Having a blog with personality & a job online
One thing a lot of freelancers struggle with, me included, is how to connect their blog and their professional life. Is it possible to have a personality online and come across as professional? Why yes it is…and these ladies are… Read more
03.21.13 and Tagged freelance, work
Submit a Question on Making the Escape
I know I haven’t written much about making the escape since I left my corporate job nine months ago to become a full-time freelancing circus freak. It was my focus for a long, long time and now that I’m on… Read more
02.20.13 and Tagged achieving goals, freelance, workFreelance // Two Months
I’ve been officially freelancing for two months now and so far I haven’t sunk the ship! I actually surprised myself with the number of clients I was able to book and the number of templates I was able to sell… Read more
07.17.12 and Tagged freelance, workWhy (and how) I don’t work myself to death
one + two One of the most difficult things about working at a TV station and one of the main reasons I quit was the thick fog of stress that constantly surrounded me. My coworkers were always rushing around, drowning… Read more
07.03.12 and Tagged freelance, workHow I Spend a Design Work Day
Since I did a post about my typical circus work day, I thought I’d share how I spend a day when I’m mostly working on design stuff. Definitely not as exciting, but I enjoy it equally as much because it’s… Read more
06.19.12 and Tagged freelance, life, workBoss Business Ladies: What’s your switch?
What’s your switch? That little thing that can pull you out of a motivation rut just as fast as flipping a light switch? That thing you need on days when all you want to do is park it on the… Read more
06.06.12 and Tagged achieving goals, workHow I Made The Escape
To take advice from one of my favorite bloggers who recently wrote a piece called “Let’s not pretend it’s always easy,” I wanted to talk a little (err…a lot) about how I was able to leave my corporate day job.… Read more
05.22.12 and Tagged achieving goals, life, workWhat I’m Stopping
Danielle recently dropped a wicked truth bomb… If you’re to realize your intentions, what you stop doing is just as important as what you start and continue to do. Stopping = the white space. Stopping = room to run free… Read more
03.26.12 and Tagged blogging, life, workFinding the Work / Life Balance
Last week I hustled from my day job over to the loft to teach class, then had a troupe meeting and aerial rehearsal directly after. The next day I had a workout scheduled, then another rehearsal the next day, and… Read more
01.27.12 and Tagged life, workBusy days
Wow, the past couple days have just disappeared on me. The primary election was yesterday which meant I was at work until 12:30 in the morning keeping the site updated and functioning properly. (And taking covert, blurry pictures) My brain… Read more
08.04.10 and Tagged family, workDouble trouble dance party
My brain has been slowly turning to mush over the past month as I build out the new site at work. Corporate purchased a new content management system out of 1994. Frustrated and stabby doesn’t even cover it. Only a… Read more
05.21.10 and Tagged double trouble, workWebteam Field Trip: Pizza + Red Wings
Last night my coworkers and I had a little webteam field trip. We ordered three pizzas at Supino’s in Eastern Market. Not just regular pizza though, these had spinach, capers, roasted garlic, ricotta cheese and chili oil. The restaurant was… Read more
02.12.10 and Tagged slayer, what i wore, workHow I Became a Web Designer
This is the story of how a girl named Claire did more for my career than my college education. AKA How I Became a Web Designer. Somewhere around age 13, when us kids were just starting to explore the World… Read more
08.05.09 and Tagged those were the days, workGood Stuff: 7/10
Photo credit: Wardomatic A couple departments got hacked at work today, so the air is heavy with the thought of losing coworkers and nervousness, wondering if we’ll be next. I immediately started thinking about what I would do if I… Read more
07.10.09 and Tagged good stuff, workHappy Monday
Spent the weekend at home cleaning and working outside. My parents and brother came over on Sunday to finished rebuilding my gate and transfer plants from where the deck will be built. Slayer is now very happy to be able… Read more
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