It's tough. I've been at this whole blogging thing for a little over a year now. I'm still learning. As we all find out, some things work pretty well, some are happy accidents and some things not good at all.
I was having lunch with some colleagues recently and we were chatting with how we try and explain the trials and tribulations of being self-employed in the ad and design world. The best analogy it seems, is the whole process is a lot like dating.