My First Full Week as a Full Time Freelancer

Nauuso ang Work From Home jobs.  Madami kasing mga platforms na makakahanap ka ng mga trabaho na di kelangan umalis sa bahay - at mind you, hindi sila mga capcha capcha o mga scam.  Totoong mga work from home ito!

Nagstart ako manood ng mga videos, mag attend ng mga free online trainings about freelancing mga March.  Cellphone lang kasi gamit ko nun.  Wala ako laptop - pero may inaasahan ako bonus sa April at yun ang punterya ko na bilhin pagka receive - which nabili ko naman.

April ako naghanap hanap ng clients.  Mahirap maghanap ng clients knowing na madami kalaban sa merkado.  Tiyagaan lang talaga. Confidence.  Hanggang nakakuha ako ng client na pumayag sa part time.  Doble work ako for 3 months.  US client sa gabi, UK office work naman sa hapon.  Tulog ko nasa 4 or 5 hours lang lagi -- hanggang nagresign ako....at ngayon habang nagsusulat, naka terminal VL lang ako.

Anyway, eto ang 1st full week ko working from home na full time: 

Tipid - no gastos on food coz no eat out. Ano food sa bahay yun ang lalamunin

Relax - late ka man matulog, di pressured bumangon ng maaga dahil kahit di ka maliligo, magbibihis, magtoothbrush - anjan lang pwede magtrabaho agad

More sound tulog - kahit 5 hours na tulog lang feeling mo relaxed pa rin dahil wala kang iisiping mallate ka dahil sa trapik or matagal makasakay or umuulan etc

No Commuting Issues - ano pa iccommute mo sa loob ng bahay? Therefore, no traffic, no ulan, no init, no bagyo, well di naman kami bahain dito so walang dating ang baha

Walang panget sa paligid - naku wala kang makikitang mga asungot. Wala kang makikitang tao na wala naman ginagawa sayo pero nabbwisit ka sa pagmumukha or naiirita ka sa boses.. Ganern. Alangan naman na maiirita ako sa cute na animals

Walang magbabawal manood ng TV or Kdrama! PWEDE PALIPATLIPAT NG CHANNEL! dahil di na kelangan magpaalam sa Cebu para ilipat ang channel ng TV sa Manila. Wow talaga. Di na puro news lang ang palabas!

Pwede kumain - kahit ano oras. Unli log out para kumain. Kung kaya mo kumain habang nagwwork - why not?

Walang asungot na magmomonitor kung ilang oras ka maglalaro ng ML. Nakuuu lang. Masaya.

Hindi bawal ang music. Juice colored na lang. Kahit max volume pa habang nagwwork.. Basta lang ba walang kapitbahay na magrreklamo.

Syempre, wala na ang mga Critical Wallet days dahil weekly naman ang biyaya. Di ka magaantay ng 2 weeks tapos mauubos din agad sa bills. Dahil weekly dito e d pwede iba iba week iba iba babayarang bills para lagi me matira.

Pwede magyosi habang nagwwork.

Pwede uminom while nagwwork.

Unli tae sa kubeta. Sa aminin mo man o hindi, ayaw na ayaw mo mag jebs sa office dahil namamahay ang pwet mo.  Dagdag mo pa ang maruming CR sa office dahil ewan ko na lang at meron talagang mga di marunong gumamit ng CR.  Pero - haaay sarap lang sa feeling na anytime na natatae ka, gora ka lang sa CR agad at solb na.  Kahit gaano pa kadumi ang CT ng bahay - success story ka palagi!

OOTD mo ay nakahubad, naka boxer, naka sando at walang paki ang client mo.  Well, pwera na lang if may video call ka.  Sarap ng nagoopisina ka pero OOTD mo pang bold star di ba?!

Yan pa lang naman naranasan ko for a week.  So, gusto mo rin ba mag work from home?

Jump into the Unknown

For the past 10 or more years, I have been a slave to the corporate world - if you call BPOs as a corporate world.  Most people do not really treat the BPO industry as 'corporate' - I don't know for what reason - but let's just keep it as it is.
My point is, I go to work, I go to an office to earn a living.
I have officemates, co-workers, colleagues - whatever you want to call them.  I have a boss, a super boss, my boss's boss and all other ranks higher than my position in the office.
I belong to the "hemline" in the corporate world - a mere rank and file who "faces" customers.
Life is routinary.  I work, I go home, I sleep - and the same cycle again the following day.  On weekdays, I look forward to weekends, and on Sundays, I dread when the clock strikes 12 midnight because it is Monday again.
I'm sure a lot of people can relate to that situation.
About 3 or 4 months ago, I decided to make use of my free time after office hours to be productive and become time spent to earn instead of watching Korean dramas and series.  I bumped into the freelancing world where my office colleagues shared success stories from different people who are into freelancing.
Jump.
I jumped into the bandwagon - if this is called a bandwagon.
I started to join free online seminars and joined Facebook groups dedicated to freelancers, and I became a silent lurker - reading posts and envying on those success stories of people who were into it ahead of me.
I created an Upwork profile - and was rejected - and found ways to be approved and finally got in.
I applied for different job posts and got no replies.
I tried.
2 months.
Out of boredom and a little desperation, I applied into a Virtual Assistant job - well - in lay man's term - an online secretary.  You all know what a secretary does.
I took advantage of the skill I learned from my BPO experience and created a simple, out-of boredom application letter (or in freelancing, we call it "proposal").
I got a spot for an interview.  I got the job. 
The day after my interview - I started my first freelance job as an Assistant.
A few months on - I am still working for the same client.  Same job. 
I am still employed at the moment.  Oh yes, double job.
Worth it?
Yes. And no.
Yes - I needed to choose one.
I let go of the corporate world.
I choose you - online job.
This world is literally unknown to me. I do not know what to expect after 6 months, 10 months, in December, next year - everything is a blur.
I keep thoughts of those success stories I read on those Facebook pages I joined related to this field. I am hoping that their success story will also become my success story.
This is my unknown at the moment.
But I choose to jump into the unknown.
For the first time in my life, I feel like I am doing something that I do know about - and all I have are hopes and aspirations of becoming successful.
I know I will, I know I can - and I claim it.
On August 14, I will walk the halls of my office for the last time.  My next office is my humble abode.
My freelancing journey will officially begin.