Possible New Endeavor...

I am not creative or crafty in any way. Every time I say that, people try to encourage me..."oh, I'm sure you are and you just don't know it! Give yourself a little bit of credit. " Let's make something clear...not only am I not creative or crafty in any way, but the thought of sewing or painting or creating something with my hands is close to the last thing on earth I would want to do.

If you’ve seen my apartment, you may think that I have some kind of creative decorating ability that I am not disclosing. Fact: when we were buying furniture two years ago, I walked into a showroom, saw a set-up I liked, and said, “I want that” – rug and all. I cheat. My interior decorator-ish sister has ended up picking out pictures, frames, etc. and setting up different areas in our place EVERY time she has come to visit. Oh, and our curtains?? I took my Mother-In-Law to the store with me and asked her what she thought about different colors until she pretty much picked out our curtains for me. So the fact is that I have done virtually nothing…and nor do I want to.

But take note: I have some crazy creative friends who are making jewelry, hoodies, purses, etc that look like they came straight out of a fashion mag. (Check out Amy and Danae’s Etsy shops: http://www.etsy.com/shop/evystree and http://www.etsy.com/shop/featherandbranch) Although it isn’t my thing to make anything like this, it’s definitely my thing to buy them!! The above pictures are of the locket necklace and hoodie I recently purchased from these shops.

Anyway, I say all of that to say that I am thinking of starting something new that will make us some extra mullah, and that has virtually no overhead cost. I would assist people looking for work in writing their resumes and cover letters. This sort of thing comes fairly easy for me. The English language isn’t something I necessarily remember learning much about in school but it has always come naturally to me (don’t ask me what I think about Math, as I would probably develop some sort of permanent heart damage due to stress).

I have Robert Half, International (staffing firm where I worked as a recruiter/staffing manager) to thank for my experience in getting people jobs. Over the two year period of time I worked for them, I transformed many dull, monotonous, unnoticeable resumes and cover letters into tools that got well-deserving folks new jobs.

So…what do you all think? I’m really excited about this. Thank you to my In-Laws Steve and Janice for the idea – I love love love my In-Laws by the way (and no, I am not just saying that in order to rack up more babysitting hours…maybe J ).

Oh the Possibilities,

Em