I have been 100% self-employed for almost 8 years now. Freelancing as a graphic designer has been (and still is) my full-time job and main source of income. As any self-employed person can tell you, it's a bit of a bumpy road. Especially if, like me, you never planned...
10 Ways to Make Life Easier for Others
This originally appeared as a guest post on Lena B. Actually. Life can be stressful, am I right? Aside from the normal work and money and relationship stress, there are a lot of things in the everyday rush outside of your control and likely to go wrong. But doesn't it...
Getting Past a Creative Block
This originally appeared as a guest post on Hello, Clementine.We've all been there. You're working on a project and it's going great, and then suddenly... you're stuck. And nothing you try helps move you forward. You can't think where to go next, your momentum has...
Tips to Make Gmail Even Better
I am an avid Gmail user. Not only do I have a regular old Gmail account, but I run both my professional and blog email addresses through Gmail as well. (In other words, even though I send and receive mail as , I'm doing it all through...
Christmas Colors Fashion How-To
Today I'm over at Sandy a la Mode sharing some tips on how to incorporate the colors of the season into your wardrobe, without ending up looking like a walking Christmas card. Go check it out!
The Importance of Date Night
This originally appeared as a guest post over on The Observant Turtle. There comes a point in most long-term relationships where the romance starts to fade. Not the love; one would hope if you're sticking around there's no problem on the love front. But...
Tips for Insomniacs
As some of you might know, I struggle with insomnia pretty regularly, and have for several years. Since I know I'm not the only one out there with this issue, I thought I'd share some of the things that help me. The combination of the below has helped me go...
5 Tips for a More User-Friendly Blog
This originally appeared over at The Streeters Unlimited as a guest post. With so many blogs clogging the interweb today, it can be hard to attract a following in the first place, let alone grow it. And aside from all the advice about networking, and having great...
Tips to Balance Work & Life & Blogging
This post originally appeared over at Living Apockylypse as a guest post. One topic that I see pop up over and over again in the blog world is how to balance it all. Life. Work. Blogging. Motherhood, for some. And while I'm not an expert on the whole balance issue,...
About
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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