{"id":294,"date":"2019-03-10T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amotherinfrance.com\/?p=294"},"modified":"2019-03-10T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T15:45:00","slug":"what-does-a-mother-in-france-do-for-a-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amotherinfrance.com\/what-does-a-mother-in-france-do-for-a-living\/","title":{"rendered":"What does \u201cA Mother in France\u201d do for a living?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m often asked what my day job is (even my kids aren’t sure) and each time I stumble to answer that question.\u00a0 I have so many it\u2019s difficult to say which is the main one and my role in each of these enterprises is somewhat diverse\u2026.\u00a0 So, to help me answer this question, I\u2019ve tried to summarise my “jobs” below:<\/p>\n
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Editorial Team Member (Freelance) \u2013 NDM Consulting<\/p>\n
I work from home as a freelance sub-contractor for a medical E-Journal.\u00a0 I manage the article processing by liaising with authors, editors and publishers and I format, proof-read, edit and upload articles to the web. \u00a0I work on this approximately 10-15 hours a week and it is my main personal income at present.<\/p>\n
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Office Manager \u2013 Kingdom Vegetal Garden Centre and Landscaping business<\/a><\/p>\n My husband Gary and I set up this business in 2009 \u2013 it is largely Gary\u2019s business as he is the Horticultural expert and I manage the administrative side (estimates, accounts, promoting etc).\u00a0 We have a small nursery\/garden centre which is run from our home which I man from time to time when I\u2019m available, but the largest part of the business is the landscaping.\u00a0 We specialise in Natural Swimming Pools and water gardens but do a wide variety of soft and hard landscaping.\u00a0 I am actively involved in the design side of the business too and create garden plans on our landscaping software (with Gary\u2019s professional input).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n