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Goodbye vacation and sick time. Goodbye free massages, computers, and meals. Goodbye quiet office to myself and uninterrupted hours to get my work done. Goodbye friends and coworkers, hallway conversations, funny emails. Goodbye stability.
Goodbye soul-sucking commute. Goodbye not seeing my kids for eight hours a day. Goodbye unrewarding paychecks, not giving a shit, and giving too much of a shit. Goodbye job that stopped being right for me a few years ago, and started being actively wrong for me six months ago.
Yesterday I said goodbye to Workplace. Today I am officially a self-employed freelance writer who works from home.
Hello to dreams coming true.
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Proud of you, babe.
You can do this. It won’t be easy, but you can. And you will. Keep your head high.
Awesome! Congratulations.
Congratulations! That is amazing news.
Wow! Congratulations!
Congratulations!!! so so happy for you!!
Wowee! What a brilliant leap for you. Have fun with it.
CONGRATS! I made the leap in March. My co-worker asked me how I was feeling (i was pregnant and really sick at the time) and I said “liberated”.
Also, now that you don’t work there, i won’t buy their uber expensive iphone app. LOL.
Congratulations! Terrifying, isn’t it? :D You’ll do great!
YOU GO, GIRL!
Wow! Congratulations! I’m so excited for you. I’m also excited to read the book you will now be free to write. Right? :)
Congratulations.
So proud of you!
Wow! You did it. YOU did it!
Way to take that leap! Congratulations!
Congratulations!
wow! congratulations!
Congratulations!! What an exciting step for you and your family.
I’ve already told you how excited I am for you, but reading this gave me the stupid grin. GO LINDA!
Holy goosebumps!
That is awesome though I am a bit sad (totally self serving.) One of the reasons I started reading your blog is that we had something common that I could relate too. A work away from home parent when so many do not work or work at home which is not a choice for me. It is a different life and I know it will be good and CONGRATS!
Wow! All the best to you.
Biggest hugest congrats to you. I would love to do the same! Okay, well just the goodbye part – I have no skills to write from home!
So proud of you. So inspired by you.
Holy cow! Congrats!
Congratulations! That is AMAZING.
Congrats! So proud of you…what an adventure! :)
WOOOOOOO!
Congrats!
Congratulations! So excited for you!
How thrilling! Congratulations!
Congrats! Can’t wait to read more about your adventures.
I’m totally inspired. I’m going to do this when baby #2 gets here. Good luck and congratulations.
Yes yes yes! As cool as Workplace was in some ways, I am SO happy for you to be saying sayonara to that endless daily commute. It’s just WRONG to have to do that so much, and pay gas money for the privilege. I know self-motivation and setting your own schedule in utter freedom can be tricky to navigate sometimes, but 1) you ran a mother-effing marathon, so you know you have that kind of determination to push yourself and do anything, and 2) FREEDOM! GO YOU.
Congratulations, Linda!! That’s great news!
Congratulations!
Wahoo! Proud of you!
Congrats!
Good for you! I’m a freelance writer too, and it’s the best thing I ever did. 10 years ago this year, and I don’t think I could ever go back to working for The Man.
Fantastic!
Congratulations! Cheers to taking active steps toward the future you want.
I did this exact thing a couple of years ago. I have never looked back. A couple of small changes in the budget (ok maybe 1) and it’s all good. I highly doubt you will ever regret this. Good luck. More blog posts now right? Yours is one of my all time favs.
YEA!
Congratulations and here’s to freedom, success and going after your dreams. You are ACTIVELY living your life, and pursuing what you want – becoming who you want to be and it’s freaking awesome! So many people stay, and they are stagnant and discontent….you,,,you are living. Can’t wait to read more.
Congratulations, lady. I’m so happy for you.
All the best with the transition!
ROCK. ON. Congrats! That is so, so fantastic!
You’re amazing us with all these brave life decisions! KEEP GOING. How awesome.
Oh awesome!! I don’t comment here often, but I read pretty much everything you write. I’m so excited for you!! This is something I hope to be able to do myself someday. It’s so inspiring to see you making it happen! Reminds me it’s still possible!
I don’t say this often but…
YOU GO, GIRL.
Congratulations!
We’ve been started to think about that dream in our house too. Hope your dream is full of amazing blessings and adventures! so very very happy for you
Congrats! That’s every kind of awesome.
Linda, you’re an inspiration. I love everything you write. Congratulations and good luck!