A recent photo of the author ecstatic to be at the beach Last September I went the freelance route. Though it’s been paved with stomach-churning scares (“what do you mean my check is arriving NEXT week?!”) and painful boredom (“maybe I should drive down to Whole Foods and stare at people”), career-wise, I’ve never been [...]

I’ve written a few times on Hipstercrite about how going freelance has improved my career confidence and has been mentally rewarding. I’ve jokingly talked about how going freelance has made it difficult for me to remember to change my underwear or socialize with humans and not feral cats. What I haven’t mentioned is that going [...]

A wise man once told me that the key to being a balanced freelancer is making sure you change out of your pajamas every day. So far I’ve failed miserably. Changing clothes, brushing hair, going outside are all things I no longer know how to do. Instead of telling you about my now two months [...]

There comes a point in every young person’s life where they have to make the jump. Have to because they can’t kid themselves that they’re happy with the safe route anymore. Working jobs that mean nothing to them and waking up every morning trying to kid themselves that they care. Ignoring the hunger pains of [...]