Business Woman

Before I became "Mommy" I was Charlotte, or more frequently called by my professional title, Mrs. Dimock.  I love staying at home with the kids.  I do not really miss my old job teaching middle school.  However, I do miss have an identity outside of Mommy.  I miss using the adult side of my brain, the intellectual part.  Sometimes I hate how much I struggle to hold conversations about non-parenting topics.  I miss contributing to the household finances.

After much reflection I decided to do something about it.  The benefit of my years at my former job is that I worked with some amazing teachers.  I knew that two of them had a tutoring business. Over winter break, I met up with my friend, Jan, to pick her brain about how to be a successful tutor.  The meeting was energizing.  I came away from the meeting feeling like tutoring might be a real solution for me--enjoy all the perks of teaching without the hassles.  After speaking with Jan, I contacted our former mutal co-worker, Mary Lou, who owned the tutoring business.  To my relief, she was glad to have me aboard! 

I am feeling very blessed right now.  I have been given the opportunity to work for an amazing friend and teacher.  I have wonderful mentors who will help me learn the ropes and set myself up for a long career as a tutor if I so choose. I will be working in an office in Edmonds so I won't have to worry about finding a quiet table at the library to use for tutoring. I also get to work with a highly respected neuro-psychologist. Clients will be referred to me so I hopefully won't have to spend too much time trying to build a clientele.  I already have my business cards made up so I feel very professional now. I plan to get a business license in the near future.

Right now the plan is to just work three Saturday mornings a month.  This way we won't have to pay for childcare.  This weekend is my first one with clients.  I already have two!  The pressure is on.  I definitely want to bone up on my upper math skills since it has been quite awhile since I used those.  I feel like I have so much to do to get ready, but I know that once I've been doing this for a few weeks I will find a good rhythm.  I'm really excited to help students again.

Goals for tomorrow: dig some of my teaching materials out of storage and buy a good day planner.