I feel like I just got home from a long trip. The minute I step through the door, I feel comfortable. I’m home. Sure - things might be a little messy. There are likely hairballs in some of the corners. There might be a few dishes to do. But it still feels good.
Coming back here [...]

Every now and then, I need to give my income a little boost to pay for those extra things in life. You know what they are! Car repairs, higher than usual credit card bills, etc. When this happens, I’m stubbornly determined to NOT take on clients because I find the work to cause me too [...]

I love finding new freelance writer business marketing techniques to try out. When it comes to making a living as a writer, it is important to market the business any way you can. Well, within reason. You don’t want to turn into a spammer or use shady marketing tactics because that can hurt your reputation [...]

I know. I take the term “loction independent” to extremes. That seems a fitting way to start this musing, which was prompted by a post on Sharon’s blog, about what being “location independent” really means. I am a writer. I have clients. This means that sometimes I find myself tapping furiously at the keyboard when [...]

It happens to me nearly every time I go to the nail salon. I always show up with something in mind - a manicure or a pedicure usually. This is a typical conversation:

Me. I’d like a manicure, please.
Them. Okay, choose a color.
So I do. Then I sit down and the manicure commences.
Them. You want French [...]

I love working from home. My office is in front of this big window with a nice view of the forest behind the house. Sometimes, I can see squirrels moving back and forth like a skittering tight rope dancer  across the power lines. One time it was carrying a plastic bag - I dislike those [...]