If you're self-employed or own your own business..

[PoppadomPeach]

What is it that you do?

Just being nosy really. Have been searching my brain for weeks trying to think of skills I have to offer and NADA.

Buy and sell antique jewellery

Children's author.

tutor

Nail technician

online dress store

Hypnotherapist

English tutor, examiner, copywriter.

Spangle flanger

Educational consultant, writer and content editor.

I'm a freelance consultant. I evaluate the impact and effectiveness of foreign aid programmes for a living.

I can do most of the research set up and design from home, and then either travel to the country for a bit or get someone local to do the in country research while i do phone interviews and document review. Then i do analysis and write up. Really interesting work.

Oh wow, I didn't expect so many replies!

Some of these careers sound so interesting. I've been out of the workforce for such a long while now that my confidence is in tatters - I'd love to grow the cahonas needed to go out on my own and do something which I genuinely enjoy.
I wouldn't even know where to start though.

Did you just fall into your situations? Or were they a product of careful planning and long-term thinking?

@MotherOfTheNoise I'd love to own a pub! That's been my dream since I was about 14.

@ZorbeeAndTheLemur I've always wondered how people make a living from that - not meaning to sound rude! Do you buy the clothes and just sell them for more? Make them yourself?

@Biscusting I want to join your business please. I could see myself flanging my spangles happily until retirement.

@SukiPutTheEarlGreyOn That sounds really interesting. What does that entail?

@Pillowcase99 A bit of everything. Perfect job!

Run a hotel

@PoppadomPeach you are hired!

Hairdresser

Project Manager (IT)

Will Writer

Commercial Furniture Manufacturing..

Childminder and Early Years consultant

Everyone's work on these threads always sounds so much more interesting than mine!
I'm an editorial freelancer, copy-editing and proofreading mainly.

PR, marketing and social media.

Haha agreed @DarlingNikita