Space is a premium in my little house, and as such it has not been easy to create my dream office.
For one I don’t actually have an entire room to dedicate to the area – just a corner spot – so I’ve really had to maximise the bones of what’s available.
By the time I mustered up the courage to address the scary monster lurking in the corner of my mind and inbox – my first year’s tax return – I was in trouble to the tune of about £800. Why are self-assessment tax returns so darned terrifying?
One of the questions I’ve been asked most often recently is “how do you get a book deal?”. Because whoever we are, whatever we’re doing, there’s something so delicious about the prospect of writing a book.
Being self-employed can be a tricky game. I never underestimate the fact that I have the freedom to be around for the kids – one of the reasons I always wanted to work this way – but it can be such a lonely business.
Charlie runs the educational box company Lucky Gecko and is so very passionate about encouraging children to learn in a way that’s interesting for them. A former personal tutor, read on to find out how she’s thrown her years of teaching knowledge into her business.
It can be a bit of a lonely life, the one of a Freelancer. I generally work from home and the odd member’s club or coffee shop, so many a time have I become so frustrated with my lack of human interaction that I’ve wandered into John Lewis or Costa to run a simple errand only to talk the hind leg off whichever poor person I find behind the till.