Happy Tuesday afternoon everyone! I’m holed up at a coffee shop, coming from a meeting for my non profit, heading to catering in an hour. It’s just another day of being stressed, and feeling resentful of my jobs. I’m closer every day to freelancing, but there’s a lot of time in between then and now, and […]
Month: April 2016
Why Ambition is One of My Favorite Words
I’ve always been a person who was comfortable with ambition. The first job I ever wanted? President of the United States. (I still think I’d be better at it than Donald Trump.) Lately, I’ve been talking with a lot of inspirational and hard working women. As I try my best to prepare myself for the […]
The Business of Starting A Business: Money
Well, it’s been a week since I made the decision to leave my job and start the journey to full-time freelance. I still feel great about it! Of course, nothing in my life has actually changed yet, but it feels like everything has changed. Knowing there is an end in sight for the stress and […]
An Action Plan, and a New Goal
Last week I wrote about how I’d reached my breaking point. I’m pretty unhappy with my professional life, which is not great. And as many of you pointed out in the comments, this is not a dress rehearsal. It matters that I’m happy in my day to day. Thank you to everyone who left me […]
I’ve Reached the Breaking Point
I have officially reached the breaking point. I took the wrong highway exit coming home from catering at 11:00pm a few nights ago, and I burst into tears. I was so exhausted, so upset at my life, so completely done with everything, that I just cried it out on the frontage roads. I got back to […]