There has been a reason I have withheld from writing any new blog posts for quite some time. Well many reasons actually. The main reason however, is that I resigned from my job about two weeks ago and I wanted to wait until everything was finished before I started blogging again. It’s been a really emotional (ahh damn I’ve gone emo) and stressful last few months for me.

I’m sure many people have left jobs before and have gone through similar scenarios. You start getting really combative, you aren’t easily motivated, maybe you’re even unmotivated, you start effecting those who are around you. It can get ugly, and while I was definitely in a bad state of mind, I would like to think I pulled myself together enough to leave on good terms with my former company. After all, it was they who gave me my shot and fostered my learning for all of this stuff.

My leaving wasn’t brought on so much by something they did, it was brought on by my own actions: doing a ton of freelance work. I loved it. I’m going to tell you why the idea of freelancing was so appealing to me. Even though I haven’t really lived the life, as my last day at work was only 3 days ago, I certainly have spent hours reading about it and obsessing about it.
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One of the most amusing things that comes my way are people with big ideas and NDA’s. What does this sound like to people:

“Hey I want to go into business with you, but first off, can you sign this document, because I don’t trust you.”

Now I know for big business it’s completely different, but for anything involving less than five people, it comes across as an insult. Let’s be real, rarely is there an idea that comes across my plate that I haven’t seen elsewhere, or haven’t thought of myself. If you want to work with me, trusting me up will go a lot further than covering your ass down the line. I’m a web developer, who needs who?