It's Monday and today I'm waiting for a DHL shipment, working on my virtual work and editing. I also need to figure out a Valentine's blog post or video... hmm. Speaking of video, I haven't edited my previously filmed videos yet, I should really get to that, but a few things happened and I'm pretty burnt out!
Last Friday I started a temp PT gig at my old workplace... I will be working on some website stuff for them for the next few days... until I start my brand new job!
The past two months of networking, commenting on and sharing LinkedIn posts, as well as just letting people know that I'm looking for work, and being passionate about what I do/want to do, really, really paid off.
I had only applied to a few positions and got an interview with a fantastic company, did really well on the interview, and signed the offer just last week. And it's remote work too! How awesome is that?
I also got more client work and had the virtual company reach out to me to ask if I would consider working FT for them in their office. In addition, my mortgage broker reached out to me and asked if I would be available to work for them FT too...
There's surprisingly a lot of opportunities out there!
I'm very happy that my hard work these past few months has paid off. I've never done anything like this before, because I was inexperienced and didn't know how to use the tools/let people know what I'm searching for. But wow, it really helps!
The weekend recap:
Friday - Worked at my old job for half the day, worked a bit on my virtual stuff and then went out to our friends' place for a belated birthday dinner for the boif. I was pretty exhausted.
Saturday - We had a very chill day and went to meet a friend to chat over some hot drinks and to catch up. Afterwards, we volunteered for the evening and I was pretty tired the next day.
Sunday - I felt like a zombie! Since this was one of the first hardcore weekends in a while, my body was not prepared and was so sluggish. We took it very easy and relaxed at home in the day and filmed at night.
Today I'm glad that I'm working at home today... and also taking time to recharge. I found that I get burnt out pretty easily if I don't do something for a longer period of time. Which is why I really need to get a better schedule going on in the next few weeks.
I also need to go to the gym more often. Have been slacking a lot!
My sleep pattern has been much better recently, but I do find it takes me a long time to fall asleep still... I'm going to have to adjust my night routine soon to fix this, that probably adds to why I find myself really exhausted!
Monday, February 12, 2018
Saturday, February 3, 2018
IT SNOWED SO MUCH
January flew by SO quickly!
Today I woke up to so much snow... literally it's still piling on top of everything. Snow is so thick today then I've seen it been in the last few months. February snow...
Yesterday we went for dinner at the famjam's and played with Tofu for a bit. Had mashed potatoes for dinner, which is pretty much my fave entree to have. Then went home, and did some celebrating :)
Today we stayed inside because of the snow and it's super cold too... -20C. Currently friends are over playing Near and Far, and we also had some burrito bowls and quesadillas, churros and nachos for dinner.
It'll be less cold tomorrow but currently, it's -25C... wtf. Later tonight it'll be -27C... yikes!
Not too sure what we'll be doing tomorrow, but I think I'll do some work and some video editing. I need to get my YouTube videos up!
I did a blog post today so I'm pretty proud of myself.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
It's snowing again!
This weekend was a little bit more eventful than the last weekend, haha.
Friday - We stayed in for the night. I also did work and went to the gym for a bit. Watched the boif play Monster Hunter and then I just chillaxed.
Saturday - Had Indomie for lunch with an egg - wow it's so good! We hadn't had it in a while. Also went to celebrate our friend's birthday - brought over some gelato from Fiasco Gelato ($5 pints!) and stayed over for quite a bit. Our friend was really happy with our gift (a baby bag) and we stayed over until 2am!
Sunday - I woke up pretty tired today (not used to staying up super late lol) and really late in the afternoon. Had eggs, turkey sausage and tomatoes with toast for breakfast! We then went for a walk to the store and I picked up some deodorant. Then we just chilled for a bit and went to Bookers BBQ for dinner as we had purchased some gift cards and wanted to use them. I tried the smoked brisket this time and it was soooo good!
Going to call it a night pretty soon, but I think I'm going to just chill for a bit more and then I have to get up early to do lots of work tomorrow. Not too much client work, but I have to do some video editing and work on my job search.
It's a shame it's so cold outside! Tomorrow it's supposed to warm up to 4 degrees, so hopefully the snow melts a bit!
