In fact, in this past week and some change, I have made almost more money than I would have at the dojo in about 1/3 of the time. My old boss has taken me on as a freelancer again and so I'm doing the work I was doing for him before but with the freedom of staying home and devoting only as much time as it takes me to finish. It's a wonderful feeling. I really love it so far. I don't want to go back to a full time job haha.
That said, I do have an interview today at a full time job in Virginia—far away in Virginia. Apparently I don't know the area as well as I thought and assumed this job was much closer when I applied...so we'll see what happens. I'll interview, hear what they have to say, give it my best, and then take a good hard look at the commute. If it sucks, it may not actually be worth it...
I went up to visit my family for the first time since Christmas—that's a long time for me. It was nice to be there for four days with no strings attached. Really nice to just take everything in stride, work on some freelance stuff as needed, and spend time with people I love.
Life is good right now. In total flux...but GOOD. I feel so much less stressed than when I was working at the dojo. I have to do one last thing for them on Saturday night but then I can write it off as the worst working experience of my life thus-far and can talk about it in the past tense. That is so effing exciting.
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YEEESSS! Based on vicarious experience from Claire, I feel like freelance is the way to go!
That's what I'm thinking! Assuming I can maintain enough work to pay my bills - it essentially offers me all the freedom I crave and the ability to have more variety in my work-flow.
Freelance IS the best! Well... assuming you can get enough work to pay your bills. Obviously that requires a little trial and error, but if you have a solid ongoing job with your old boss, that sounds like a perfect start to me! There is nothing like the freedom to go grocery shopping in the middle of the day and get a parking space right outside of your house (or... maybe that's just me, because I live on a crammed city street...). But really, I love the flexibility.
The only suggestion I have is, if you plan to pursue freelancing, GET YOUR TAXES IN ORDER. This was the first year I was freelancing fulltime, and taxes were a BITCH because I was stupid and didn't do estimated taxes throughout the year. Now I have everything in order, but it was a real wakeup call.
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