Oh buoy
A weekly newsletter
A life raft for women who work for themselves.
Recognition, perspective and practical help for when you’re carrying a lot on your own. Honest essays, useful tools and stories about the experience of working for yourself.
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What's on board
Four shelves to reach for
One main piece each issue, often with a little Drift at the end.
The Deep End
Honest essays that give words to something you've felt but never quite named.
Keeping Afloat
Something useful to try in your own working life this week.
Float Your Boat
Conversations about how other women navigate their work: their decisions, habits and ways of working.
Drift
Small discoveries that make your world a little bigger.
About
Hi, I’m Mirandi.
I’m a (specialised) generalist based in Cape Town. I work across creative projects and the everyday operations of businesses – and I’m making space to create something of my own.
Oh Buoy is a life raft for women who work for themselves. Here, I share personal essays, practical tools and conversations with fellow freelancers and creative entrepreneurs: how we find work, look after ourselves, choose what to take on and leave room for our own ideas.
I’m learning as I go, and writing about it here. Tell me a little more about you 👇
Get in touch
Want to be featured in Float Your Boat? Found something that belongs in Drift? Or just want to say hello? I'd love to hear from you.
Or email hello@mirandinel.com