I'm currently 22 weeks pregnant and looking for a part-time job, just something over Christmas, or until March at the latest, to help out our finances until the baby's born. I won't work outside the home after that, but I'm not against the idea of doing some (lightish) work in the home.
And of course, nobody's hiring me. I love being at home, because I do still get sleepy with the pregnancy thing, but I'm starting to feel a little guilty for not contributing more to the family finances. I take care of my autistic sister once every week or two, which gives me a wee bit of caregiver money; I make baked goods for DH to sell in the tearoom at work, which gives me... well, pittance, but a few dollars a day; I occasionally do other baking for friends and acquaintances (some gluten-free cooking, the odd wedding cake, some vegetarian meals, whatever). But that's it.
So, if I can't get a 'real' job between now and le bebe, what can I do? I'm about to write a notice for DH's work, offering to cook Christmas-type foods for staff, per order. I did that last year and made a bit of money (I sold things like little decorated gingerbread biscuits, truffles, fudge etc). But the baking thing, frankly, is never going to keep me in silk stockings. Plus it's *cough* probably not entirely legal; I don't have a separate kitchen, or keep 'books' on my miniscule profits, or anything like that. It's basically a tin of muffins/slice/cake in the tearoom and a little jar!
I live in NZ, and I don't have a car. That eliminates medical transcription, which is apparently popular in the USA, but I've heard doesn't work like that here; and things like Mary Kay or Avon which involve driving around. I don't have a wide enough social circle to host Tupperware parties or anything like that, and I want to avoid pyramid schemes. I also hate the idea of telemarketing, although I could *possibly* do telephone surveys... I dunno, is that any more or less obnoxious? I could probably get a leaflet run, which might be good for exercise, but I know the pay's completely atrocious, and I don't fancy trudging around HOT streets in midsummer while heavily pregnant. (Or in the rain, if it comes to that!). I could possibly, maybe, do daycare; but I'm not sure what kinds of legal requirements go into that, and frankly it would be a last resort for me.
So... any ideas, please? I thought of doing some tutoring with English as a second language people (I have a degree in English and Screen & Media, not sure if that helps or not!); preferably from home, but I don't know if that's possible. I'm a competent typist, and good at grammar and spelling--is there some kind of job which involves editing documents for irritating errors? ('Cause that wouldn't just be a job... that'd be therapy!). Could I grow seedlings and sell them to garden companies, or something? Could I write articles of some kind?
Sorry for the long rant. I'm just feeling a tad desperate right now... Christmas bills are coming up, we need to buy a car, we still haven't finished paying off the motorbike, and so on.... TIA for any brilliant schemes you can suggest!
And of course, nobody's hiring me. I love being at home, because I do still get sleepy with the pregnancy thing, but I'm starting to feel a little guilty for not contributing more to the family finances. I take care of my autistic sister once every week or two, which gives me a wee bit of caregiver money; I make baked goods for DH to sell in the tearoom at work, which gives me... well, pittance, but a few dollars a day; I occasionally do other baking for friends and acquaintances (some gluten-free cooking, the odd wedding cake, some vegetarian meals, whatever). But that's it.
So, if I can't get a 'real' job between now and le bebe, what can I do? I'm about to write a notice for DH's work, offering to cook Christmas-type foods for staff, per order. I did that last year and made a bit of money (I sold things like little decorated gingerbread biscuits, truffles, fudge etc). But the baking thing, frankly, is never going to keep me in silk stockings. Plus it's *cough* probably not entirely legal; I don't have a separate kitchen, or keep 'books' on my miniscule profits, or anything like that. It's basically a tin of muffins/slice/cake in the tearoom and a little jar!
I live in NZ, and I don't have a car. That eliminates medical transcription, which is apparently popular in the USA, but I've heard doesn't work like that here; and things like Mary Kay or Avon which involve driving around. I don't have a wide enough social circle to host Tupperware parties or anything like that, and I want to avoid pyramid schemes. I also hate the idea of telemarketing, although I could *possibly* do telephone surveys... I dunno, is that any more or less obnoxious? I could probably get a leaflet run, which might be good for exercise, but I know the pay's completely atrocious, and I don't fancy trudging around HOT streets in midsummer while heavily pregnant. (Or in the rain, if it comes to that!). I could possibly, maybe, do daycare; but I'm not sure what kinds of legal requirements go into that, and frankly it would be a last resort for me.
So... any ideas, please? I thought of doing some tutoring with English as a second language people (I have a degree in English and Screen & Media, not sure if that helps or not!); preferably from home, but I don't know if that's possible. I'm a competent typist, and good at grammar and spelling--is there some kind of job which involves editing documents for irritating errors? ('Cause that wouldn't just be a job... that'd be therapy!). Could I grow seedlings and sell them to garden companies, or something? Could I write articles of some kind?
Sorry for the long rant. I'm just feeling a tad desperate right now... Christmas bills are coming up, we need to buy a car, we still haven't finished paying off the motorbike, and so on.... TIA for any brilliant schemes you can suggest!
An administrative assistant does "secretarial" work which generally means more then answering the phone.
In NZ a receptionist is more like a secretary... or something. Cool. Of course, I don't really know any companies that want people just to answer the phone, except for call centres, and that requires some vague computer skills. Hmph. Oh well, I applied for a few more Christmas jobs today, and emailed a transcription service asking them to hire me, and a few things like that... We shall see.
