Increase your income by writing more articles in less time — Hours tick by, the sun goes down and your head feels almost feverish. You tally up what you made for the day: $150. And you made that in … six hours. That’s $25 an hour — pretty low for a freelance writer. The question of the hour persists: “How can…

There’s a lot of help out there for writers, especially beginners who don’t know how to get started. There are also promises for writers who are dying to make six figures in 30 days or less. But if you fall somewhere in the middle, you’re part of an ignored group…

Plus my fool-proof way for making sure work is available when I need it — There are a lot of ways to find freelance writing work, but if you’re looking for online job boards, these are the three I’ve relied on for years: 1. FreelanceWritingGigs.com Monday to Friday, they post several writing (and editing) job roundups that are divided into categories, including journalism, grant writing, technical writing…

No longer fit and hiking my old, familar trail — The straps of my sports bra dug into my shoulders and back and under my arms, leaving stripes there, suffocating me. I was at the first hiking trail I ever called my own, but I hadn’t been there in a long time. I can still remember which songs I used…

How to use it, love it and stop regretting it — When I bought my Peloton, I was worried that it was going to become an expensive clothes hanger — and for stretches of time, it has been. I’ve gone through waves of paying for the bike and app each month without so much as turning on the screen, and I’ve…

What’s one more day? — I’ve never had a particularly good relationship with health. I’ve had my stretches of time. I was a solo hiker for a couple of years, with the scars and rock-hard calves to prove it. I taught myself how to cook when I adopted a Paleo diet for a few months. …

Not. Into. It. — When I was little, I had a Garfield sleeping bag with bright blues and pinks and purples—psychedelic, abstract, watercolor-y. The coolest. Like every little girl, I loved sleepovers … in theory. In reality, they always ended up with someone crying and someone having a stomachache and someone needing to call…

Traveling as a couple without kids to The Most Magical Place On Earth — In this guide to Main Street, U.S.A. at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, I’m going to tell you what, when and how my boyfriend and I experience possibly our favorite place in the park without getting overwhelmed by kiddos flocking to toys, parades and characters. This post includes affiliate links to…

You have more experience than you think — “I want to go into [niche], but I don’t have any experience in it, so I’m basically worthless and should just give up.” 😭 I hear this a lot. The first part, at least. …