DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert about side hustles so I’m not recommending Appen one way or the other. I’m just telling you about my own experience. Do plenty of homework first, and then make a decision about which side hustles to trust. As a freelancer or someone changing careers, you may start looking forContinueContinue reading “Appen: Tried It But Not For Me”
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Self-Evaluation: Wrapping It Up
I started writing about doing a self-evaluation back in December 2023, and it has been a helpful process. I am currently looking at re-entering the workforce to bolster my income for a while, but now, I’m fully aware of what I will and won’t tolerate and what I can and can’t do. That was theContinueContinue reading “Self-Evaluation: Wrapping It Up”
Self-Evaluation: I Like a Challenge
We all have abstract elements that are parts of who we are in the workplace. We may have concrete skills such as bookkeeping experience, IT skills, or artistic skills such as painting or drawing. Those are easily identifiable qualities that we know we possess, but we also have abstract skills that are sometimes just aContinueContinue reading “Self-Evaluation: I Like a Challenge”
Self-Evaluation: I Love Writing!
Sometimes when we are examining our own skills, we tend to focus on the negative or what we don’t do well. Today, I thought it would be a good idea to think about a positive skill. For me one positive skill is that I love to write, and I’ve been a competent writer since college.ContinueContinue reading “Self-Evaluation: I Love Writing!”
Practical Matters
I wrote my first blog post on this site in 2016. Initially, I was just looking for a place to vent as I was confronting a career change, but the career change took longer than expected. It took six more years to come about, but I did leave my library career behind. I still appreciateContinueContinue reading “Practical Matters”
All Things Subject to Change 