Any ieas?

[StephiLou]

Hey all! I have been trying figure out what to do here. Without boring you w/ all of the gory details , I have come to the conclusion that I cannot count on DS's Dad financially to help us out. This means I have to figure out something to do from home.

I can't go out "into the world" to work, because of childcare for DS and the exposure to germs. I can't bring that back home to DS. I also have to figure out something that I can do while sitting in a hospital room for weeks or months on end. All of our hospitals have either wireless or the ability to hook up to the internet in their rooms and waiting rooms.

Any ideas? I don't mind doing several different things to make a living - farmers do. I just have to be able to pay the bills, as any help we get (i.e. DS's SSI) will go away once I start working.

Right now, we don't have any nurses at night (no sleep for Mama!) - THEY were falling asleep! and I am not sure WHAT is going on w/ DS's Dad, but I don't have time for Baby Daddy Drama. (Hopefully, it is just a phase or stress. They are deciding whether to close up & move to a different state).

Either way, I have to figure out how to earn some money (legally ) for either scenario. Thanks all!


Steph

[Katrina-Sisu]

Just random ideas here...I hope they can help maybe.

Washing/ironing/drying laundry for people. Many of the wealthy people in my hometown would shrivel at the thought of washing their own clothes so this was popular.

Telemarketing...I know alot of people don't like them but you can work from home and pay some bills. My mom did it and she made pretty good money.

If you can sew, you could be a seamstress. My friend at school knew a woman who was housebound but was able to pay all her bills just by hemming and fixing clothes for the town.

Selling things on Ebay.

Just what I can come up with now....

Katrina

[Katrina-Sisu]

I found this link and it had some pretty good ideas too. I second the jewerly making, it can make a pretty good chunk of change.

BIG market for people who are allergic to nickle too. Selection is limited for people like me, and I love to find jewerly that is nickle-free.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_best_way_to_earn_money_from_home

Kat

[torenghout]

http://clarkhoward.com/topics/workathome_help.html

[Suzy]

Steph, I am STILL PRAYING for you and that little one EVERY MORNING as I do my chores!!!! I will add your need for ways to make money to my prayers!

I've found that not "putting all my eggs in one basket" is this best way, trying to bring in money through several different ways so that if one of them is slow at one time, then I have the others to rely on until that one picks back up. I am still a "work in progress" but here's some ideas...

I have sold about 35 "lap quilts" since December of this last year. Some of these are more generic patchwork type quilts and the others are baby quilts. Some of them are just designs on fabric that I get at Wal-Mart, then quilt the patterns...some are already printed in "squares" so you just follow that to quilt!

Some of them are harder to do (but not really hard) like several that I've quilted in little one inch squares. I draw the lines with a charcoal pencil using a yard stick..,.

I am doing some "real" quilt making as well, doing patchwork and some simple designs...

But I can work on the quilts ANYWHERE because I hand sew them completely....and you might have a ready market when you're at the hospital, people wanting them for lap quilts or for their kids to just cuddle with!!! (I just hang mine on the wall by my little "store" on my carport and when people come to get eggs or goat milk soap they buy the little quilts.)

I buy the light quilt batting at Wal-Mart and pin it between the two layers of fabric....I get a lot of fabric given to me but even if you have to buy the inexpensive fabric at Wal-Mart, you can still come out a little ahead...

I sell the little quilts for between $35 and $50.

That's just one idea. I also knit little persons with sometimes matching scarves...I make the linings like little pillowcases in reverse and hand sew them in...these I sell for about $20 to $25.....

The trick is to have a huge craft bag with handles that you can have two or three projects in at a time, and ALWAYS have it with you so that you can be making something at all times....

Hope this helps a little! LOVE suzy in Alabama

[Suzy]

Oh---I usually buy one yard of fabric (or use one yard of fabric) for the top of each quilt and about a yard for the bottom....I fold the bottom piece over to make the bottom and the quilt binding....I can send you a couple of photos if you will email me again!!!! They're really easy to do!