A lot of us can't work because we can't find childcare or we can't find a job that will fit the hours that we are available. If any of you parents out there can share job ideas here, that would be great! I guess that would make a good forum topic. Anyway, here is my shortlist of Mommy Hours jobs:
Childcare/Respite --We are experts, why shouldn't we make some money doing what we're good at?
Working at a School-- Make sandwiches and hand out school lunches for $12/hr. and get all weekends and holidays off. (I did this while I was pregnant for 3.5 hours per day and it worked out to be about $700 a month). Or work with special needs kids and make $14/hr or more as an aide.
Census Worker-- Flexible hours, and I think it will pay $11 or $12/hr--stuff envelopes, go door to door and ask how many people live there. Starts in 2009.
Phone Worker-- Oh, I don't think so, never mind!
Paper Route--My husband made ends meet in college by delivering Wall Street Journals at 3 a.m. Monday through Friday. (Weekends off).
I had thought about the AIDE
I had thought about the AIDE position. My step mother actually asked me if I had ever considered it. School here will be over in a month, but if I am not working by next August, I just might see if there is a PK position open. Michael goes to school 4 days a week, and I would love to be able to work the same hours and days as him. And his aide actually quit on us, and they had sub aides in, so days we are sick or have appointments, I am sure I can work with them.... Thank you for bringing it back to thought. Though I am sure out here the wage is not as high, but hey anything above MIN would be great. Anything would be great who am I kidding!