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Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9:46AM Dollar signs are making me dizzy. It started with the $7,000 roof repair estimate followed quickly by the $550 door replacement.
It's re-registration time at school - $175.
There's a broken branch with a dagger tip perched 60 feet up in the sugar maple that threatens to impale the unfortunate standing beneath it when time or wind or decomposition dislodges it. Cost to remove: $575.
Then, the automatic sliding door on the car broke. It's a hard problem to ignore even for classy folk like us who have overlooked the missing hub cap, rusted out dent and bashed side view mirror for more than a year. Price tag to fix the door? I'm scared to ask. Ditto the other stuff.
Even before the bills starting piling up like pancakes, I knew it was time to start the job search. Both out of necessity and interest. The kids are nearly done with the constant need for me and have embarked on independent, exciting lives outside the house. I'm eager to fill their absence with work, but I also need to. Come fall, two more children enter Catholic school full time and the youngest goes to preschool an extra day a week. Translation: Lots and lots of dollar signs.
And so, work.
Part-time, ideally.
Where? What? I don't know.
It's been so long since I put a resume together I'm not sure what they even look like anymore.
Your tips and leads and thoughts and experiences are most welcome. Not just about the resume, about all of it.
Reader Comments (8)
Hahahaha. Me too. I've got no idea. It's a frequent topic of conversation around these parts--how does a mother go back to work when her industry has passed her by while she was changing diapers. How does a mother find a job that understands that when Child A has a fever, his world stops. What about spring break? Who takes the kids during spring break?
Do they still give you money if you donate plasma?
Funny you mention spring break because a few hours ago, I thought: summer vacation!? What? How? The problem when you start thinking about work to cover costs is that working creates MORE costs. And I don't know about you, but (based on my old salary) I'm not likely to find a job that pays well enough to meet the costs of childcare, etc.
I am exactly where you are.
How about you and I think of something fabulous we can do in our pajamas or at coffee shops! (Not in our pj's at a coffee shop). You know you what I'm saying
I've got my design-ish thing going on but in terms of working in an actual agency with people who have been working in agencies for the past 15 years while I was f*cking around in real estate for a decade and a half....it's intimidating.
I've actually been thinking about how tp assemble a going-back-to-work-after-babies-during-an-epic-recession group. Like on Facebook. Maybe ideas, encouragement. Orrrrrr not.
Oh, good luck on this. Resume-doing is the worst. I find it so intimidating and horrendous. I know (because I've been getting them) that Idealist has non-profit jobs and will send you daily emails on what's posted. I might look for freelance gigs on Craigslist or Monster...and that taps out my ideas.
It might be worth looking at a career coach to help you target your search and update your resume? Your best bet might be to try and find someone just starting out who can reduce their rate. Good luck!
Dana,
I know the feeling. After getting a masters degree and not being able to find a job to use that, I find myself in an entry level job which requires little thought but has the advantage of being 5 minutes from home and pays the bills. What about something with the school? It may give you a discount and the advantage of being home when the kids are. Just my 2 cents.
Just catching up on your blog Dana. How about a complientary coaching session to jump start things? It would be my pleasure and i need to do a handful for my coaching program anyway.
Of course!!!