I'm in my late thirties, two dcs (6 and 8). Haven't worked properly since my first child was born - before that was in admin/editing/translation for a big international firm, which has since been moved to a different country and I was given redundancy whilst on maternity leave. I've only done bits and bobs of editing since my younger child started school, and now need to find something to do! I have a languages degree and MA and limited experience teaching English as a foreign language (which I didn't like!). I don't particularly want to work from home (or not all the time!) as I find it quite isolating. I'm thinking of doing a training course - either something totally different such as counselling or environmental health - or learning an unusual language eg. Farsi to get into interpreting. Does anyone have any advice for me? I realise this is a long shot! I'm already doing voluntary work but don't find it fulfilling enough as it's not many hours a week. My main criteria is to find something that fits in well with school hours etc. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies!