Today I finished my last day of school as a teacher. When Matt and I decided to try for another little one, we also decided that I wouldn't be teaching next year either. Believe me I am way excited to be home with Ryan and our little girl but I am kinda nervous about it as well. Although we decided that this was best for our family, we also knew that we could not ACTUALLY afford this and that it would have to be a leap forward in faith. I just can't stand the thought of hauling two kids to a babysitter everyday and missing out on another year. I'm sure Ryan will turn out fine and we've been blessed with tons of family who are willing to help so he has never really gone to a babysitter; rather just gone to play at grandma's house or with his cousins. If I had to work, there couldn't have been a better situation that for sure.
So where is the problem?
Well, I have really liked teaching and although I hate to admit it, I will actually miss parts of it. I will not miss the whining 14 year old kids that want an extension on the extra credit assignment (seriously, its called EXTRA CREDIT for a reason), but I will miss the daily interaction and the feeling of fulfillment when you watch a kid finally grasp something you have been working on. I have been teaching sophomore English so I got to see this all year long. It makes me feel like my job has a purpose. Although teachers don't make very much money (okay realistically if I was paid by the hour I might make like $1/hour when I add in the time I spent grading papers and coaching basketball), we at least had a set income that we could count on.
Now what?
I have thought of a couple ideas that I can do from home but I am looking for a few more. Do any of you (this is where I am assuming that a few people actually read this blog) have any ingenious ideas that you can do from home where you can make a little money? I have looked into teaching classes online, but teaching jobs are really tough to come by and that idea isn't working out. I have also thought about starting an online tutoring service for kids where they could pay a small fee to have me edit, revise, and critique their writing assignments. I guess I just don't know where to start. If anyone has any bright ideas that I could look into, PLEEEEESE let me know. I am not desperate yet but I would feel much better if I had some type of focus for the Fall.
Thanks for bearing with me through this post, I needed to clear my mind somehow.