I still haven't done my codeacademy or adwords stuff. Ack. I need to do that ASAP!
Friday - We stayed in for the night. I also did work and went to the gym for a bit. Watched the boif play Monster Hunter and then I just chillaxed.
Saturday - Had Indomie for lunch with an egg - wow it's so good! We hadn't had it in a while. Also went to celebrate our friend's birthday - brought over some gelato from Fiasco Gelato ($5 pints!) and stayed over for quite a bit. Our friend was really happy with our gift (a baby bag) and we stayed over until 2am!
Sunday - I woke up pretty tired today (not used to staying up super late lol) and really late in the afternoon. Had eggs, turkey sausage and tomatoes with toast for breakfast! We then went for a walk to the store and I picked up some deodorant. Then we just chilled for a bit and went to Bookers BBQ for dinner as we had purchased some gift cards and wanted to use them. I tried the smoked brisket this time and it was soooo good!
Going to call it a night pretty soon, but I think I'm going to just chill for a bit more and then I have to get up early to do lots of work tomorrow. Not too much client work, but I have to do some video editing and work on my job search.
It's a shame it's so cold outside! Tomorrow it's supposed to warm up to 4 degrees, so hopefully the snow melts a bit!
I still haven't done my codeacademy or adwords stuff. Ack. I need to do that ASAP!
Monday, January 22, 2018
Weekend Recap
Friday - We played Charterstone (a legacy boardgame) with some friends, played two games and called it a night.
Saturday - I started reading my tech book on my Kobo (finally figured out how to get my books back on the device!) and went to Bite to try to get free gelato samples from Fiasco, but we missed them. Had a nice walk in Inglewood, though! Went out for bbt with a co-worker from my last job and caught up.
Sunday - Went to Luke's and got our free gelato samples (Vanilla Bean!) - we ended up buying some dark chocolate gelato :) Then got groceries and cooked some pasta with egg and turkey sausages for dinner. We also checked out Chai Pani for a bit to get some rice pudding dessert and some chai, both were VERY good! :)
I couldn't really sleep last night so I ended up sleeping in all morning. I did some work and read my book for a little bit. Tomorrow I have a lunch meetup to chat with someone who's experienced with freelancing and to possibly brainstorm ideas. Also I have a lot more work to do tomorrow, and I have to do some video editing as well.
Today I also got some interest from a previous client of mine that they may need help with some video editing, so I'm keeping my eye out!
Saturday - I started reading my tech book on my Kobo (finally figured out how to get my books back on the device!) and went to Bite to try to get free gelato samples from Fiasco, but we missed them. Had a nice walk in Inglewood, though! Went out for bbt with a co-worker from my last job and caught up.
Sunday - Went to Luke's and got our free gelato samples (Vanilla Bean!) - we ended up buying some dark chocolate gelato :) Then got groceries and cooked some pasta with egg and turkey sausages for dinner. We also checked out Chai Pani for a bit to get some rice pudding dessert and some chai, both were VERY good! :)
I couldn't really sleep last night so I ended up sleeping in all morning. I did some work and read my book for a little bit. Tomorrow I have a lunch meetup to chat with someone who's experienced with freelancing and to possibly brainstorm ideas. Also I have a lot more work to do tomorrow, and I have to do some video editing as well.
Today I also got some interest from a previous client of mine that they may need help with some video editing, so I'm keeping my eye out!
Sunday, January 14, 2018
The first week of remote
Wow, so the first week of working in the house has gone by quite quickly!
I started it off with doing a vlog series. I thought it would be fun to document my adventure of working virtual and my job search for a long-term virtual position. Can I quickly mention that I have learned a shitton of stuff since day one?? Yup.
Monday was more of a day to ease into things after having my client call. Then on Tuesday, I was supposed to have a call with another client, but we needed to reschedule for the day after. I didn't have any tasks on Tuesday so that day was more of a day to vlog about my experience and to job search. Throughout the week I learned that I was looking at the wrong work from home jobs... I kept looking at opportunities that were good for a side income, not necessarily a full or part-time income.
