Comments on: The Most Burning Questions Asked of a Freelancing Mama: “How Do You Do It?”

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:51:50 +0000

LOL – It’s always nice to see I’m not the only slightly psychotic mom running around with a wet diaper in one hand and a W-9 in the other. It’s a tough life, but I’d never trade it. Well, I might take an evening in front of the couch with no cares in the world, but I think I already tried that when I was a teenager and got bored in a few hours.

By: Jessie Haynes / JHaynesWriter

Jessie Haynes / JHaynesWriter — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:47:44 +0000

Rebecca – I love, love, LOVE your series here at AFW. I’m expecting and you make me even more excited. It takes a special kind of gal to handle it all, and you prove that. I’m just certain I can as well.

By: Dan Smith

Dan Smith — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:57:29 +0000

So Carol, my Girlfriend has to have a baby before she stops running around the house trying to collect the dust before it actually settles on a surface?!

I’ve said it before, but kudos to you Mum’s who have a career and children – I struggle to look after our cats, never mind a baby.

By: Carol Tice

Carol Tice — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:19:21 +0000

My success keys as a fulltime writing mom of 3 include:

hiring a housecleaner to come twice a month
letting go of the need to have a pristine, decluttered home
being ruthlessly organized and prioritized
only accepting really good-paying work so I earn efficiently
I don’t sleep a whole lot
Not a lot of TV

Carol tice
On Make a Living Writing: 21 Ways to Market Your Writing Services

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:18:06 +0000

Great Post, Rebecca. I’m a mom to four kids ages 9yrs to 3yrs and a full-time web copywriter. When someone asks me to help them get their freelancing off the ground, finding out it’s not just some easy way to kick back and watch big-faced bills roll in separates the serious from those who aren’t quite ready to put in real work.

Rebecca said: “If you want to add what boils down to a full-time career into your off-time from raising children and/or working the “regular” job, you’ll be sacrificing just about everything else “normal” people do during their off hours. You give up your down-time and most of your freedom.”

Truer words were never spoken. We freelancing parents do what we must.:)

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:52:15 +0000

Actually, your mom may be right – we just do it… was probably a mom that suggested the Nike slogan.

I do, however, try to bring some organization to my writing, actually scheduling it.