freelancing
A couple of weeks ago, I got a freelance opportunity at the paper I used to intern at. I was so ecstatic for two days. Then I sat down and started doing the work… Soon, happiness turned into stress. I used to think that freelancing sounded really relaxing — you have your own schedule, take jobs as they come and take it easy. But I’m beginning to learn that it’s not as cool as it sounds. Between working two jobs and trying to contact people to interview, it’s been super stressful. My workdays don’t really allow time for talking on the phone, let alone eat dinner in solitude or with friends and family. At the same time, it’s been fun and creepy hunting down names in the white pages. It’s truly a race of tenacity. Trying to get an interview is like this: keep asking around and do it until you know there’s nothing else you can do. I think it’s applicable to our lives too. Little life lessons here and there. I’ve been afraid to look at the interview notes because I’m afraid that there won’t be enough material to work with.
Everything will be okay!
adorable cups that would fit snugly in your palm.
i’d have a dark, bitter cup of this goodness every morning if it didn’t affect me as much.
(Source: infinitelyhoping, via classy-in-the-city)
Dorie Greenspan’s French apple cake is so ridiculously easy to make and delicious. Apples are the main ingredient, but I’ve replaced them with pears and it is still scrumptious.
