It's all my mother's fault...: The Search Continues

Monday, February 06, 2006

The Search Continues

*sigh*

Over a year and a half later, the search continues for a work-at-home position. Here's the short list of things I have tried:

Freelance writing - Let me just specify that it was TECHNICAL writing which, in my mind, is basically equal to getting a root canal or having your bikini zone waxed. Mundane, tedious and you feel the mind-numbing effects for days afterwards
Waitress at an Asian restaurant - AKA. my gig as an actress. This "experience" lasted for about three hours and was the same as being thrust into an acting role in an all Chinese-speaking play. I have a vague recollection of being introduced to the difference between various steaming sauces boiling in their own vats. And of being leared at by the "fry cook."
Telemarketing - Call it what you will (the company says "customer service rep" and I tried to buy that), but it was definitely telemarketing. Though I was supposedly calling current subscribers of particular periodicals, they certainly weren't happy to hear from me and I DEFINITELY wasn't happy to be talking to them. Yes, I became one of "them" for a few short weeks in which I made a whopping total of $277. I quit when I realized that my soul was worth more if I was going to be selling it to the devil. Yes, it was that bad.
Investor - Ah, the money you will make! The financial freedom! The diapers you can buy! The food you will eat! The large-screen televisions you will purchase! The credit cards that will be paid! Or not. Yeah, this "position" is a bit volatile. Not to say that it doesn't have it's upsides (I did profit, believe it or not), but I'm not sure it's what you can put all your hopes and dreams into. Seems that balance really is a critical thing.

So therein lies the short list. And this doesn't even include all of my near-misses (ie. personal assistant to a real estate investor, greeting card writer/editor). In retrospect, I'm glad I did these things though (except the telemarketing - I could have done without that), because they helped me to realize what I DON'T want to do. And I think I'm starting to realize that maybe that's what I'm here to figure out. That way, in the next lifetime, I'll be all set.

Right?

1:22 PM | Permalink

Wow, you are as bad as me. Last year while I was trying to get enough work as a freelance writer I did mystery shopping and worked nights and weekends at Subway all year long! For three weeks I waited tables at Pizza Hut and decided THAT is for young people who don't have husbands to fall back on! I did pay two house payments in one month but I sure worked for it. I can find easier ways to make money than that!

Keep your head up. It'll happen for you. It took me several months to get enough writing work and a whole year for me to feel comfortable enough to quit everything but that.

Posted by smbwallace | 2:07 PM