I’ve been speaking to a few people over the last few weeks who are thinking about leaving the 9-5 to go freelance. I’m a huge advocate of it, because my […]
Making peace with comparison
Recently, I asked on my Instagram stories if there was anything people would like me to write about on my blog, as I was starting to write my next 12 […]
Am I in trouble?
No. Of course I’m not. I’m never in trouble. And yet. I constantly feel like I’ve done something wrong and I’m about to get caught out. When I’m in the […]
Checking in on 2019 goals: My mid-year review
At the start of each year, I always set some goals. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, that will be no surprise to you! I bang on […]
How much did you earn last month?
This is adapted from the newsletter I sent out in May, which had the most responses ever. I learned SO much about people’s finances, and I opened up so much […]
On finding ‘the balance’
This could equally have been titled: ‘Discovering that I’m actually a workaholic’ because finding ‘the balance’ so far has proved elusive. There are a multitude of reasons that I decided […]
What I’ve learned from my first month of freelance life
Last month, I had my leaving lunches, I sent my farewell email, and said goodbye to office life. I set up the very next day on my own, and became […]
Working from home when you can’t actually work from home
Last October, we got our first au pair. It was driven by our financial situation at the time, as we could no longer afford to send our two children to […]
Manifestation vs matter
“Please tell me you aren’t going to talk about manifestation,” my (former! I am now fully freelance! More on that below) boss said to me last week. Sorry, Bethan, I’m […]
Clarifying your brand values as an individual
Last year, when I was clarifying what sort of direction I wanted to take my (then non-existent) business in, I took Jen Carrington’s Writing for Dream Clients course. One of […]