Hey everyone…sorry I haven’t been around much lately. Okay, you’re right, I haven’t been around at all. There has been a lot going on in the household, all good!
Aside from the usual soccer craziness, I started a new job! I have a friend who suggested that since I like to write, I should look at freelancing. So I signed up with Upwork (interesting site, has been very useful) and started looking for jobs right away.
My experiences have been really good so far. I have transcribed handwritten recipes into a Word document for a cookbook. That one was fun, and the recipes looked really tasty. I also transcribed a 29-page legal document from PDF into Word. That one was tedious, because it had stamps all through the letters, and was full of legalese. But it paid well.
Most interesting have been the reviews and articles I have written. I have learned more about portable coolers, shoes for different kinds of feet, robot vacuums and Korean beauty products than I ever thought I would. I hooked up with an agency that does landing pages (the pages you land at when you click a link), and I have done several of those for Kings Dominion, Universal Studios and Disneyland. Those have been very fun!
(If you are in the market for any of those, let me know. Seriously, I’ll hook you up with all of my insider knowledge)
I’ve also received a couple of inquiries about being a Virtual Assistant. This is something I hadn’t even thought about existing, but in the online world that we live in now, it totally makes sense. I’m not sure of the parameters of either job yet, but as far as I can tell, it is basically a personal assistant via the internet. I’m looking forward to seeing how those pan out, because that could be creative and something different!
Another job gets me a little bit more exposure, so I hope to continue working for them, because it is some fun writing. You can see what I have done for them here and here. If I can get enough people sharing them, I will be able to pitch my own content and write to my heart’s delight 🙂
The best thing about all of these is that I get to do it on my own time (as long as I meet my deadlines). In between games at the soccer showcase in North Carolina a few weeks ago? There I was researching K-beauty products. In the waiting room of the Kia dealership while they replaced the tire with the bolt in it? Creating a landing page for the best discount tickets to Kings Dominion. (Oh yeah, about the tire? That’s a post of its own).
My husband will say that the actual best part about all of this is that I get to work while still in sweatpants. He’s not wrong.
Anyway, I hope that now that I have gotten my feet wet, I will be able to equal out my time, and get back to posting here and doing book reviews. I’m really behind on those, so be prepared for quite a few all at once over the next few days.
Thanks for sticking with me! Off to an article about a moose on a porch!
