AWOL: Absent Working On-Line

Some of you may have noticed that I haven't been posting a whole lot lately. Sure, I have put up pictures and a couple of sentences, but not too much more than that. The truth is that I have been incredibly busy this past month.

You may remember that a few months ago I posted about the fact that I am losing my part-time librarian job at the end of this month. Ever since that post I have been looking for other ways to help out with the family finances. I was really sad lose my job, and afraid I wouldn't be able to find anything else to make money. Thankfully it turns out I was wrong!

I found a temporary way to earn a bit of extra cash by watching a neighbor's nine-year-old son in the mornings and taking him to school. My neighbor offered me the job because she heard about me losing my job, and her son wasn't really enjoying going to daycare in the morning before school. Of course this job ends when school lets out, but it has helped out and my boys have been enjoying having someone come over and play in the mornings.

I also managed to land a part-time, work at home job that is completely online. I don't have to answer calls, I get paid for the time I put in, and I didn't have to pay anything to get the job! It was a bit of a miracle that I found this job. The only downside is that I only have a contract for six months, but hopefully they will renew my contract then.

So what is this job, you ask?! Basically I evaluate the results of search engine queries. There are some similar job ad postings of what I do posted at Lionbridge and Leapforce in case you are interested. I believe both of these companies are still hiring. The only downside is that you have submit your resume/job history and pass the initial screening, and then they invite you to take a two part test. The test is pretty long and intense, but if you pass then you get the job and get reimbursed for taking the test.

So not only have I been finishing up my job at the library this month, I have also been watching my neighbor's son in the morning and putting in as much time into my online job as I can. I want to get familiar with my online job and get good at it, so they want to keep me when my six months is up.

So there you have it... no I'm not pregnant, we're not moving, and no one is dreadfully sick. I have just been very busy taking care of my little boys and working as much as I can while I have the chance.