About Lisa
One of the hardest things I had to do was settle.
I was doing what I thought was best for me and my wellbeing when I took a call center job in 2019. I needed the money to make ends meet while building up a freelance writing business that was floundering at the time. I was told I was doing well in the call center job but I was instead floundering as I put up with people yelling and screaming at me about things I couldn't truly help them with.
I realized very quickly while I was there that I wasn't made to put up with the verbal abuse from people who also threatened to call the news outlets and even the police when I kept telling them repeatedly that I couldn't help them after business hours with things that were out of my control. I was made a supervisor at this call center but I was truly miserable.
I knew I wanted more than what this place could provide for me, considering I was only paid $9 per hour. I knew I wanted control over my schedule that the freelancing provided but I couldn't survive on the pennies I was making before taking the call center position. I ended up leaving my call center job with no prospects for work in August 2020 because I knew I deserved so much more.
I found a new call center position with a company, where I made easily three times what I made at the last call center. However, I knew I still wanted the freedom that freelancing had given me only a year and half before my departure. I decided to re-open my freelancing business as a side hustle until I could make the money I need to leave this new job. I have tried everything from writing for law firms to writing about women's health. However, none of those topics gave me the interest I wanted from the things I was writing about.
I knew I needed to write about something I truly enjoy but I was stuck on what that could be. I was focused more on what could make more money so I could leave my job rather than what I truly enjoy researching and writing about. I knew my ADHD would make things difficult on this front if I didn't focus on what I enjoy doing.
That's when the idea struck in my head - what if I focus on reporting on the mechanics behind the video games so much of us enjoy? I figured that if I could put 800 hours into Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I'd enjoy writing about the technology that goes into it. I want to help people understand just what they're buying into when they're looking at the mechanics behind the games they're playing.
I focus on making the mechanics easy enough for a caveman to understand. I know that if that's what I need, there are others out there in the world who need the same level of explanation. I enjoy it the most when people learn a thing or two about what I'm writing on at any given point.