Update on working 6 jobs :]

I'm having such a blast this summer! Here's the update:

Job #1: Violin Teacher--- I now have 2 students in my little violin studio! They are both beginners, and I'm having a great experience working with them and figuring out the best way to teach both of them. For the older student, I'm so excited because SHAR (a music company) just sent out free patriotic song downloads this week, and the version of Yankee Doodle is right at her level! I think she'll have fun learning a new song for this weekend. My music teacher when I was a young teen always gave me fun, new music, and I hope to do the same with my students. She knew I loved River Dance and would teach me some of their fiddle songs, as well as other fiddle music (even to the point where I played in a fiddle competition one year!). By following her example, I hope to be a wonderful violin teacher as well!

Job #2: Banquet Server---- I've now worked 3 weddings at the hotel, as well as several meals for a business conference. In the next few days, I'll be going in for my official "orientation" for the job, which will include touring the hotel and learning more about the standards of the hotel. While at home, I've started lifting weights on a daily basis in hopes that lifting all those trays will come easier by and by.

Job #3: Violin Player----Haven't played any more events lately. I'm practicing currently for my instructor's concert in August, when I hopefully will be playing Concerto No. 1 by Bach from Suzuki 7. It's a fast song, though!

Job #4: Babysitter-----Just finished 4 weeks of babysitting the cutest little boy in the world!!! We had so much fun taking him places like the zoo, park, pool, library, etc.  Looking forward to more babysitting throughout the summer.

Job #5: Student Assistant at Tech Camp----This is the last week of  Tech Camp! I'm going to miss these kids. They are so smart and creative! I've had fun building balloon vehicles with them during the Amazing Race (one of our team-building activities), taking them on campus tours, and making sure that camp is running smoothly.

Job #6: Petsitting----This job is always a treat :) I get to cuddle cute animals for a job, how cool is that?!

Job #7-#10 are in the works, but I still need some ideas and help from you! As always, thanks for reading :)

Profile of Job #6 - Caregiver of little creatures (AKA Petsitter)

Job Title: Petsitter


Job description: Sit on pets. Haha, just kidding!!! Take care of pets while their humans are out on vac. Clean up after them, give them their daily food, and play with them!


Job salary: $5/day for cats (includes 1 visit per day) and $15/day for dogs (includes 3-4 visits per day). Rates vary for other unusual animals, but they are usually priced according to how many visits per day are required.


How to get this job: Word of mouth works great. Just let your neighbors with pets know that you petsit, and maybe make up a few fliers and give them out. People love having nice petsitters who will visit their home and do a great job, because many animals don't enjoy getting boarded. Click here to make your own cute business cards and fliers in a flash!


Other tips: I only petsit for people who live within 5 minutes of my house, or the drive makes the job not worth it. Make sure you know where people live before you commit to a job! And, it is usually a good idea to ask to meet the animals before you say "yes" to the job, so that you can see if you really want to petsit for them, and to change your rates according to how much work the pets will be. Don't give in to a neighbor who is a Scrooge - your time is valuable!!! Think about how many hours you will spend taking care of the pets each day, and use minimum wage as a guideline for rates if need be.

Thanks for reading my blog! If you want to know more about the inspiration behind this summer blog, go down the right side of this page and click on April's posts for more info. Don't forget to leave your comments and reaction at the bottom of this post, and "follow" the blog if you aren't already :)

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Ok, so I'm really tired. Not just sort of tired, but REALLY tired. Working non-stop is taking it's toll on me. Yesterday, I worked 3 different jobs - tech camp, babysitting, and teaching 2 violin lessons. Some people think I'm crazy to work 10 different jobs this summer. Sometimes I think I'm crazy. What do you think? I've still got 5 jobs to go, and over a month left of summer vacation. But right now, I'm going to catch up on some reading. Bye, bye!

Another day in the life of a Student Assistant!

Setting up the classroom for the Lego Mindstorms session.

Rachael  (my fellow student assistant) is setting up up the robots for Lego Mindstorms.

Today is Day 2 at our Tech Camp. The kids are going to be learning more about Scratch and programming their robots using Lego Mindstorms. My job as 'floater' is to download pictures onto their flash drives, run errands, pick up copies, and everything else needed to make the day a blast for the students!

Looking for a great Middle School girls' camp?

Spots are still available at GGC's Tech Camp for middle school girls next week! Click here to learn more. This is a 9-4pm 5 day camp for girls who are interested in making robots, creating their own computer games, and being on a college campus. They will also have a tour of the campus, play fun team-building games, make new friends, and have a summer blast!

