Job Hunting Chronicles

Happy Tuesday 🌳 Freelancing has its upsides and downsides. One of the downsides is the unsteady workload - which translates into unsteady income 💲. But one of the upsides is setting my own schedule 📅 and not being ruled by a clock ⏰️ I took this picture during one of my cat sitting jobs today. The client lives within walking distance to a park, so after I tended to the cats 🐈 (the job does come first 😻), I took a walk 👣 in the park and took in some Nature 🐦‍⬛ Did you take a break from work today (I'm including anyone whose current job is looking for a job)? #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

#MerryMonday  💚 I had a busy weekend with cat sitting but I absolutely loved it 😻 I'm still in the middle of one of the jobs so I'm going to work on that bill 💻 today. The other jobs were booked through one of the two apps📱 I'm background checked on so I don't have to bill those. I already received one payment (plus a tip 💵) and am expecting the other payment soon. Job seekers, it's not only a new day, it's a new week and a new month 🗓 - anything can happen. Do one thing that will help you get closer to landing the job you're looking for: send that message, update your resume (ONLY if it needs it), apply to that job, like that LinkedIn post that resonated with you, post what you're looking for. Do something. And in the meantime, figure out what you're good at (bonus points if you love it) and do that as a freelancer. Cat sitting doesn't pay all my bills but I never know who I'll meet who may need my accounting (or other) ...

Happy Saturday 🌞  I took this picture as I was leaving one of my five cat sitting appointments that I have today. It's a beautiful day and there are definitely worse ways to spend it than hanging out with some cool cats 😺 Job seekers, it's ok to look for nontraditional ways to earn some money while searching for your next full-time role...don't let the talking heads of LinkedIn tell you otherwise. Have a great weekend ✌️ #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Thursday🥊 As a freelancer, I've gotten some weird requests but this is definitely one of the weirder ones 😂 For the record, I turned the job down. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

#MerryMonday  🌊 I just got back from a week-long cat 🐈 sitting job in Northern California. I made a point of not going on LinkedIn 🚫 while I was at this job - not for any specific reason, just to take a break from the job-related posts and messages. And you know what? IT WAS AWESOME 👏 Job seekers, I know it seems counterintuitive to take a break from the job search but I promise you, it can be so beneficial to your mental health 🧘🏼‍♀️ I have another freelance job starting at the end of this week so I can take today to do laundry, go on a walk, bill the previous job and then dive back into the job search (both freelance and full-time) 💻 I took this picture of the Pacific Ocean on my drive home yesterday shortly before I got off the freeway to my condo. There really is no place like home 🏡 Have a great week! #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Friday 🚙 I picked up my rental car today. This weekend I'm driving up to Northern California for a cat sitting job 🐈‍⬛. Do I usually travel 👝 for a cat sitting job? No. The one exception I make is for family and believe it or not, this is the first of two out of town cat sitting jobs for me (the second is in March, that one requires flying to another city, I'm looking at you, Dallas 🛩).  I've commented on many posts from job seekers telling them sometimes you have to look outside of traditional jobs to make money 💲, even if it's only temporary. This is an example of that. And I feel lucky that at this weird point in my career, I can visit with family and help them out while they're away from home. Have a great weekend! I'll probably be off LinkedIn for most of the next week to enjoy some downtime. Job seekers, it's ok to step away for a bit. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChron...