Published in Evolve·PinnedRemember To Take a Moment For YourselfIt happened on a Wednesday when everything felt like it came tumbling down. I had been at it two weeks straight with balancing my actual job, trying to develop Medium into a more sustainable venture and hit that magic 100 follower mark, redevelop a personal blog into a professional website/blog…Writing2 min read
3 days agoMy Struggle Learning to Deal With a Slow Building Anxiety AttackI don’t shy away from discussing my own mental health. I struggle with generalized anxiety disorder and ADHD. I have for most of my life. It wasn’t until recently I received my GAD diagnosis. But dealing with slow-building anxiety isn’t new either. At times, it becomes unbearable. …Mental Health3 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Apr 28Crash and Burn: Anxiety, Overworking, and Trying to Balance EverythingI am a little too proud to actually admit what happened to me over these past few months. It’s probably best that I do, but it’s still embarrassing. I crashed and burned. Mentally, emotionally, and time-wise. For the past few months, I feel like I have been trying to keep…Anxiety2 min read
Published in The Side Hustle Club·Jan 23Reimagining My RedBubble Shop as a Side Hustle on a BudgetEarlier last year, I wrote about creating a RedBubble Shop and trying to get past my fears of putting myself out there. I also briefly switched plans on my SmugMug portfolio to the most expensive option where I could sell photos as an online shop. The idea of passive income…Side Hustle4 min read
Jan 18My Goals For Writing in 2022I started last year with a resolution to grow my writing. This included growing my freelance writing efforts and trying to grow more profitable. I let it go most of last year until that summer where I managed to cobble together a website, applied to the Medium Partner Program, got…3 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Dec 17, 2021Writing For Myself: Nonfiction vs. Fiction (2021 Reflections)At the beginning of 2021, one of my new year’s resolutions was to write more for myself. This took the form of branching out with freelance writing and also just getting back into the swing of writing in general. …Writing3 min read
Nov 23, 2021Thanksgiving NostalgiaAs I grew older, I’ve been feeling myself become more nostalgic. I don’t yearn for memories or really good food or falling asleep at the dinner table (which has happened to me before). Instead, I grow nostalgic about the memories of my family and those simpler times. I know, it’s…Thanksgiving1 min read
Published in The Side Hustle Club·Oct 28, 2021LinkedIn Has a New Feature for Freelancers in Beta: Service MarketplaceWhen I graduated college back in 2009, one of the things I was advised to do was make a LinkedIn profile. It’s shifted and transformed over the years, reflecting my years in restaurants, grad school, and now adjunct teaching and trying to create a budding freelance writing career. I’ve prided…Freelancing3 min read
Oct 28, 2021The First Time I Felt Like a WriterI always try to write for myself. The first was a short story. I was 11 years old and did it spur of the moment. After that, I got the bug. I continued to write for the next six years. During that time, I didn’t feel like an artist. I…Writing4 min read
Published in The Side Hustle Club·Oct 21, 2021The Importance of a Good Routine in FreelancingIt’s been a struggle to find a balance but I’ve made some progress — In the past couple of weeks, a few things have happened. I wrote an article about feeling burned out and writing every day. I have also struggled to maintain a balance with everything. My day job has been picking up. I’ve been on Upwork and Fiverr for a few months…Freelancing3 min read
