to ask what you do if you are self employed/work at home

[PocketFluff]

In a few threads recently people have talked about being self employed, some only doing a few hours a week, or being able to have a work at home job that fits around the children.

Can I be nosey and ask what it is you do and get a bit of the action myself?

Graphic designer, freelance.

Another writer. I used to work for a publishing company but the commute and stressful hours were a killer. I loathe working for myself but I love being able to fit work in around school run etc.

Crafter here :) I cannot really say what I do without outing myself cus its a bit niche but I love it and am 8 yrs into it!

Singer

Marking assignments for students in my profession.

Education consultant - some online monitoring of trainee teachers, some in-school consultancy, some writing of policies/training plans - enough variety and contact with real people to keep me sane, but without the day to day insanity of gove!

I was a childminder until the summer and now I have taken a massive pay cut to make bunting, quilts, cushions, bags, brooches. I break even though and make a little on top

Online seller (health and diet related products)

Love the freedom and solitude of working from home

accounts manager. I work from home and office. Now the children are at school/nursery I usually work in the office 10-3, and schedule any client appointments for hose times. I then work from home, answering calls and the odd email whilst the children are about, but then when they are in bed I catch up with invoicing, balances, reconciliations etc.

I'm studying for my accountancy qualifications so that I can move to the next level.

Interpreting.

Publishing services (editing, proofreading, project management).

I write for trade press publications, I give marketing and PR guidance to businesses in my sector, I chair a charity.. I work 4 days per week plus a couple of evenings and the odd Sunday to get all this done but I am available for all school events, do about 75% of the school runs too.

These used to be my full time employed job, amazingly I managed to drop the dross and keep most of the stuff that makes my brain work when I quit after maternity leave. I work for 5 companies instead of 1 now, its great, best thing I ever did

I currently do the books for DH and hopefully when the little baby isn't so little, I can be more practical. Like a part time farm hand.

I also want to join the committee for DS3 pre-school (they are desperate ), and maybe do at bit more at the primary school, although those aren't paid/SE jobs.

I'm a novelist.

I run my own will writing business. It's supposed to be part time as I also have a day job 2.5 days a week but the will writing is taking over almost all my spare time now.

Writing. And the odd admin bits for DH's business

Can I jump on bandwagon here and ask those freelance designers how they manage sporadic childcare?

I was a freelancer in a related discipline (again bit niche so not going to out self) but haven't figured out how I could manage to go back now I have DS. I do teaching PT which I love and hope to develop but it's not enough money and I miss being hands on. No family nearby and DH not helpful with childcare so I haven't figured it all out as most childcare has to be set hours, not 3 months full time and then nothing for a bit!

I am a Massage Therapist and this year became a NYR Organic Consultant (Neal's Yard Remedies products)

I'm self-employed with an internet business and I spend all day on Mumsnet. I don't earn a lot of money, TBH.

Startup consultant.

I manage PIL's farm, run a glampycampsite, and am a Forest school leader. I am also a qualified and practicing (a little bit) medical herbalist, make kids clothes, dye wool and make cloth nappies.
Variety being the spice of life and all.

I give legal advice to landlord's and letting agents. And do the books for dps building company.

I can earn decent money if I want to. It depends how much time I put into it. At the moment I am 34 weeks pregnant so taking it easy. But hopefully come April time I will hopefully be able to get back into it.

Yet another translator here! :)