I experienced a plethora of unforeseeable problems upon casting off the shackles off full-time office work and proceeding with freelancedom:

1. I don’t want to wake up. Ever.
2. When I finally wake up, I’m too lazy to even shower. Besides, my fuzzy, Cookie Monster pajama pants are way comfortable.
3. I’m not quite sure what to do with myself.
4. By the time I figure out what to do, I’m ready for a lunch break. This leads to a four-hour America’s Next Top Model marathon.
5. Due to guilt over the lack of daytime productivity, I work late into the night, when I should be preparing dinner, or bonding with my husband.

Obviously, despite my eagerness to leave behind the 9-to-5, I still required some semblance of a schedule. A few moves that keep me on track:

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