What I need right now is a FT/PT position and so my search changed after that. Of course, I was researching these jobs before, but I wanted to make sure I learned a bit more about the overall scope of virtual work. Also, I only worked like 6 hours or less at my virtual position so far... but I did manage to throw in that I'm interested in doing other kinds of work for the actual virtual company!
I found a few positions that I'm interested in. I applied to some, and there's a few that I've saved as a "maybe". I want to make sure I find the right fit for me.
I was also having office withdrawals. It was really hard. Working from home is sooo nice, but at the same time I have withdrawals because an office provides a routine, which seems more productive... but the thing is, I'm actually quite productive at home too, and so I want to make this work.
However, I did find a few office positions that look really interesting. I think I might apply to some of them as well (some are part-time, so I could do that0. At the same time of having a job, I still also want to have some time to work on my blog and other channels.
Speaking of other channels, I actually filmed TWO videos this weekend! *pats self on back* - I'm super proud of this milestone. Now I have some content I can use and I just need to edit these sometime this week. I haven't written any blog posts at all though, so I'll have to do at least one this week... I've already broken that resolution, rofl! But it's ok, I'm realizing this now and not later and I'll do something about it.
The plan for this week is:
- Work on my virtual stuff
- Apply for jobs
- Write at least one blog post
- Edit my two videos
- Get my Adwords (I need to complete this like this week!)
- Codeacademy lessons (oops, too focused on my search and forgot about this)
Weekend recap:
Friday - We had dinner with my family and played with Tofu and just chilled. Watched Dirk Gentley.
Saturday - We walked to Starbucks as it was SUPER nice out. (Yay, it wasn't cold!) Got some more coffee and then watched P to JK. I also filmed a video before. My friends came over to play boardgames and we played Machi Koro & The Coup. My friend also brought over her Japan Crate with her rejected snacks for us to keep. :)
Sunday - Went to Gyu-Kaku with friends who went on the Fernie trip with us and some other friends. as well. I had a bibimbap bowl as I wasn't feeling too well and didn't think it'd be a good idea to eat bbq. Still felt gross afterwards, but I filmed a video and then did some job searching and also played Block Puzzle.
I'm going to go work on my bujo for the week now. Oh and another thing I should do this week is really clean my desk/office so that it's a good place for working...
Good news today is that I also found out I got paid from my last job. So yay, that was nice!
I started it off with doing a vlog series. I thought it would be fun to document my adventure of working virtual and my job search for a long-term virtual position. Can I quickly mention that I have learned a shitton of stuff since day one?? Yup.
Monday was more of a day to ease into things after having my client call. Then on Tuesday, I was supposed to have a call with another client, but we needed to reschedule for the day after. I didn't have any tasks on Tuesday so that day was more of a day to vlog about my experience and to job search. Throughout the week I learned that I was looking at the wrong work from home jobs... I kept looking at opportunities that were good for a side income, not necessarily a full or part-time income.
What I need right now is a FT/PT position and so my search changed after that. Of course, I was researching these jobs before, but I wanted to make sure I learned a bit more about the overall scope of virtual work. Also, I only worked like 6 hours or less at my virtual position so far... but I did manage to throw in that I'm interested in doing other kinds of work for the actual virtual company!
I found a few positions that I'm interested in. I applied to some, and there's a few that I've saved as a "maybe". I want to make sure I find the right fit for me.
I was also having office withdrawals. It was really hard. Working from home is sooo nice, but at the same time I have withdrawals because an office provides a routine, which seems more productive... but the thing is, I'm actually quite productive at home too, and so I want to make this work.
However, I did find a few office positions that look really interesting. I think I might apply to some of them as well (some are part-time, so I could do that0. At the same time of having a job, I still also want to have some time to work on my blog and other channels.
Speaking of other channels, I actually filmed TWO videos this weekend! *pats self on back* - I'm super proud of this milestone. Now I have some content I can use and I just need to edit these sometime this week. I haven't written any blog posts at all though, so I'll have to do at least one this week... I've already broken that resolution, rofl! But it's ok, I'm realizing this now and not later and I'll do something about it.
The plan for this week is:
- Work on my virtual stuff
- Apply for jobs
- Write at least one blog post
- Edit my two videos
- Get my Adwords (I need to complete this like this week!)
