yesterday minor panic minutes parent meeting daughters elementary school freshen drive town issue talked phone raining steadily morning time thought packing computer walk drive cafe rain wind picked decided good hunker home odds ends enjoying sound rain dining room windows working kind isolation throws strange zone difficult snap parent function school shocking forms total social immersion ease parents talk talk parents parents kids kids ex-husband neighbors you're dealing multiple layers social stratosphere tend handle means expectations high feeling extra rough edges smile felt pasted voice sounded strange recording time opened mouth greet parents sitting kids desks chairs spent practicing interactions adults clear disadvantage teach copywriting seminars mediabistro spend time talking pros cons freelancing case life pros cons rooted reality ability work people greatest thing freelancing they've spent time socially stressful negative office environments working part biggest fear freelancing continues greatest challenge true extrovert means derives energy ideas start shrivel hours complete isolation chosen solitary vocation learned cope thrive partly needed solitude life naturally gravitate empty quiet spaces gently trained appreciating craving salads classical music tucked everyday lives children thing learned necessity aware personality intentional making interaction collaboration happen naturally waiting grab interacting discipline sorts solitude make point picking phone calling client designer working email trick pick jason's brain lunch taking advantage great problem-solving skills process giving connecting points area lives brainstorm ideas feedback activity people shot energy give head cafe raining hard feed work primes social situations life throws parent meetings bonus 