3 tips for 🌸Spring cleaning🌸 your freelance life

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Ah, Spring, a time of renewal, rejuvenation, reflection, and … organizing your spreadsheets and contacts.

Right …? Right!

Today I’ve invited friend of FWT Paulette Perhach to give us a few pointers on ~Spring cleaning~ our freelance and digital lives. If this is something you’ve been putting off for a while (ahem, um, definitely not me!), now is as good a time as ever to get your proverbial ducks in a row and ready to tackle the rest of the year a little tidier, more thoughtfully, and, hopefully, far less clutter both in your mind and your inbox.

Take it away, Paulette!

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Nothing feels better than that freshy-fresh, just-got-organized feeling. I have a monthlong calendar event for this season I label “🌸🧹🧼 SPRING CLEANING! 🧼🧹🌸.” And yes, I need the flower emojis, because otherwise it would just feel like an overwhelming chore. The flowers remind me of how magical it feels on the other side.

Here are three steps to doing this for yourself.

Start with your vision