And have you got any idea how I should start going about it?
I am a SAHM with one dc. I am currently pregnant with DC2. This will be our last child, (we think), and I am starting to think about the future and going back to work.
I have a, (languages), degree from a top university, but with one thing and another, my career has never really taken off. I have always done PA / secretarial roles and was quite good at them, but I am not sure that is what I want to return to. My language skills are now piss poor, (comparatively), as I've rarely needed to use them at work and I just haven't kept them up really.
More than anything I want to do something useful and gain a skill which is really in demand. I am always in awe of people who have technical / trade skills. Is it a bonkers idea to think about retraining in this field?
DC1 starts preschool soon, so I could
A) find a part time job locally, (though I'm pregnant and will be visibly so by then, so not sure how this would go),
B) do housework, get ready for the new baby arriving and rest etc on the days DC1 is at preschool, (we aren't desperate for money, though it would be nice to have a bit of an income),
C) Brush up on my language skills and try and find work relating to them, or
D) look at doing some unpaid work experience?
Tell me MNetters, am I being ridiculous if I think about doing the latter? Is it the hormones talking? I'm perfectly prepared for you to say it is.
Advice much appreciated.