Good morning, Friday. It's a sleepy kinda day in NYC today- may rain and it would be a great day to just laze under the duvet curled up with the fur face. But if you're a regular reader, you know I love this weather from time to time, particularly in the city when everyone and everything feels a bit fuzzed out and Gus Van Santlike. And for a brief time, there's a mellow stony slowness in the air that I get caught up in, in all the right ways.
But besides feeling a bit sleepy, I was thinking a lot this am about what it means to lead a freelance life. As many of you know I had a full time job for many years when I lived in Miami, probably the most fulfilling and challenging one of my life. But when I moved back to NYC, I knew that the path for me was doing my own thing, in fact, I knew that all along and from a very young age.
I did do a brief full time stint here in the city but being freelance feels much more in tune with who and where I am at this very moment. I'm not sure what could sway me into full time life again, but it's getting harder and harder to imagine. I remain focused on doing more writing, more collaborating, more mischief making with like minded scrappers who just want to make stuff. I'm up for anything, as long as it's fun, and the work is smart and creative.
And though some days I wonder if living in freelance purgatory has an outcome, a conclusion, a meaningful plot arc of some kind. Sometimes going from project to project and in my case, agency to agency, can feel a bit manic. But really, it's good fun to check out different vibes, different work styles, different coffee makers. Sure it's hard to jump right in and take names, but I like the stealth get it done attitude that pervades in freelance life. I don't like to get mired in process and politics and jockeying. I'm happy this way, but it's taken me some time to get it right and it's certainly not the easiest road, though I've never been an easy road kind of girl. Sure it's a harder path, but my hands are on the wheel and I have faith that I will always get where I need to go.
And as time passes, it's hard to believe the summer is almost over- I'll admit I wish I had taken some more time off during this temperate and lovely time to enjoy it. It was an incredibly busy one and I'm looking forward to a buzzy Fall, my favorite time of year hands down. I'm not sure where I'm headed next, but if you want to do some fun stuff with me, let me know. I'm up for anything. I just wanted to put that out there because it's been on my mind and hopefully we can all inspire and hold the door open for each other as we settle in to a new season.
So this day is dedicated to connections, inquiries, and making stuff happen. It's Friday in my beautiful city and I'm looking forward to chillin' with the hubs and the dawg this weekend and maybe spending some time on what's next. Cause that's what's up this freelance Friday on the isle. Yours, in unwritten chapters. Let's make stuff. XO