My dream is to work from home and/or for myself after I have kids. I have a few ideas of how to make this happen.
1. Sell stuff that I buy at garage sales on ebay/amazon. Two of the things I want to get into now and see how it goes is baby/kid clothes and books. One year I made over $6,000 selling books on amazon (shhh...don't tell the IRS). I've started watching how kids clothes sell on ebay and I definitely like what I'm seeing. I also sometimes find random things at garage sales that sell pretty well on ebay (I once paid $5 for playboy memorabilia and then sold it for $130 on ebay...pretty good return on investment).
2. Tutor kids in math. I am very very good at math and am a pretty darn good teacher. I used to tutor in high school and I got paid $10/hr. I bet I could get $15-20/hr now.
3. Board people's dogs in a 'home' environment. I have a big basement and have a dog room. I could make flyers and keep people's dogs for them when they travel. This one is one that I need to think more on as I'm not 100% sure this is something I'd really like to do....
4. Now, this is a dream I've never shared with anyone...but, i'd like to be a workout partner. $20/hour. My thought is that I would like to offer to be a workout partner for women who need to lose at least half their body weight. I would love to get a personal trainer to help keep me on track, but the reality is...I don't feel comfortable around those guys/girls. I bet there are other people like me out there. So, my thought is that I would offer up my house (again my basement comes into play here) and look for women who need to lose in the 150-200 pound range and offer to be their workout buddy. A side dream that goes along with this is that I would start a support group for all of these women (that part would be free) where we could meet for an hour and talk about our issues/concerns/etc. I'd come up with some workout routines we could follow. I'd have to make sure that I had a contract for them to sign that indicated that I was NOT a personal trainer and just a workout buddy...but I bet I could get people to sign up.
5. Teach a night class at the community college. Again, my math skills could come in very handy. I really don't know how to break into this business...but I'd like to explore it.
The biggest issue that will hold me back from being able to accomplish any of these goals is health insurance. I'm the provider for my family. Hopefully, my husband will find a job eventually that will allow him to carry the insurance, but until then...I'm a prisoner to the 'establishment'. I wouldn't necessarily have to match what I make now because we'd be saving bookoos on child care if I were home. I totally believe that if you have a dream, you can make it come true. And this one is a real dream for me...so I will keep thinking on it.
I'm a 'make-things-happen' kinda girl..so watch out! :)
PB Muffin - 330
Oatmeal - 160
Banana - 100
Sandwich - 255
Chips - 130
Yogurt - 120
Fruit/Dark Chocolate - 90
Nuts-200
Pepsi - 200
Cheese - 50
Picatta - 480
Olives - 60
Oreos - 100
Capri Sun -75
Total: 2350
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