Hi Rosemummy, no thing as 'just a mum' as you can see that covers a hundred job titles with it! Have always worked from home I could fit my hours around son, so when he started school I worked a bit longer. Alas job list will reduce in September as he leaves for uni
Mike looks like you went through a rough time but have come out smelling the roses peace in the garden eh?
Mike, you may have been chucked on the scrap heap but you found something better and much more satisfying long term
In all seriousness, I actually really enjoy my job in sales. I work from home a couple of days a week and although somedays I do a lot of driving, I like that too as I can listen to the radio or music It's easy to work around the boys as my OH does a similar job, so everyone is happy The only downside is still having all the other 'mummy' jobs to do
....ok, perhaps not. NHS accountant. Sorry! I know most people think I'm just a bean counter, or dreaded NHS management, but somebody has to pay the bills and the doctors and nurses their salaries and wages.
Keep bean counting Tim so that this NHS pill counter can get paid
Worked for a pharmaceutical market research company for 2 days shy of 26 years, updating their product files before moving on to creating reports that were sent out to pharmaceutical companies in the UK and Ireland. Luckily I was on consecutive maternity leaves and since being made redundant while on maternity leave, am now a full time mummy. I help out at my boys school with extra reading help every week to the children in reception who need it. And when the weather is fine, gardening is on the agenda.
Worked in travel. Now i'm a stay at home mum with a 3 year old which is soon to start school. Husband works. I love gardening and would like to get into this kind of work, but don't know where to start. I've looked into the rhs courses but not sure which one. Would like to start as a gardener then garden design and tree surgeon. Anyone help me out please? I have no idea where to start. Please any info would be great thank you.
Our local agricultural college does a certificated horticulture coarse and a garden design coarse, so I would have thought other agricultural colleges do too if you have one close by. Good luck.
Jayne, I've done the RHS level 2 principles of horticulture via distance learning (although I wouldn't recommend the provider that I used). On the whole, was a really interesting course. Slightly stressful trying to learn all the Latin names for the exams.
You need to have good self motivation to do it distance learning rather than at a class, and I suppose you miss the interaction with a teacher and other students, but it was the best option for me, with a toddler and newborn baby.
I now really want to do the practical course to get my full level 2, but obviously can't do that distance learning!
David k that course sounds really good haven't seen that one anywhere before, but £480. I just haven't got that. That's the problem. why are they so much. Thanks for the info.
Poddingtonp. How much was your course? Distance learning sounds good. I could do it while my little one is at school as long my hubby could put up with a messy house for awhile lol. Thank you
Has anyone done gardening jobs without taking courses first? What gardening jobs were they and how did you find it?
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Hi Rosemummy, no thing as 'just a mum' as you can see that covers a hundred job titles with it! Have always worked from home I could fit my hours around son, so when he started school I worked a bit longer. Alas job list will reduce in September as he leaves for uni
Mike looks like you went through a rough time but have come out smelling the roses
peace in the garden eh?
Mike, you may have been chucked on the scrap heap but you found something better and much more satisfying long term
In all seriousness, I actually really enjoy my job in sales. I work from home a couple of days a week and although somedays I do a lot of driving, I like that too as I can listen to the radio or music
It's easy to work around the boys as my OH does a similar job, so everyone is happy 
The only downside is still having all the other 'mummy' jobs to do 
Keep bean counting Tim so that this NHS pill counter can get paid
Worked for a pharmaceutical market research company for 2 days shy of 26 years, updating their product files before moving on to creating reports that were sent out to pharmaceutical companies in the UK and Ireland. Luckily I was on consecutive maternity leaves and since being made redundant while on maternity leave, am now a full time mummy. I help out at my boys school with extra reading help every week to the children in reception who need it. And when the weather is fine, gardening is on the agenda.
Worked in travel. Now i'm a stay at home mum with a 3 year old which is soon to start school. Husband works. I love gardening and would like to get into this kind of work, but don't know where to start. I've looked into the rhs courses but not sure which one. Would like to start as a gardener then garden design and tree surgeon. Anyone help me out please? I have no idea where to start. Please any info would be great thank you.
I'm very interested to hear anything about that too! I'd love to set up my own gardening firm some day of some description!
Hi, Jayne, I really hope you achieve your ambition.
I don't know where you live, so therefore can't recommend anything locally for you.
But I did a course (purely recreationally) at this college http://www.southstaffs.ac.uk/courses/horticulture/ perhaps you have something similar in your area.
Our local agricultural college does a certificated horticulture coarse and a garden design coarse, so I would have thought other agricultural colleges do too if you have one close by. Good luck.
Jayne, I've done the RHS level 2 principles of horticulture via distance learning (although I wouldn't recommend the provider that I used). On the whole, was a really interesting course. Slightly stressful trying to learn all the Latin names for the exams.
You need to have good self motivation to do it distance learning rather than at a class, and I suppose you miss the interaction with a teacher and other students, but it was the best option for me, with a toddler and newborn baby.
I now really want to do the practical course to get my full level 2, but obviously can't do that distance learning!
Thanks guys.
David k that course sounds really good haven't seen that one anywhere before, but £480. I just haven't got that. That's the problem. why are they so much. Thanks for the info.
Poddingtonp. How much was your course? Distance learning sounds good. I could do it while my little one is at school as long my hubby could put up with a messy house for awhile lol. Thank you
Has anyone done gardening jobs without taking courses first? What gardening jobs were they and how did you find it?
Thank you for all your reply.