Dadding It
Alexis Kingsbury lives in Stamford with his wife Sarah and their two kids. Since his early teens, he’s setup multiple…
Disability and Freelancing
In an industry where self employment is the norm, I had no qualms when I became a photographer 12 years…
Make Or Break
I’d like to discuss an unmentioned taboo: starting a business can seriously affect your relationship. I met my husband as…
Leap Of Faith
“Last time you went on maternity leave you totally changed your entire work life. If you want to do it…
Nothing Is Permanent
“How long are you going to be on your phone?” is a common question fired my way in our house.…
Daddy Every-Day Care
My wife and I have always been impulsive. This is possibly because we were friends for years before we got…
(Just About) Making It Work As A Freelance Mum Of Two
After the birth of my firstborn, Joni, my full-time copywriting contract was immediately terminated. Despite having been working there over…
Doing It For The Sun
I had lived in the UK for 16 years before me and my soon-to-be family decided to pick up and…
Freelance Family
A common theme when you talk to freelancing parents, is that the choice to leave the traditional 9 to 5…
Good Health
I can’t wait to bid good riddance to winter and with it, all the ill health. It seems like everyone…
A PhD, Freelancing and Me
Working for myself was never something I thought I’d end up doing or even be any good at. I stumbled…
Sorry Not Sorry
Does anyone else find themselves apologising every time they want to have a moan about something — kids, work, partner,…
There’s No Team In I
“There’s no I in team…” During my decade of “proper” work, I must have heard (and later, preached) that mantra…
Freelancing Solo
You won’t be shocked to read that when I tell people I’m a freelance photographer, a single parent of two…
Taking The Plunge
As I embarked on my maternity leave from my 9-5 job people asked; “So when will you be back?” To…
Monday
Wake up. Consider posting on Instagram. Post on Instagram and then instantly regret it as now have to look and…
The Answer? #ThereIsntOne
As a freelancer, it is sometimes necessary to develop the art of shameless self-promotion. We’ve all done it (or beaten…
Show Me The Money
This post has been republished on Doing It For The Kids with permission from the lovely Anna. To read the original…
The Internet Is My Lifeline
When I was employed in a 9-5 job I used to daydream about how great it would be to be…
It’s OK To Ask For Help
I think I’d forgotten what that felt like! Since the early, hellish, days of around the clock feeding, crying and pooing,…
Freelance Life Before Kids vs Freelance Life After Kids
My name is Anya and I’m a freelance scrappy mishmash… er, sorry I mean, I’m a freelance writer/editor and proofreader/project…
Night Owl
My baby hasn’t been sleeping at night. I saw our Young-Carefree next door neighbour carrying his bike up the steps…