Let's just jump right in cannonball style:
I got some really cool freelancing jobs, some tough ones too, and in the end I learned a crap ton along the way. I thought I would cover some whirlwind highlights using the best movie gifs ever: Little Miss Sunshine*
So as you know, I sent out about 50 resumes and was kinda nervous about getting any responses. That's a lot of emails! I checked my gmail a bazillion times a day.
And you know what? I got some pretty cool responses actually. Cool clients, down to earth peeps, and all around fun work. Well, most of it. Some wasn't so easy (foreshadowing!).
I was doing my thing, getting busy, and then my schedule blew up.
Literally, I had moved away from normal Hannah to crazy writing Hannah who wrote a bunch of articles a day while trying to work full time and hang out with my hubs and cat too.
Isn't this shot cool? Sorry, can't stop won't stop film analysis.
So I lost a bit of control over my weekly schedule. I was missing my gym routines to try to play catchup,
I was missing sleep, and I wasn't making a whole lotta cash. Granted, it was more income than I thought I could pull in from side work, but the amount of hours spent doing it wasn't paying out, literally. I felt like I had sold out a bit and spread myself too thin.
After a few re-edits later, I decided to do something about it. I was gonna get off the crazy train, and hop onto the slower, but still goal chasing bus. (Whoa analogy!)
And I feel fine with my decision, really. After all, I put myself out there, took on a lot of work, which was rewarding and nerve-wracking, but I still made it through. Fist pumps all around!
This was me a few months ago. So afraid to break outta my shell and try freelancing!
I gave all these jobs a "yes" answer, and found that all but one didn't work for me. That ain't bad!
So I'm still looking for some side work to add to my routine, but not anything major. I want to keep my schedule free from too many deadlines.
I've picked up two regular clients, and one part time client. And all of them are so freaking nice! Seriously lucked out!
I'll keep you updated on how November goes, but right now I'm gonna grab me a holiday drink at S-bucks bc yay for red cup drinks! (It's in the 80s around here tho, so I'll be drinking peppermint mochas in a tank top. Come on scarf weather!).
xoHM
*LMS is my all time favorite movie because after seeing it, I decided to change my major to film. Like same day, I walked straight from the theatre to the administration building and switched it. I was in my second (of five) years at college, and I had already changed my major 5 times. Yeah, I was kinda indecisive ha! But I stuck with this one, all thanks to you, Little Miss Sunshine!!
