Options and Opportunities

I am now in the situation where I am looking for jobs that take less out of me than full time teaching all year. Any money I make will be nice but not the main focus. It’s about looking at options I have not had the time or energy to pursue before. So what are my areas of interest?

1. Helping to set up and run charity events. I am registered with a company called Action Challenge who I have done most of my charity challenges with. They always need staff to work on these challenges and I hope to have a chance to experience the charity events from the other side of the equation.
2. I want to work with English Heritage or the National Trust as either a guide or a knowledgeable member of staff in one of the rooms. I would be perfect for that as my daughter reckons I could be paid for talking all day which she sees as my key skill! My ideal venue would be something to do with Art and Design or Christmas. My absolute dream job in this area would be to guide people around London on A Christmas Carol themed walk. I went on one a number of years ago and I remember being convinced that I would be excellent at it!
3. My final option crept up on me and only occurred to me on Wednesday this week. I went along to The Den, Millwall’s ground, to be a crowd member for an advert that Prostate Cancer UK are doing to raise awareness. As you may remember from an earlier blog post I wrote, it’s a cause very close to my heart. Anyway, as I was sitting there waiting for our call time I realised that virtually everyone else was a regular paid extra. I didn’t stick out as someone involved in this for the first time, and one of the regular extras suggested that I sign up with an agency as I enjoyed the process. I have taken his advice so watch this space and the background of films and TV shows very carefully!! 🤣🤣

So there you have it. Three possibilities for me now I am no longer a full timer. All three are very feasible and all three would definitely fit in with my skill set.