No longer aspiring
NS December 10th, 2008
Up there on the intro, just underneath my banner, it used to say: “Noble Savage is a fusion of commentary on leaving the motherland, parenthood, culture, world news and feminism, written by an aspiring freelance journalist, expatriate and mother of two.”
Well, the ‘aspiring’ is no longer there because I landed my first regular freelance gig yesterday! It’s not exactly what I was hoping for as it doesn’t involve writing but it’s working as a producer on a web-based project for someone in the media and it at least gives me a jump-start in the right direction. It’s all about who you know and where you start and I have a good feeling about this. The timing is perfect as the deadline space is right when TNC is either napping or at pre-school. So while I’m sure it will be a rush some days and a bit stressful trying to deal with The Noble Baby and rush off to pick TNC up from school as I’m trying to get my work finished and sent in, it’s so worth it to have something that is ‘mine’ again. Not only has it boosted my self-confidence by a mile already, it will give us a bit more financial breathing room and make sure that my CV doesn’t collect too much dust on it while I’m raising my sproglets.
It’s been nearly three years since I stopped working and while I thoroughly enjoyed having TNC’s first year off, since then I’ve been itching to sink my teeth into something that isn’t baby-related. I won’t use that dreaded phrase that so many people use in situations like this and say it will “stimulate my mind” because that indicates, to me anyway, that I wasn’t using it before. My mind is always in use, just in different ways and by different stimuli. Raising children has stimulated my sense of empathy, tenderness, patience (or lack of it sometimes), communication and love. Working will now stimulate my organizational, creative and business skills. The ol’ grey matter…it’s really going to be firing on all cylinders now!
I am officially a work-at-home mother. How strange and wonderful is that?!