- Codeacademy lessons (oops, too focused on my search and forgot about this)
Weekend recap:
Friday - We had dinner with my family and played with Tofu and just chilled. Watched Dirk Gentley.
Saturday - We walked to Starbucks as it was SUPER nice out. (Yay, it wasn't cold!) Got some more coffee and then watched P to JK. I also filmed a video before. My friends came over to play boardgames and we played Machi Koro & The Coup. My friend also brought over her Japan Crate with her rejected snacks for us to keep. :)
Sunday - Went to Gyu-Kaku with friends who went on the Fernie trip with us and some other friends. as well. I had a bibimbap bowl as I wasn't feeling too well and didn't think it'd be a good idea to eat bbq. Still felt gross afterwards, but I filmed a video and then did some job searching and also played Block Puzzle.
I'm going to go work on my bujo for the week now. Oh and another thing I should do this week is really clean my desk/office so that it's a good place for working...
Good news today is that I also found out I got paid from my last job. So yay, that was nice!
Monday, January 8, 2018
Long post! Weekend roundup and new yeaaaarrr
I haven't blogged here in over a week.
On NYE we went to Mill Street and had some food and partook in conversation with old and new friends. Went back to our place to play Jackbox games and then watched some very weak fireworks that we could barely see. :( Had some celebratory drinks and then went to bed right after.
Jan 1 was a holiday still, so we just chilled for a bit and I looked at some jobs.
This weekend I was in Fernie. On Friday I did some work for bf biz and then our friend came over and we carpooled to Fernie. The drive was good, except it was SO dark in some areas as there was literally no reflectors or street lights. Thank goodness for high beams and headlights.
We then got to the cabin and did some chatter. I made a new friend who was more of an acquaintence to me in hs, so that was cool. We had some curry rice with chicken and a salad for dinner. Then I played Puyo Puyo for the first time on the Nintendo Switch (which was also the first time for me to play one!).
Saturday - My friend and I roamed the town of Fernie while the others went to ski/snowboard at the ski hill. We checked out Big Bang Bagel, which makes their own bagels and cream cheese and it was soooo freaking good. My friend got a crepe from this place called Freshies and it was a huge crepe that he said was super delicious. Who knew that we would find such great gems in Fernie? We went through a lot of ski shops as well and we bought some chocolate from Beanpod, since it was locally made. I also bought some healing stones to help me with communication and stress-relief. I think they are working so far because I felt so much more comfortable communicating with my friends on this trip afterwards. :) Afterwards we had potato soup for lunch and then sausages for dinner. Then tried out the hottub which was super nice!!
Sunday - We went home and the drive was beautiful. It was so nice to actually see where we were driving in broad daylight!! Had some of our friends over to try to finish off some of the food we made, all was finished except for a beef patty, bread and some rice and chicken which we kept at our place. We took a big nap afterwards and I was feeling gross so had kimchi for dinner and then went to bed.
It was a nice weekend to get out of the city for a bit and spend it with friends! I have a client call later today and will be chatting with my client then doing some work for them for a bit. I hope I can do well. Also am taking a look at some opportunities on Upwork. I left this post (went to have lunch at Boogies Burgers with a friend that I haven't seen in a while) but just now I got a message from my virtual PM that they have another client for me. Oh man, things are going to get busy. I really hope I'll be able to balance the two clients I'll have!
I tried to call my client but it looks like he was in a client meeting, and so he asked me to call him back in a bit.
I really didn't do much today except look at jobs, eat with my friend, and researched a bit of background stuff for my client. I applied to a few Upwork things as well and will have to do some video editing later tonight. What I really need to get done this week though is my Adwords certification and also work on CodeAcademy. Time to reset my sleep clock and get up earlier tomorrow to do as much work as possible!
On NYE we went to Mill Street and had some food and partook in conversation with old and new friends. Went back to our place to play Jackbox games and then watched some very weak fireworks that we could barely see. :( Had some celebratory drinks and then went to bed right after.
Jan 1 was a holiday still, so we just chilled for a bit and I looked at some jobs.
