My pockets are full, give your crap to someone else

I promised myself I would blog more regularly, but I broke my promise... again! You can't blame me though -- its been one thing after another. Its been C.R.A.Z.Y. on most days. I have taken on too much, but with reason -- as a freelancer, I need to secure as much income as I can for "drier" months ... like September...I have thousands owed to me from clients who push you but go silent when its time to pay up!

But, I am also learning the hard way that I cannot say yes to everything. Learning to say NO is something I suck at ... note to self: SAY NO!! Especially to "main board public listed, glossy brochure" clients. These are the ones that will make you cut your quotation, but expect you to serve them like kings, and ask you to do things that were not agreed on in the proposal. To them I say this -- My pockets are full, give your crap to someone else! I actually read this on a Facebook status update (thanks SA! Dont sue me ah!).

Friends ask me what its like to freelance. It is liberating, but its far from easy. Yet, I wouldn't trade it for my old high pay stable job at the paper. I cherish the fact that I can see my closest friends without saying "I will come if there is no assignment" or "I hope nothing else will come up after 5pm." And I have my weekends, except of course when I need to finish a project, or when I am helping run a programme.

So how do I end this post? With a pledge that I will have another post in 2 days!