work from home

Yesterday, I wrote a to-do list post and mentioned that I had to go to work. Apparently, this was news to some of you. I thought I’d share some mundane details of my life just in case you are interested.

I started this blog in April of 2009. My daughter was 7 months old and I desperately needed a creative and social outlet that would work around my new Mami-hood lifestyle.

At the time, I was working about 20 hours a week from home as an independent contractor doing “translation” style-work, but not really. It was more like I would listen to a computer generated voice and give feedback on whether or not a person with an accent from Mexico or Spain would say it that way. I was also going on auditions for commercials, voice-overs, and other such things. I also had another job which I still have which requires me to work outside the home one to two days a week. I work outside the home on days that my husband is off so that he can watch our daughter. Wait, that’s not it! I had one more job where I was a personal assistant to an “important” man, which means I would buy him socks, groceries, run errands, and keep his car serviced. Oh and in addition to all that I was taking care of my daughter 5 days a week.

It sounds like a lot, but I could get most of my “work” done before my husband and daughter got up.

Things are different now. I still take care of my daughter at least 5 days a week and I work outside the home 1 to 2 days a week. I no longer have the work from home job, much to my dismay that contract ended in July of 2010. The personal assistant job ended in August of 2009. I have also not been going on auditions because of some health issues I’ve had involving my eyes, iritis and corneal ulcers to be exact. Recently, my agent asked if I was still interested in going out on auditions and I said that for now since my eye issues come and go and I happen to be pregnant that I am open to going on voice-over auditions or any gig that needs a pregnant woman with a funky left eye.

So that’s where I’m at now. I went from having 3 part time jobs to just one part time job. I’d love to find another work from home job as we could really use the income. I still love to act, but right now going on auditions and hustling for jobs isn’t really doable or I just don’t have the ganas (desire). I’m grateful for the part-time job that I do have, it provides me with a bit of income and gets me out of the home and interacting with adults, plus it’s in an arts organization so I get to see some pretty cool things.

Any questions? If you leave me a question I’ll answer it in an upcoming post.

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