A week off work
We should have been on holiday in Padstow last week. We booked it way back in August last year, when the world was getting back…
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The 500th invoice
I’ve just issued my 500th invoice as a freelancer – to the company I issued my first invoice to, my very first client. I’ve been…
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Freelance work ups and downs during Covid-19
I’ve been a freelance writer since 2014. I do mainly business journalism, plus writing copy for websites. I have three main clients and two intermittent…
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Freelance life: Being bottom of the pile
It is nearly six years since I took voluntary redundancy from the council where I had worked for 15 years to become a freelance writer….
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Farewell, contract…
Regular readers will have heard me talking about the contract I have to do with children’s books, just one of the jobs I work on…
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The home office
I’ve been working at home on my own for over four years now and can honestly say it’s one of the best things I’ve ever…
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Working at home and the art of keeping warm
I have worked at home on my own for four years now (I know – where did that time go?) and for the entire time…
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Project 365 2018 Week 6
It’s been a really tough week, overshadowed by the death of Eric, our beloved guinea pig. Here’s our week in pictures… Day 35 –…
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Work at home or work in an office – what’s easier?!
I’ve been working at home for myself for three and a half years and I have to say I love it. I love being able…
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The doorbell
In the two and a bit years that I’ve been working at home I’ve realised the doorbell rings an awful lot in the daytime. Sometimes,…
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Freelance life: Farewell, client!
I’ve been working for myself for over two years now and one thing I’ve learned is that it’s VERY up and down. I have a…
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Freelance work: What a difference a day makes
Last week, I felt like I’d never work again. Work had pretty much dried up since Christmas. If I’m honest with myself, I hadn’t had…
