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The importance of taking breaks and holidays (Memorial Day, anyone?) as a freelancer [Self-Care For Writers]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Note: This is the latest Self-Care For Writers newsletter. Please subscribe to receive future ones straight to your mailbox! It’s been a few months since a Self-Care For Writers newsletter, and for that, I apologize. But the truth is that, between a new job and some health issues, I’ve been prioritizing my own self-care and not focusing on writing this newsletter. The good news, though, is that this means I have a ton of ideas that I will be bringing you monthly… Starting with today. It’s currently just past lunchtime on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. (where I am based). Back when I…
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50 Ways I tried to heal after a miscarriage
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. It’s never easy to admit to something difficult and painful in a public way but, here I am, admitting that I recently had a miscarriage. In fact, I wrote about it on Instagram (and my other social media channels) earlier this week, just after my doctor confirmed what I already knew to be true. During my anniversary trip last weekend, I had the best of time and the worst of time, quite literally. While having tons of fun with my husband, celebrating three years since our first date, I was also bleeding and losing my first pregnancy. It came as quite a blow since…
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Quarter 1 of 2019 Writer’s Life [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, here we are. It’s a new year and, as I promised, I am keeping up my #yearofwriting posts but this time doing them quarterly because, honestly, monthly was just really hard to keep up with last year and I can’t do it anymore. But, as a freelancer, I think it’s really important to share how I am doing in hopes that it will inspire others. This year has brought a LOT of changes. I don’t even know where to start so, for now, I’ll start with the money stuff. How much I made: $8405 Okay, so, that doesn’t actually seem like a lot.…
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Is bad sleep getting in the way of your writing? [Self-Care For Writers]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Note: This is the latest Self-Care For Writers newsletter. Please subscribe to receive future ones straight to your mailbox! Yesterday, I woke up after a terrible night of sleep for the second day in a row and promptly spent most of the morning in tears over various things going on in my life. At first, I couldn’t fully understand what exactly was going on with me. Was I PMSing? Are some of these things really stressing me out that much? Can I blame anyone else for my shitty mood? But no, it turns out, most of what was to blame was my lack of…
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Let me get real honest about my struggles with mental health lately
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. I read somewhere once that, when you break, you don’t quite get put back together the same again. The Japanese art of kintsugi repairs those broken pieces with gold but, to be honest, I’ve never really felt like my scars were majestic parts of myself to show off. Instead, I’ve mostly kept those physical and emotional scars hidden deep beneath the surface — one at time peeking out when I felt strong enough to share. For years, I’ve prided myself on being fearless in my writing and yet I’ve kept silent the past couple of months about the struggles of my mind. Sure, I’ve…
