That's an even better business. People want the service and are generally appreciative. If you can niche, the market refers itself. It does require charging around a lot. Is traffic a stresser in your area?
Who died and made you Elvis?
Cordelia ,'Storyteller'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beekaytee - Apr 18, 2011 7:27:09 pm PDT #3958 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Cashmere - Apr 18, 2011 7:27:10 pm PDT #3959 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
We had one of those in Columbus, msbelle. Her name was Jackie so her company name was Jackie of All Trades. She specialized in babysitting, dog sitting, house sitting and running errands for elderly clients, but she did just about anything. She made a decent living at it but she had to cultivate a lot of clients.
amych - Apr 18, 2011 7:44:00 pm PDT #3960 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
msbelle, I think you'd be fantastic at that. And you could make the business thing work - there are a lot of bits to keep track of, but it's completely doable, and anyway they're your bits.
(OTOH, your mother may just never get over it. My dad keeps asking me if I've found a job yet.)
Consuela - Apr 18, 2011 8:26:12 pm PDT #3961 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
msbelle, there was a story on Slate within the last couple of months about people doing that sort of work.
beth b - Apr 18, 2011 8:29:17 pm PDT #3962 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
job ma ~~~ quester.
and I can think of once or twic in the last year when that would have been a really useful service , msbelle.
aurelia - Apr 18, 2011 8:34:42 pm PDT #3963 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Eep. I just found out there was a mugging in my neighborhood Sat night. The victim is in the ICU with 3 stab wounds. The attacker was not caught.
msbelle - Apr 18, 2011 9:08:17 pm PDT #3964 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
great help with insomnia....applying for jobs. thanks mom.
thanks to all of you for the words of encouragement. I may do something informal for some income pretty soon and see how it goes.
msbelle - Apr 18, 2011 11:01:56 pm PDT #3965 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
and still going. 5 applications in thus far.
Zenkitty - Apr 19, 2011 1:06:37 am PDT #3966 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
msbelle, I would totally pay someone to do that.
Strix - Apr 19, 2011 2:27:41 am PDT #3967 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Have you also looked into being a VA (Virtual Assistant?)