“This Friday will welcome two special events: 1) the birthday of my beloved wife (Happy B-day Suzanne!) and 2) the 6-month mark of freelancing full-time… Somehow it’s all worked out. We’ve continued to pay the bills. There’s no shortage of requests for work. And I’ve enjoyed recapturing my evenings and Saturdays, filled with family and personal time. Thus, here are 10 things learned over the last 6 months. This topic has been exhausted elsewhere by many others, so I hope I’ve avoided duplicating what’s already been said.