Taking it Personally
I had a couple of clients (rightly) tell me off this week because schedules had slipped and this wasn’t communicated as well as it could…
Work archive
From the early days as an IT Technician to my first web developer role, going self-employed for the first time, managing a team of developers and going back and forth to office work before ultimately realising I'm "unemployable" and returning to running my own business as a WordPress freelancer. The entire history of my work roles and all the pros and cons of working for myself can be found in here.
First Week
So, it’s been just over a week since I returned working from home. A week of exercising self-control, willpower and planning. A week of trying…
Laptop Limbo (and some news)
As I count down the days til I’m back at my desk at home, I feel like I’m in sort of “work limbo” right now.…
Flippity Flop
Keeping with the “posts I didn’t think I’d write” theme, I have some slightly less traumatic but otherwise Important Life Stuff news. Having earlier this…
What’s your process?
One of the things I am really keen on doing this year is to improve my workflow / development process. I have a very “make…
No Regrets
I’ve waxed lyrical on and off social media recently about the benefits of going back to work on my mood (and sanity) and I think,…
Tumbleweeeeed
So apparently working 9-5 and then 7-10 each and every day kills all desire or inclination to blog. Boo. :[
All change (again)
This time last week I made a cryptic reference to stuff that might be happening here in chez Jem – because I know how much…
I hate thinking up titles
If you’re a super duper smartypants you may remember that I recently alluded to some things happening here that would hopefully be the catalyst for…
Self-employment 6 months on: the good, the bad & the ugly
It’s roughly 6 months since I registered as self-employed and told my mostly-fantastic (he’d kick me for the mostly part) boss of 6 years that…
Time Management
One of my big worries about working from home is the discipline required to achieve everything I need to do with the numerous distractions at…
Epic Life-changing News
I recently made a decision which will almost certainly change the course of my life forever. I quit my job. It wasn’t in my long…
