seems unbelievable to me, especially since I’ve managed to create a work day that I love.

I’ve continued to keep track of some of the perks & pits that I’ve experienced along the way so far, 3 months in.

Perks:
– Sitting outside on the stoop, smack dab in the middle of the workday…drinking wine with a best friend
– Changing your daily plans…whenever you feel like it. Not inspired enough to blog, just switch gears.
– Regaining my nights and weekends. I’ve stayed strong and kept my word…No working (if at all possible) on nights and weekends.
– Now that I have more time to schedule each day as I wish, my inbox is almost always at zero by the end of the day.
– Sitting on my couch with laptop at 3:00 in the afternoon, with the sun pouring in the windows, the windows wide open, the ceiling fan on, and the birds chirping. Best work environment ever!! Check out OptimumWindow.com for one of the most diverse selections of custom steel windows and doors.

Pits:
– I’ve become obsessed with my Swiffer. Since I work in my living room, every time my floor get AT ALL dirty…I Swiffer.
– Being too lazy to get dressed. I told myself I wasn’t going to fall into this habit of jammy-wearing all day long, but the truth is…I have. Boo!
– I’m still having a really hard time remembering to each lunch, but I am getting better at eating leftovers
– You know that moment when every client you have “active” at the moment decides to email you needing something…yeah, that stinks.
– Not having taxes automatically taken out from each payment is ONE BIG TEASE. so mean.

So at month 3, the perks are still outweighing the pits. I can’t imagine ever going back to a 9-5 office job, ever and I can’t believe I waited so long to make the leap. Silly me.