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November 2018 Writer’s Life: A new computer for me! [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, I’m going to start out with the good news first: This month, after several months of planning for it, I finally got my new computer. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and new that a new computer was due… but was holding off until Apple announced their new model of the Macbook Air. They finally did and I, of course, rushed out to get one. I’m a huge Apple girl and cannot imagine working on any other computer. So this is very exciting for me! How much I made: $2750 But here’s the bad news: I did not make as much…
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October 2018 Writer’s Life: Lots of changes [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, what can I say about October 2018? To be honest, it was a super interesting month! Actually, kind of an exciting month because I let go of one low-paying gig (News Editor at 21Ninety) and instead embraced a new high-paying gig (regular contributor at Simplemost/The Delite). It’s an exciting journey and I am curious about what all of this will bring. And, the MOST exciting news… I can finally share that I have been working with The Temper! They are a brand new site devoted to covering addiction, sobriety and recovery (from anything) with an unapologetically intersectional feminist approach. So, basically, describes me…
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August 2018 Writer’s Life: Worst month of the year [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, remember how my June was pretty good and my July was even better? August, unfortunately, pales in comparison. In fact, it’s officially one of my worst months of the year — and that’s all because of the house that my husband and I just bought. Now, I don’t want to blame everything on the house because, ultimately, I know that it’s a good thing. But the truth of the matter also is that I did not do very well during the whole house renovation-packing-moving process. We moved just over a week ago and I’m still kind of recovering from the chaos of it all.…
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July 2018 Writer’s Life: Writing about recovery… and more [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Last month, I finally hit my goal of making $5k a month… And I am thrilled that this month was even better. It was a difficult month, however. Despite my financial goals, I want to pause and acknowledge that financial success doesn’t necessarily mean that things are going fantastically well. To be honest, it has been a bit of a struggle lately. I’ve had anxiety come up more than once due to stress outside of work (my husband and I bought a house, AHH!) and it’s been a struggle. I’m really grateful for the work that I have, and that my husband is such…
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March 2018 Writer’s Life: Back on the uptick [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, last month I had some big and annoying news to share: That I was let go from my editor job at Brit+Co and had some adjustments to make. I didn’t make nearly as much money as I had been making before, and having your income drop pretty significantly is always a bummer. However, I’m happy to report that I am back on the uptick this month. My new gig at Oxygen is going well and I am still writing a ton for HipLatina, which is going really well. I also took on a new social media consulting job, which I hope to do a…
