How to take a holiday as a freelancer

How to take a holiday as a freelancer

In 2026 my husband and I decided we were going to do three months in the UK. The trip was motivated by a want to spend a good amount time close to family and friends before our lad started school and our holidays after that would be dictated by school holiday...
From sporadic to settled. My hopes for 2023

From sporadic to settled. My hopes for 2023

Here’s a business truth: it’s impossible to do all the things you hope to do in a single year. And that can be infuriating. It leaves you wondering, ‘Well, what the hell did I achieve in the last 12 months?’ I felt this in my bones through most of 2022. When I...
Planning for maternity leave as a freelancer

Planning for maternity leave as a freelancer

​Working for yourself and finding out a baby is on the way conjures up conflicting feelings. On the one hand, there’s excitement, happiness and relief. On the other hand, there’s stress, sadness and anxiety. Or at least, these were the feelings I had as I planned my...
Time’s running out, but I’ve got a plan

Time’s running out, but I’ve got a plan

Cast your mind back to Christmas last year… Specifically, Monday 14th December, 2020. What did you get up to that day? Maybe some last-minute gift shopping? A Zoom Christmas party, perhaps? Or it could have been lockdown life and business as usual. (It was,...