I am going on a break!!!! Freaking at last! You probably guess that I have been on home arrest ever since I got pregnant and hadn’t had the opportunity to travel much. Flying to and back from Singapore doesn’t count because I’ll still be up to my neck with chores and duties as a mother…
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Now that my little diva has stabilized her timetable (sort of), I thought it will be nice to share my daily schedule with everyone. For those who are mothers, I feel your pain but juggling your time between your freelance work and your family shouldn’t be a life and death battle. For those who are…
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Exhausted without sleeping for anything more than 4 hours a day, physically and mentally I must admit I wasn’t ready to go through 7 months of sleepless nights. Oh, I don’t have a problem sleeping, if that is what you are thinking. Give me a room with soft pillows and queen sized bed, I’ll knock…
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If you recall, recently I have a reader that wrote to me regarding balancing my time between freelancing and motherhood. Although I might have address that during my email to her, I felt it might not be detailed enough. So here it is, a more detailed list on how I manage to spend quality time…
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Whether it is by choice or circumstances that your partner picks up freelancing as a form of occupation, it is not necessary a bad thing.
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From time to time, I get comments from fellow readers that asked me how do I manage to write work related or career-related articles for so long and at such a frequency. This is especially when I am an active freelancer and a new mother as well. My only answer is that if you do…
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I came across Susan’s article and my first thought is that “I’ve got to share this on MiddleMe!” She is gracious to let me host this here and I do hope you enjoy reading her thoughts as much I do. Go and drop by her blog today! Hello lovelies, The best way I deal with…
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I believe I have touched on this topic before in one of my earlier freelancing articles. As I advertised and hired freelancers either for my own business or on behalf of my clients, I came across unrealistic freelancers who demands. Yes, you heard it right, demands. Here are some of the ridiculous requests / unrealistic…
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Whether you are a student, a writer, a blogger even in your professional life, wouldn’t it be great to have your written work scan through by someone first before you submit? That is why great editors are often expensive and highly sought after. Even when I was in the workforce, many of my peers would love…
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Change is inevitable in our current society and economy. In fact, there are only three ways going about change. Either you lead the change, you follow the change like everyone else, or change drags you. The leaders of the world are always fighting to lead the change because the successful ones who do, become rich,…
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These days, most standard office jobs are from nine to five every weekday. There isn’t anything particularly wrong with these working hours – after all, the majority of people who work them are happy with them. However, they may not fit in with some people’s lifestyle. For instance, couples who both work from nine to…
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It is the time of the year where a lot of companies are dishing out their year-end bonuses and announcing promotions and increments to their loyal employees. On the flip side, it might be a period where someone in your company is considering their options in the company and may want to seek greener pasture elsewhere.…
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Everyone has their bad habits when comes to personal lifestyles, your work style is not spare either. Meanwhile, if you are an employee, you probably will be told of your bad habits during appraisals but you won’t be that lucky if you are a freelancer. As a freelancer, one con to this career path is…
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Last week, I came across an awesome post and the blogger Jen was generous enough to allow me to share this with you. Please enjoy. Hop over to her blog if you enjoy her candid words as much as I do! How many times have I sat there at the conference table across the General…
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