I have come to a juncture where I must start making money. And, let’s be clear, after paying for taxes, childcare and gas, $10/hour doesn’t really make much money. It makes a tiny bit of money, but not enough to benefit me much. So, I need ways to make money that either make more than $10/hour or that I don’t need to use childcare for (like, providing childcare in people’s homes).

I am open to a range of options, although a limited range, because I really do want to stay in Asheville. Sadly, there’s not a lot of work here, certainly not above $10/hour. If I were open to moving to big cities, with my video background, I’d have a chance of making real money. But, I really feel that Asheville is where I need and want to be.

I am doing a lot of work in the world right now, none of it paid, but all of it is important to me. With my radio show, my events planning, etc, I am highlighting the consciousness shift that’s happening, connecting the dots between different aspect of the shifts going on right now, bringing to the front people whose work is centered around the shift, facilitating community building around positive change, and providing a voice for interconnectedness, shared power and community togetherness.

One of the options I’m considering as a career is consulting. Perhaps I can be a consultant to businesses that want to know how to incorporate these values into their missions.

Eventually, I’d like my radio show to be nationally syndicated, and that could make me a little money, but radio is not known for being a profitable biz for most. Ditto for writing. So, these are avenues I’d still like to pursue, but will definitely not make me money in the time frame I need them to right now.

Another idea I’ve been tossing around is doing personal consultations with individuals who also feel the consciousness shift happening, and want help discovering their role in it. I have a particular gift for seeing other people’s giftedness, and I think that, in this role, I could be an empowering force in people’s lives. I could use my skills for deep, intuitive listening to help people discover what has been within them all along, and provide encouragement and ideas for how to move forward with it. If you might be interested in this service, let me know, and we could set up a time to talk. Conversely, if you are already doing work in the world around the consciousness shift, but aren’t sure in which ways you are being effective or not effective, I’d be happy to provide a loving critique with ideas for places to strengthen the work you are already doing. With either of these services, I won’t have a set fee (because I’m just getting started), but will request love offerings, which means you could pay me whatever you felt you were able/what it was worth to you, after the session.

The last couple money-generating ideas I have are more practical, but may very well save my butt in the coming months. The first possibility is childcare. This usually doesn’t pay much, but at least I’m not paying for someone else to care for Joy in the meantime. Joy would love the extra social interaction, and playing with kids is fun. My childcare rates are flexible, depending on the needs of the family.

The last idea I have is house-cleaning. I have had friends who have done this, and made a living. Often, you can charge $25/hour for light cleaning, and that obviously would easily pay for the childcare needed, plus leaving me with money after. I’m also happy to do deep cleaning as well, but would charge more. I’m an excellent deep cleaner, which I attribute to my moon in Virgo! : ) If you live in Asheville, and want this kind of service, let me know, or let me know if you know anybody who is looking for something like this. Thanks! I’d like to get the word around. Ditto for the childcare.

Also, I’d like to humbly state that I also accept donations. Nope, I don’t mean “hand-outs,” I mean donations. Meaning, that if you like my work and would like to see me keep doing it, then perhaps you will consider supporting the work via some moula. Contact me if you might be interested in this or anything else I mentioned in this post.

If you are interested in contacting me about any of the above (or even anything else I haven’t yet thought of), you can contact me at girlchasingfrogs (at) gmail.com

Thank you!