so...yeah. the preschool music teacher thing didn't pan out. shocking. they have daycare, but for 12 months and up. oh well. but the good news? i was told to keep them in mind "next time". What?
i'm done with the countless hours of job searching online. i am done applying to copywriter positions, rambling off my qualifications and then sneaking in the line "oh by the way, I would like to work from home and part-time, please" in small, fine print. Welcome to the 21st century, employers. Good Lord, it's not that complicated.
i have so many ideas of what i want to do to make money. i've done cakes. i've schemed blogs. i've started a marketing business. i've done articles. i've started writing a children's book. i've made onesies. i've designed business cards. i've created scrapbooks. i'll think i'll just blame it on my crazy creative ways. i have so many wheels spinning in my head and i love doing them all, it's hard for me to choose.
so it's time to really crack down. our family needs the money. i need the creative outlet. soooooooooooooooo...back to work!
what do you guys think? can i do more than one thing? can I have more than one profession? what should i do?
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girl, you are so dedicated and clever! look at you with all your great ideas. I think you need to figure out what is going to make you the happiest. And maybe not stress so much about the making money from everything part. Most of those things make really awesome hobbies, but could get overwhelming and tiresome if you are putting pressure on yourself to make money from it. Earning money aside, what makes you the happiest? If you focus on that, money usually has a tendency to follow.
Oh and also, I don't think you should get down on yourself about not being able to find the perfect stay at home, work part time, and be able to raise your daughter job. I know it's the 21st century but it's harder than you think, because most companies like to get to know the employees first. You know, make sure they're not really going to just sit at home and slack off. Then when those employees get preggers or move, sometimes they allow such special working circumstance. I think it's hard to come from the outside and get jobs like that. So don't get down, but keep seeing what's out there- you never know! One might come along!
I'd also encourage you to try to make some contacts. If you really want to get back into the marketing world, have j master watch dakota for an hour and try to go to some dallas networking events and meet some contacts in the industry. If you meet someone that way who can vouch for you, you have one leg in the door!
:)
Someday I will start my own magazine and you will be my marketing guru. Until then, try to trim down to what you love most and what you feel are your biggest strengths. Have confidence in your abilities, because you have them! There is room for more than one thing, but perhaps not 10 things. :) It helps if they're related and it also totally depends on what the market is looking for. But you know that. You may have to try a few avenues before you find the right fit. I imagine it's very hard to do this all in a new place, but hang in there!
Have you heard of/looked at www.etsy.com before? It's an awesome website where people sell stuff they have made. It's sort of like a cleaner, nicer, craftier version of e-bay. Well, without the bidding. I think you can open up an etsy store for free, though I'm not sure. Maybe you can peddle some of your super-cute, super crafty wares there?
Just a thought! Money is so stressful, and I so feel your pain, since Jeremy still hasn't had any luck finding a job yet!
I'm telling you right now.
Don't ever work from home.
You may think it's cool, but give it a good three years and you'll probably be in the beginning stages of a heart attack.
In lighter news, i love your blog and am now stalking it! I'm jealous of your coach wallet and congratulations, you have produced a baby model.
Love,
Jenn Hall Scott
Omaha, NE
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