“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”― L.M. Montgomery — Hi! I’m Betsy. If we haven’t met yet, I’m a 30-something midwesterner currently living in Florida with my husband. I work as a Freelance Editor, helping non-native English speakers perfect their written English. I’ve been working remotely for myself since 2012 and I love helping others get started with remote…

Tips for Creating a Work From Home Schedule While working from home might feel like a dream…at least at first, there can also be innumerable challenges. …

5 Things I Wish I’d Learned Sooner… — 1. Look At Life As a Series of Experiments It’s hard to be confident when you’re not doing anything. A big part of being a 20-something is experimenting and trying new things. At first you might feel awkward, and that’s normal. …

Even if you only have 10 or 20 minutes a day — Most of us don’t need more time, we just need to get better about using the time that we already have. In 10–20 minutes a day, you can have an entire article written by Saturday. Maybe you only have 10 minutes in the morning and another 10 minutes at 10…

#6 is a powerful and easy meditation alternative — Raise your hand if your goals for last year didn’t exactly go as planned. Wait, you too? Oh good, I’m not alone. Instead of feeling disappointed in yourself, the good news is that as L.M. Montgomery says in one of my favorite books, Anne of Green Gables, Tomorrow is a…

Tips for each one to actually make it happen this year — As a new year is here, you might be thinking about all of the habits that you wanted to start this year, but never followed through with. If that’s you, don’t feel guilty or upset. Instead, let it motivate you to start now. A new year is a perfect opportunity…

Keep in mind Mark Cuban’s great advice (even if you’re not a fan of Mark Cuban) — “Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” — Jim Rohn Reading is one of the best ways that you can use your time. Imagine if you invested 50% of the time that you spend on social media or Netflix and instead used that time for…

Even when you feel uninspired and out of ideas — Whether you write as a hobby, for your job, or as a side hustle, you’ll likely find that it requires more patience and dedication than other jobs or projects you’ve had. You’ve likely had seasons where writing comes easily and freely, and others where you felt like you blinked and…

Equally helpful for both introverts (like me) and extroverts — When most people think about working from home, images of wearing sweatpants all day and waking up 10 minutes before that 8 AM meeting might come to mind. When we don’t have something it’s easy to look for all the positives. For many of us, loneliness is an unexpected downside…