subject: Single Mothers - Can You Break Out of Your Dead End Job? [print this page] Single Mothers - Can You Break Out of Your Dead End Job?
Our lives are a constant juggling act between work, home, children and occasionally ourselves. We rush to pack the children off to school then, we rush to get to work on time. After work we rush to pick them up from day care in time to avoid late pick up fees. We rush to get dinner on the table, get homework done and get the children in bed. Finally, we rush to get ourselves to bed so we can lie awake worrying about everything.
We have a tendency to find jobs that have definite start and end times in order to accommodate our lives. Jobs that can meet our rigid time demands rarely have future growth opportunities. Many job opportunities with future growth potential require a time investment after work hours or on the weekends when day care companies are closed. I have found myself in a series of these types of jobs since becoming a single mother.
One day the construction company I worked for closed. I had no job and no job prospects. I could not find a job in my area because construction companies were closing daily. Fear and guilt gripped me. I did not have the luxury to wallow in these feelings. I had bills to pay
My son was very happy to have me at home. He wanted me to help with the soccer team, join the PTA and be a chaperone on field trips like other kids' moms.
What could I possibly do at home to earn enough income? I found myself surfing the web late at night. There must be other people in my situation. They must have found a way to make money.
I was a notary public for my old job. What can I do to make real money notarizing documents? I took an online course and became a Notary Signing Agent. Notaries meet with people who are purchasing or refinancing their homes and have them complete the paperwork and notarize documents.
Homes were being foreclosed on at an alarming rate. I joined an internet group and forum for Notary Signing Agents. I started emailing other notaries to find out what they were doing to supplement their income since few were refinancing their homes. I got several good leads.
There are emerging businesses from the housing crash such as home staging, property preservation, collateral inspections and home inspections. This was a start. I joined an online group forum for field inspectors and answered a posting for a job.
The bills are paid. It is time to go back to the internet and find additional opportunities preferably work at home opportunities now that the bills are paid.
I hope this article will help single mothers who are considering the income potential and the time flexibility of being self employed in a home based business or work at home business. Take a risk, believe and trust in yourself and you will find opportunities.
