Jobs for mothers/flexi hours

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This is a long shot.
My maternity leave ends soon, I can only go back two days a week as nobody to look after my baby except my partner. And childcare would cost what I earn.
I can't work when he is home as he gets home at 7 and the only places open I can't get to I don't drive can't afford to.
I'm not entitled to any benefits I've checked because silly me saved all my life for a house and stuff so can't just stop working or claim any childcare help. Just adding this because the advice I've had has been to get benefits.
My maternity leave ends soon, I can only go back two days a week as nobody to look after my baby except my partner. And childcare would cost what I earn.
I can't work when he is home as he gets home at 7 and the only places open I can't get to I don't drive can't afford to.
I'm not entitled to any benefits I've checked because silly me saved all my life for a house and stuff so can't just stop working or claim any childcare help. Just adding this because the advice I've had has been to get benefits.
I want to work. But it's tricky.
Atm I'm trying to work out the shifts I can do and having to decide between working and seeing my family. Such is life I know. I'm struggling. Please be kind. I've always tried to find a better job. Careers advice, interviews, looked at courses. The only experience I have is shop work and you know how it goes trying to get a job without experience.
Anyway back story over I've seen some remote working jobs you can do a few hours here and there. So I could do it when he's home at night. I can't remember the job! Tiredness!
Anyone know of any such job? I'm either looking to replace my actual job or just to top up my meagre earnings.
Or can anyone offer me any job advice other than benefits, childcare etc
Seems impossible to find time to figure all this stuff out and my brain is so bad atm. Worrying about this stuff isn't helping.
Thanks to anyone who replies. I think I'm asking for a leprechaun's gold but had to ask in a vain hope I guess.
Anyway back story over I've seen some remote working jobs you can do a few hours here and there. So I could do it when he's home at night. I can't remember the job! Tiredness!
Anyone know of any such job? I'm either looking to replace my actual job or just to top up my meagre earnings.
Or can anyone offer me any job advice other than benefits, childcare etc
Seems impossible to find time to figure all this stuff out and my brain is so bad atm. Worrying about this stuff isn't helping.
Thanks to anyone who replies. I think I'm asking for a leprechaun's gold but had to ask in a vain hope I guess.
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Lewis Carroll
I think my hands are full with one lol I couldn't manage looking after other children. I love writing but there's no guarantee of an income and no time atm sadly.I really have no time, struggling just to keep on top of things. And I am hopeless at making things. Thanks for your help.
Lewis Carroll
- you should be able to take the baby with you (particularly while still young enough to be non-ambulant/happy to sit in a playpen for an hour or two - plenty of playpens are easily portable)
- there is almost always a demand for good, reliable cleaners, so dictating your own hours and days should be simple enough if you make any limitations clear at the outset
- pay is good - above minimum wage, certainly where I live
- the householder provides all the equipment
- a card on a local noticeboard in supermarket or similar (often free to place) should set the ball rolling.
Might be worth giving it a go? Assuming you don't live miles from anywhere, you may find your first customer really is only a matters of minutes away.