{"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

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Owner \u2013 Moulin d\u2019en Bas<\/a>, Eco-Tourism Holiday complex<\/p>\n

A large part of our property has been converted into holiday apartments which have been let for mainly holidays (sometimes long-term lets) since 2005.\u00a0 I manage the administrative and promoting side of the business.\u00a0 Over the last few years we haven\u2019t let the apartments as much as we used to due to other commitments, but this year we are planning a revamp and a rebrand.\u00a0 Sustainability has always been an integral part of our lives and businesses, but this is the first time we have decided to market our holiday accommodation as such.\u00a0 It\u2019s a work in progress.<\/p>\n

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Local Organiser \u2013 Home Language International<\/a><\/p>\n

I work very part-time as a local organiser covering the Midi-Pyrenees area for a business called Home Language International.\u00a0 They offer home stay immersion courses.\u00a0 I am responsible for interviewing potential hosts for the \u201cEnglish in France\u201d courses, matching students to suitable hosts and ensuring the stay runs smoothly.\u00a0 We also host students occasionally in the summer months.\u00a0 I have been working for HLI since 2005, it doesn\u2019t take up a huge amount of my time and fits in quite nicely with the other roles I have.<\/p>\n

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Writer and Blogger \u2013 A Mother in France<\/p>\n

This I do largely for pleasure.\u00a0 I started writing a book about our lives as a British family living in France in 2011, I got very close to finishing it a year or so later, but then life got really complicated with various business and serious health problems and the project was shelved for some years.\u00a0 I am now working on the book and blog again (although I have never really stopped writing in some form) and I have so much more to write and share.\u00a0 I was beginning to think I\u2019d never get this book published, but I\u2019ve decided to publish it in a series of books, that way I can start sharing the parts that are already finished and take my time on working on the new sections.\u00a0 So, the first in the series \u00a0\u201cA Mother in France \u2013 Moving to and living in France\u201d is due to be released next month (April 2019), the subsequent books with working titles of \u201cRaising a Family in France\u201d, \u201cEarning a living in France\u201d and \u201cHospital Diaries\u201d will be released later this year and early next year.<\/p>\n

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There are few other things I do with my time too, but I haven\u2019t listed them here as they are either voluntary or for pleasure, so can\u2019t really classed as something I do for a living (although they maybe one day).\u00a0 Also, I thought this post was getting a bit too long and I\u2019m in danger of boring and\/or exhausting you with all I do.\u00a0 Are you confused?\u00a0 I know I am!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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