I'm intrigued..what do you all do.......?

[lilly72]

As a relatively new Mumsnetter and Mum I am hooked on this website..I have posted twice on here about certain difficulties I was having and the advice given has been great. I am intrigued to know what you all do other than being Mums...what are your paid employments?

I have just started back to work 3 mornings as an accounts assistant for Volkswagen...anyone else...?

Spacemonkey - do you do ASP? I'm asking in the (admittedly unlikely) event of us having too many jobs at once - you know how workflow can be - nothing for months and then too much. you can email me on [email protected].

I do social science-environmental science research for a Uni., 2 days/week (telecommute on the cable modem all the hours God sends).

I'm a medical writer, part time. What do all you working mums do about school holidays/half term etc? My two aren't school age yet, but I'm already wondering how I'm going to fit their new timetables into my working week and - most crucial of all - what happens during the long summer holidays.

Catt, I would love to know how people juggle school hols too as this is dd's first year. Currently I am able to take half term off, but the summer holidays, who knows how I will cope.

Hmm, it's my eldest's first year at school too. Our after school club (a great success so far with ds - "Why do I have to go to school first? Why can't I go straight there?" runs a play scheme during half terms (and Baker days, thank goodness). School holidays I guess we'll have to fit together a patchwork of grandmothers, aunts, great aunts, friends, summer playscheme (the after school club again), working from home, and annual leave/family holiday.

Oops - inadvertant , sorry.

I wish I knew the answer to that one - at the moment I'm working on the principle that I'll work full time until DS goes to school, as nursery is full-time too, but will probably have to give up/find something part time once he starts school as the hours just aren't compatible. Hopefully the drop in income will be offset by not having to pay nursery fees.

I'm reckoning I can still work the equivalent of 2 days/week by working school hours only during term times. I knew another mother who did that. You need flexible bosses, though.

I left the 9 to 5 office inflexible office grind to take a 'flexible' work from home job as a business adviser. Its full time but allows me to take kids to school (mostly), pop out for meetings with teachers and drop off/pick up for kids activities. Sounds great? Huh, its killing me - worst of both worlds. Totally stressed but pays really well and no-one suffers but me. Sorry if I sound pathetic. I'm having a bad day.

I work on a software helpdesk for a large American company - lots of corporate bollocks!! Re. the summer holidays - there is a playscheme that runs at a local school (not the one that the kids attend) so they tend to go there and Grandma helps out too - for Teacher training days when the Playsheme does not run we have a working Mum's rota that we have set up between a few working Mums - usually means that I only have to take one TT Day off - but end up with a house full of other people's kids.

I'm a SAHM too.
Want to do a horticulture qualification and then work out from there what I can do with it.
Used to be a secretary and travelled all over the world, worked in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, didn't particularly like the work but it meant I could always get work wherever I was so grateful for that. Sometimes have a little itchy feet ...!

WWW, sorry, just teasing - what I do mostly is pedantry, can you tell?

Congratulations on your commission and good luck with it! (What's it on?)

SAHM of 4 who has a proofreading course to continue but can't seem to find the time!

What 3 days as well Dizzymummy?

lou33 - which proofreading course are you doing? I'm 3/5 of the way through the Publishing Training Centre one but haven't done any for a while as my 2-year-old has dropped his daytime sleep and I haven't worked out when I can continue the work!

I WANT BROADBAND TOO!!!!!

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Thanks to you guys, I now work 5 short days a week for a charidee as a Family Worker and I am loving it. Thanks so much for all your interview tips!

I am a nanny and childminder to 6 under 6, school governor, mentor for a childcare quality assurance kitemark scheme, telephone helpline and advisor for childcare problems and looking for childcare (for GP surgeries) company secretary, director of DH's company, member of the PTA, local political party committee member, wife, mother to two teenagers, and as Jerry hall says, a gourmet chef in the kitchen and a w*e in the bedroom!!

I used to sell Eurobonds for a global bank in the City but now I'm a SAHM.
I used to earn very good money but now I just get the tiny child allowance.
I used to wear smart suits and high heeled shoes but now I wear jeans and trainers.
I used to go to Harvey Nichols, the Oxo Tower and all the Conran restaurants but now I go to Tumble Tots, the local park and occasionally manage a coffee in Starbucks if I can afford it.
I used to work from 7am until 5 pm but now I'm on call 24 hours a day.
I used to think I had a good life but now I know I have a GREAT life.

I don't know.. the oxo tower sounds good...

I took my DS to the local Harvester with a friend last friday scrummymummy and it was a nicer lunch than I ever had in the Oxo Tower. The company on friday was 100 times better and my DS was better behaved than some of my clients ever were.

That's good, mckenzie. I love eating out with my sons too and they are great company. I would like to go to the oxo tower just once though.

Alibubbles - you're not Shirley Conran are you?