it's monday so let's talk how did your last week go? i'll share how mine went!

- i just sent off a proposal to an inquiry i got earlier this week

- i went to a woman's founder event on wednesday! (picture tax below 🤭)

- i attended a 3 day online conference called "paid talker challenge" by Kendra Taul & i now have a whole new service offering i'll be sharing about SO soon 👀

i'd call that a pretty productive week! what about you? i'm nosy

The hardest part of freelancing isn’t the design work. It’s the silence.

Proposals left on read. Client budgets vanishing. Weeks where the pipeline looks completely empty.

If you’re a freelancer sitting in that quiet space right now, feeling like your skills aren't landing, take a breath. It’s a cycle, not a permanent address.

The market doesn't owe us clients, but our persistence will always beat a temporary slump. When the inbound work slows down, use the room to build:

🛠️ Build that passion project you've parked. 📱 Redesign an app you hate using. 🔄 Revamp your own portfolio.

The best projects usually show up right after you stop panicking and start building for yourself.

To my fellow freelancers: What are you working on while waiting for the next big client? Drop it below, let’s look at each other’s work. 👇