I don't know what the hell I do. Scrape by, mostly.
Once upon a time, I was a high-end admin. Executive Assistant, Program Administrator, that type of thing. Then I had my mid-life crisis a few years ago, and left it all behind for a simpler, happier life in the country.
And it
is a simpler, happier life, no doubt. I've got chickens and kittehs and a yard and garden that I can't get enough of. I've made ends meet quite nicely through freelance writing and editing, with a little pet sitting on the side. Ghostwrote three books. Had the ultimate gig going for a few years with a big auction house in Dallas, researching and writing catalog descriptions for items going on the block. They'd fly me out for two weeks and I'd work my ass off, then I'd come home for two weeks and relax. Paid very well and I LOVED the work.
Then the economy tanked, and that writing gig dried up (oh, they still send me boxes of things to work on once in awhile, but it's not nearly enough to keep me in beer and skittles). I've got a few other clients who have work for me from time to time, but again, not nearly enough.
Still pet sitting. I sell or barter the eggs my birds lay, as well as organic veggies from my awesome garden (my chiropractor discounts my adjustments for eggs and veggies!). I also do a little organizing/cleaning homes and offices for two of my pet sitting clients. Twice a year or so, I'm a contract proofreader of foreign language printed matter - election materials, DMV booklets, public health messages, etc., in Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog, Spanish, Karen, Russian, and a few other languages. (No, I neither speak nor read any these languages fluently. It's hard to explain.)
But none of it amounts to much of anything.
So, I'm back to searching for an admin job. My resume is killer, but so is everyone else's, so it's all a crap shoot. I keep praying that the auction house will suddenly have more work for me, or that Baraka_Guru will realize he could use some help and will suggest my name to his employers...
