I selfishly want more of what speaks to you most. As much as I appreciate your freelance work, I'm most interested in reading the things that strike you directly, that you feel the world is missing, that we hopefully can receive from you directly on here, on your own timeline when it strikes you. Which is all to say, good luck with your new job, please don't get so sucked in that we don't hear from you!
Great job, and thank you for your insights. I've been a freelancer and always dreaded the hustle of trying to make new connections and pitch new stories; I tend to stick with publications where I know the editor, they know me, and pitching is easy. But working from home without structure can be so hard. I relate to the story of the part-time crossing guard because I left my independent part-time work (coaching) to take a structured part-time gig (substitute teaching) for similar reasons and love the change.
I would add to the More column: travel. To the Less column: uncertainty and conflict (but I can't really control those stress-creating things).
I hope your new job allows time for writing your newsletter; I really appreciate it!
Really happy for you Christine. This new chapter will be great. You and I have talked about this before as I have been in this cycle of taking a job twice in the last 10 years for the stability and benefits, but for me it didn't cure burnout because of the other side hustles that I still kept. However, eliminating the hustle for freelance clients is HUGE and I can feel that immense relief for you. With remote work in particular, as the last job I had turned into remote because of Covid, it's still important to maintain boundaries as it gets a bit blurry. This took willpower on my part that I wasn't particularly good at (and still am not).
The crossing guard article made me laugh because a client contact of mine who I have now worked with on two big projects for massive corporate organizations has told me that being a PT crossing guard is her exit plan from tech. How funny to read this article!
The hustle and mental exhaustion of the freelance grind is the hardest part. 100% get it! Sounds like a fun new job too
Awesome!
I selfishly want more of what speaks to you most. As much as I appreciate your freelance work, I'm most interested in reading the things that strike you directly, that you feel the world is missing, that we hopefully can receive from you directly on here, on your own timeline when it strikes you. Which is all to say, good luck with your new job, please don't get so sucked in that we don't hear from you!
Great job, and thank you for your insights. I've been a freelancer and always dreaded the hustle of trying to make new connections and pitch new stories; I tend to stick with publications where I know the editor, they know me, and pitching is easy. But working from home without structure can be so hard. I relate to the story of the part-time crossing guard because I left my independent part-time work (coaching) to take a structured part-time gig (substitute teaching) for similar reasons and love the change.
I would add to the More column: travel. To the Less column: uncertainty and conflict (but I can't really control those stress-creating things).
I hope your new job allows time for writing your newsletter; I really appreciate it!
Congrats!! Freelancing is absolutely no longer sustainable (if it ever really was). Here's to pivots and new chapters!
Congrats Christine! I’m so excited to see what this next chapter has in store for you. ❤️
Really happy for you Christine. This new chapter will be great. You and I have talked about this before as I have been in this cycle of taking a job twice in the last 10 years for the stability and benefits, but for me it didn't cure burnout because of the other side hustles that I still kept. However, eliminating the hustle for freelance clients is HUGE and I can feel that immense relief for you. With remote work in particular, as the last job I had turned into remote because of Covid, it's still important to maintain boundaries as it gets a bit blurry. This took willpower on my part that I wasn't particularly good at (and still am not).
The crossing guard article made me laugh because a client contact of mine who I have now worked with on two big projects for massive corporate organizations has told me that being a PT crossing guard is her exit plan from tech. How funny to read this article!