Please be patient with my long & confusing problem :).
So I just turned 47, DD2 will be going to uni in September, youngest in GCSE.
I have always been self employed, worked freelance in a variety of fields, basically whatever took my fancy or came my way. One of the main reasons was that two of my kids were chronically ill. Extremely stressful life, yet I was an academic so I pushed hard and kept my stream of income going whichever way possible. For the past 12 years I have been successful and very good private tutor/mentor/education consultant in London. I specialise in 11+ entry tests and get great results. I have been told to open a tutoring centre, but I didn't fancy that..
I was pretty chuffed with myself for managing this, but since last year kids are much better as well as adults, so they need me far less and I found myself bored at home during the day (tutoring work is after school).
I started off with trying to embark onto a PhD which was part of my teen dream (to be an academic) since I have two Masters degrees already 😅.
My interest was in theology but I couldn't get any professor interested in my area of interest, then it also started to become clear to me that maybe this is the wrong choice.
As I self explored more I realised I have always had solitary work and I actually would like to have a job to go to where I can meet people, like have a work family, someone to socialise with (no I am not thinking we will all be best friends) I am an extrovert and I think I would like that.
I have multiple issues now, my whole life I felt ahead of the time and proud for creating my own work and working remotely, being my own boss and having freedom of time, so I only want part time job because I do like my free time and freedom to do the random research and reading that I do.
Second I don't want to be a teacher, so what job do I go for?
I have been trustee of a charity for 3 years term and also worked with them at management level for about 10 years too (voluntary).
My main objective it seems in getting a job is to be around a group of people instead of being alone, does it make sense? Have a Christmas party to go to..😂
I have volunteered enough and I run a lot of solo projects for third world countries or for the under privileged. Right now I am having organic cotton sanitary pads made, run awareness campaign in remote areas in South East Asia through primary school headteachers for their menstrual health...
I haven't written a CV in 20 years I think so what sort of job can I even go for?
My post perhaps would reflect how confused I am.
But someone here might show me the way 😀
Thank you