Courtesy Kelly Burch
The author in her home office.
- I work from home full-time as a freelance writer and am on track to break $100,000 this year.
- I do most of my work from my home office, but also go to coffee shops once a week.
- I try to get most of my work done without children around, but my daughters often sneak into work time.
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This year, I'm on track to crack $100,000 working from home as a freelance writer. When I used to think about six-figure jobs, I envisioned sleek suits and corner offices. My reality is far from that.
Here's what it really looks like: carving out large and small chunks of time to get work done when I can. Getting the 5 year old on the bus at 7:45 am and off at 3:45 pm each day, and the 1 year old to daycare on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Sometimes, it looks like taking a call in my car, or working in a parking lot while the baby sleeps, or trying to squeeze some exercise into my days and telling myself it's brainstorming time. It looks like trying to get out of the house now and then.
Here's a glimpse.