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Monday, November 05, 2007

The feast or famine of freelancing...

Anyone who freelances knows how it can be a "feast or famine" kind of situation. Some months you are booked beyond belief, and the money just keeps rolling in. Other months you feel like it's all you can do just to scratch by.

Unfortunately, I'm going through a famine type of time right now, down from the feasting I did just a couple of months ago. I worked so much over the summer that I got rather burnt out, and I still thinking I'm working a little slower than usual from that. I haven't really gotten around to finishing my website updates or looking for new work, so I've been dependent on my regulars. And that's just not enough.

All the time that I've been spending with Panama is also coming back to bite me in the a$$. It took me a while to figure out how to juggle stable time and work time. Although there are still some days where I don't get much work done, I'm getting better about it. Unfortunately, in the meantime the well has run dry.

Honestly, though, there's nothing like feeling poor to make you work harder. I worked all day today, only spent 45 minutes at the stables, and plan to work a few more hours this evening. The rest of the week will most likely be similar, but hopefully after that I'll be in a comfortable spot again.

1 comment:

Kathy@TheFlawlessWord said...

Gosh, I haven't had a famine period in so long that I almost forget what they feel like. Notice I said "almost." ;o) I know it's hard to do, but try to enjoy the break. Chances are, soon enough, you'll be wishing you had more of it. Oh yes, and email me if you're still interested in being put on that outsourcers list for educational writing.

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