Smiley Face.

Since the start of my freelancing career, I have made some new best friends. Me and my pals have common interests.

Since starting freelancing, I have made some new best friends. Me and my pals have common interests in each other's well being and sometimes the weather. My friends are mostly pen pals. We haven't met in real life but its definitely love.

We usually meet like this:

Hi Angela
How are you? Just thought I'd drop you a line to see what your availability is like at the moment. We have a client who is interested in you for a job? (smiley face emoji)

Hi Linda
I'm fine, hope you're well too. Yes I'm busy but I'm sure I have space to fit you in ( Smiley face emoji)

Hi Angela
It's Leanne! (Slightly confused face emoji)

Hi Leanne
Sorry! I was just speaking to Linda, got you confused – busy busy – you know how it is! (winking face emoji) Hope you're well!

Hi Angela
Yes I do! Busy busy here too! So could you give me a quote? Hope you had a good weekend! (relaxing emoji)

Hi Leanne
Yes of course. It's this much. Hope you're getting some of this lovely weather! (sunshine emoji)

Hi Angela
It's raining unfortunately (umbrella emoji)
Bit outside the client's budget. How about this much?

Hi Leanne
No. It's this much. It's gone a bit cloudy (thinking face, cloud emoji)

Hi Angela
It's clearing up here a bit! Rain must be moving in your direction! How about this much? (calculator emoji)

Hi Leanne
Just looked out the window! It's snowing! (snow emoji) Or this much? (calculator emoji)

Hi Leanne
Or let's settle on this.....it's spitting (nearly put a gobbing emoji but couldn't find one so settles with a sunshine coming out from behind the clouds emoji)

Hi Angela
Great thanks. Client is very happy with the reduced quote(smiley face). I'll let you know what they say there's ten of you in the mix for it and he did get some lower quotes. (calculator emoji) The sun's just come out again. (huge sunshine emoji)

Hi Leanne
Look forward to hearing from you. It's seething here. I mean sleeting. (smiley face emoji)

Sometimes me and my friends fall out. ( angry face emoji)