When it rains it pours, in a good way

After five months of unemployment, I have shifted my focus to making lots of content to post online while looking for work.

Why? Because nothing was working. I had to do something that might produce some income, even if it was small and would take a long time to get our first dollar (which is definitely true for blogging and social media).

And then I hear the distant roll of thunder, and the rain starts.

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First Contract Job

After a week or so following up on a contract bid for a small project, on Tuesday I got the offer and started doing the work.

The main goal of the first contract job is just to get a completed project on my profile and get my first review (this one is on Freelancer), because no one wants to hire someone without any reviews on a platform.

And I have been enjoying the work, building an Inventory management system for a small business.

Obviously, paying gigs come first. But it takes a lot of time that I would have been writing, editing, videoing, etc.

First Job Interview

After actively applying for a range of positions since February, I had my first interview.

You heard that right, first interview after more than 90 applications.

After I pick my ego up off the floor, I will say that the interview went very well, and I think the work and the culture sounds like a good fit for me.

However, I am fully prepared for the “you are where?” question when the topic of where I will be working remotely FROM comes up.

One day at a time.

Time, that pesky limited commodity

So now that I have the blog/video/podcast/newsletter cycle in full swing, I picked up a contract that took 30 hours of my last week (still probably 20 to go), and I had an interview that took most of a day (when you include researching the company, researching my interviewer, and all the other normal prep).

What does that mean for the content?

Not sure yet. Maybe less frequent content. Maybe channels are scaled back some.

And maybe it is variable.

All I can say for sure it that it will likely change some.

Novi Sad, Serbia

The Post Office in Old Town, Novi Sad, Serbia

We are fully settled in at our AirBnB, our stores, our coffee shop, and some of the cool places we will go back to.

It is getting hot, and that is our least favorite temperature. The weather is nice, and we love the place, but we do prefer not to sweat when just going for a walk. Eventually we may seek out cost-effective mountain communities with cooler, clean air to wait out the summers.

For now, we are thankful for our decisions. Thankful for embracing the fully nomadic life in 2022. Thankful for the freedom to enjoy beautiful new places even while we are seeking new income sources. And thankful we can do it all for less than the cost of our previous life in Alabama.

The Danube River at the edge of Old Town, Novi Sad, Serbia

Thank you to those who support our journey by reading and watching and liking and making comments.

We appreciate you all more than you know.

Until next time, have a good one.