It must be something about the holiday season that makes bloggers' thoughts turn to the work/life balance or lack thereof. Here are some excellent posts from around the blogosphere: Jill Sommer's post 'Tis the season for no work/life balance points out what many of us are experiencing: clients who … [Read more...] about Everyone's talking about work/life balance
Working from home
Handling summer as a freelancing parent
Here in Colorado, school has been out for a couple of weeks. Elsewhere in the U.S., summer vacation is fast approaching. If you're a freelancing mom or dad, it's both the best of times and the worst of times! Each morning in the summer, I wake up and have a little gratitude moment: I'm grateful for … [Read more...] about Handling summer as a freelancing parent
Link: the psychology of passive barriers
As I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan of the personal finance blog Get Rich Slowly, and I was particularly enthralled by a recent guest post (by Ramit Sethi, whose own blog is I Will Teach You To Be Rich). Ramit's post on the psychology of passive barriers (subtitled "Why your friends don't save … [Read more...] about Link: the psychology of passive barriers
Dealing with job stress
As job stress goes, translators seem to fall somewhere between anesthesiologists and air traffic controllers (most stressed-out) and florists and historians (least stressed-out). Still, dealing with job stress is a big issue because it has a dramatic effect on both your enjoyment of your job and on … [Read more...] about Dealing with job stress
The best and worst of working from home
This fall marks my six year freelance-iversary, and I've been thinking about the pluses and minuses of the past six years in order to plan for the future. Before becoming a translator, I was a high school French teacher, which is about as far from the home office environment as one can get (think … [Read more...] about The best and worst of working from home