This weekend I was in Fernie. On Friday I did some work for bf biz and then our friend came over and we carpooled to Fernie. The drive was good, except it was SO dark in some areas as there was literally no reflectors or street lights. Thank goodness for high beams and headlights.
We then got to the cabin and did some chatter. I made a new friend who was more of an acquaintence to me in hs, so that was cool. We had some curry rice with chicken and a salad for dinner. Then I played Puyo Puyo for the first time on the Nintendo Switch (which was also the first time for me to play one!).
Saturday - My friend and I roamed the town of Fernie while the others went to ski/snowboard at the ski hill. We checked out Big Bang Bagel, which makes their own bagels and cream cheese and it was soooo freaking good. My friend got a crepe from this place called Freshies and it was a huge crepe that he said was super delicious. Who knew that we would find such great gems in Fernie? We went through a lot of ski shops as well and we bought some chocolate from Beanpod, since it was locally made. I also bought some healing stones to help me with communication and stress-relief. I think they are working so far because I felt so much more comfortable communicating with my friends on this trip afterwards. :) Afterwards we had potato soup for lunch and then sausages for dinner. Then tried out the hottub which was super nice!!
Sunday - We went home and the drive was beautiful. It was so nice to actually see where we were driving in broad daylight!! Had some of our friends over to try to finish off some of the food we made, all was finished except for a beef patty, bread and some rice and chicken which we kept at our place. We took a big nap afterwards and I was feeling gross so had kimchi for dinner and then went to bed.
It was a nice weekend to get out of the city for a bit and spend it with friends! I have a client call later today and will be chatting with my client then doing some work for them for a bit. I hope I can do well. Also am taking a look at some opportunities on Upwork. I left this post (went to have lunch at Boogies Burgers with a friend that I haven't seen in a while) but just now I got a message from my virtual PM that they have another client for me. Oh man, things are going to get busy. I really hope I'll be able to balance the two clients I'll have!
I tried to call my client but it looks like he was in a client meeting, and so he asked me to call him back in a bit.
I really didn't do much today except look at jobs, eat with my friend, and researched a bit of background stuff for my client. I applied to a few Upwork things as well and will have to do some video editing later tonight. What I really need to get done this week though is my Adwords certification and also work on CodeAcademy. Time to reset my sleep clock and get up earlier tomorrow to do as much work as possible!
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Things to do before the new year
Alright, so I'm technically employed again. I'm a self-employed person now!
And so with that, I need to focus before the new year. I'm going to try to find some more jobs and perhaps a full-time one before February, but I also need to see how the assistant gig will fare out in terms of hours.
Today and tomorrow I need to:
- Edit my videos
- Work on stuff for bf's business
- Do some training
- Write a blog post on my blog about my goals for the new year
We had a long day today (I was shopping for swimwear and PJs) and didn't get home until around 8pm, so we're working quite late into the night today. It's almost 11pm!
So I won't get too much done today, so I'll have to do my editing tomorrow and my training tomorrow.
Then I also have to do some chores too, there's a ton of laundry waiting to be cleaned and I need to clean my bathroom as well.
I plan to have this all done by Monday evening, then Tuesday I may have some meetings and I will commence my search again for jobs. And then hang out with some friends in the evening for a dinner party!
Oh, we also need to go rent some ski equipment tomorrow as well.
Lots of things to do!
And so with that, I need to focus before the new year. I'm going to try to find some more jobs and perhaps a full-time one before February, but I also need to see how the assistant gig will fare out in terms of hours.
Today and tomorrow I need to:
- Edit my videos
- Work on stuff for bf's business
- Do some training
- Write a blog post on my blog about my goals for the new year
We had a long day today (I was shopping for swimwear and PJs) and didn't get home until around 8pm, so we're working quite late into the night today. It's almost 11pm!
So I won't get too much done today, so I'll have to do my editing tomorrow and my training tomorrow.
Then I also have to do some chores too, there's a ton of laundry waiting to be cleaned and I need to clean my bathroom as well.
I plan to have this all done by Monday evening, then Tuesday I may have some meetings and I will commence my search again for jobs. And then hang out with some friends in the evening for a dinner party!
Oh, we also need to go rent some ski equipment tomorrow as well.
Lots of things to do!
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