This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ariba Mobin Khan, a 37-year-old marketing copywriter based in Lahore, Pakistan. It has been edited for length and clarity. My journey in side hustling started when I took a one-year break from work after having my baby in 2016. I wrote content for an Indian fashion brand, often with a baby in my lap . Ten years on, my family has grown, and so have my side gigs. I now juggle three side hustles alongside a corporate job, while raising three