@Jennifer wrote:
Hi - I am WITH y'all, although my kids are older now (14 and 11). I recall what a time and energy suck working full time and having toddlers was, so I cannot complain. However, my kids are at that critical teen/pre-teen stage where sometimes they need me more than I realize, and in different ways. I decided to try coding after coming across so many job opportunities listed, whereas the jobs in my current field were getting fewer for people with my level of experience. People love to hire young, cheap designers! I am absolutely committed to learning new skills, so I am going after it with as much time as I can while still being present for my kids, managing my house and staying healthy. I am starting to feel like one of the keys to getting noticed is to blog about my journey. I am pretty active on social media and am trying to make connections, but I think I am missing that one piece where I can attract attention for getting hired at some point. It is secondary to being able to do the work well, but I think learning Wordpress might be on my ever-increasing to do list. Would love to hear some thoughts on that. Thanks!
