Ideas to stay at home?

[peanutter]

any joy, cherished?

DH is in a similar boat ...

at the moment our best solution is to figure out a way that I can increase my income enough to cover the gap ................

[Phteven]

Did the virtual PA thing pan out?
SIL had her own business as a personal PA for a while for a few clients. It didn't work out but I think that was mainly because she didn't have the contacts to make it happen. If you have enough people in your network who would use it it could be a great WAH earner.

[Cranky Kitten]

The typing idea has a couple of spin-off ideas as well - you could offer proof-reading/editing services for things like CVs, general administration or event planning. Hell I know when I was planning my wedding the idea of having someone else to ring up and compare pricing, hassle service providers and so on was pretty attractive.

If childcare is in short supply in your area and FDC isn't an option maybe go the other way and see about becoming a nanny in someone else's home?

All the best and hope you find something that works for you.

[Astrid]

Did the virtual PA thing pan out?
SIL had her own business as a personal PA for a while for a few clients. It didn't work out but I think that was mainly because she didn't have the contacts to make it happen. If you have enough people in your network who would use it it could be a great WAH earner.

Yes, networks are so important. I had my own bookkeeping business back in Melbourne and it was a struggle to find clients. If I was previously connected with an accounting firm it would have been easy, but I had to find one willing to add me to their list, it was a real tough slog and took many months just to get one client.

[Cherished]

Hi girls, funny that this thread should be back up again as I do have an update but it was only all confirmed on Friday! Yes the PA thign has worked out it's a bit more than that now though and is really an event managment role. It's fantastic as dh can help out too as he knows all about the workshops we will be coordinating and he knows the product well too. I'm so excited about it and there are a dozen events to plan and market between now and when I was supposed to go back to work (August) so by then I will have a really good idea as to whether it's working out or not.

I did apply for a few medical jobs to type letters etc which I feel I was more than qualified for however I never heard back from them. All has worked out though and I couldn't be more happy!