What has been your favorite job???

Hello friends,

So, I've been writing a whole lot about me lately, but I would absolutely love to hear more about you! Please comment below with your favorite job of all time :)

Looking forward to reading your posts!!!

Thanks,
Kaelin

Profile of Job #5: Student Assistant at Teen Tech Camp

Job Title: Student Assistant at Teen Tech Camp

How I got this job: My mentor at college sent me the link to apply for this position. I've heard that many colleges have these summer camps, including GA Tech. Sometime in  mid-spring semester, check at your college to see if they have something like this. You will have a personal connection and better chance of getting the position, compared to applying to other camps.

Job duties: Make sure the teens are having fun and behaving. Give campus tours and plan fun team-building activities. Make sure that the teens are picked up by the authorized picker-uppers. Take pictures of students with an awesome iPad-like device called a Galaxy Tab (this is super fun!).

Job Salary: $8.25/hour

Advantages of job: This is a pretty easy job, especially if you are used to working with younger children. I pretty much just spent the day making sure the kids were having fun, that they were in the right locations at the right time, that they didn't hit too many random buttons and make the world blow up, and that they learned something and listened to the professors.

I'm halfway there!!!!! 5 more jobs, and I'll meet my goal. I have 1 more job lined up, but I need your help to land the other 4! Here's some ideas I have:

1) Birthday party planner. I've helped plan TONS of birthday parties for all ages. I'm creative, organized, and can stick to a budget.
2) Character at a birthday party. I'm a great fairy, princess (or fairy princess), ballerina, Rapunzel, mermaid, etc.

Thanks for reading, and please let me know that you did by either following my blog, commenting, or adding your reaction at the bottom of this post.

As Always,
Kaelin

Rates for Babysitting

I was flipping through the May issue of Parents magazine today and found a small article about babysitting rates. It listed a website that lets you calculate how much to pay your babysitter (or better yet, for the babysitter to calculate how much to charge per hour). It takes into consideration your location, the babysitter's age range, how many years of experience the babysitter has, and how many children the household has. Rates are actually a little higher than I thought! This is a great resource to use to make sure you are charging enough. Click here to see how much you should charge! When I calculated how much I should get per hour for 1 child, it is $10.75! Now, I don't charge that much, but at least it makes me feel good because I'm worth that much per hour :)

Please comment, follow, or add your reaction at the bottom of this post :) Profile of Job #5 to come very soon!

Update: My life is crazy!

So far this week, I have worked as a violin teacher, babysitter, and banquet server. Job #5's profile to be posted next week!!!

For the past two days, I worked all day at the Marriott. From serving so many meals, I have come up with a few pointers for being a wonderful guest at a large banquet. Here goes:

1) When you are finished with your meal, do not place your napkin over your plate. Just put all of your used utensils square in the middle of your dish and sit back. Your dish will be picked up from your RIGHT side.

2) Keep your cups close to where they originally were placed. This helps the server not have to lean over you to reach your cup.

3) Make sure you are using the correct set of cups. Your cups and coffee mug are the ones by your right hand. If you are left handed, feel free to move these cups to your left side.

4) If you have lots of utensils, you use the outer ones first. Your fork above your plate is the dessert fork.

Thanks for reading my blog!

*~ Kaelin ~*

Another day on Job #2

Had an amazing, but very tiring, time yesterday working at the hotel. We had a very beautiful wedding to set-up, serve at, and clean up. There were a gazillion fresh flowers everywhere, and the colors were white and red. They danced the night away to a DJ and 2 bands. It lasted until 1AM!

I learned something new last night - When you break something, everyone starts singing "Happy Birthday" to you.......................................guess how I found this out...............................................yeah, you've got it :(

TTYL, 

Kaelin

Saw this today, and it had Mom and me laughing so hard, we were crying! What NOT to do if you are working at a coffee shop :P

What I've learned so far

So, the toddler is still sleeping, and I've got a minute to blog. Just thinking about the jobs I've had so far, and what I've learned. This adventure has caused me to get out in the world so much more than before, and I've met so many cool people in the process! I know that that will be one of the big 'take-aways' from this adventure - the friendships that come along with it. When the money is spent and school starts back, I will still have all of these amazing friendships that will last a lifetime.

I've also had to challenge myself a lot since I started this blog. I'm a very social person, but sometimes I would much rather stay in my comfort zone rather than go out and do something new. Getting ready to go to interviews made me a little nervous, but surprisingly enough, having to call people on the phone was even more nerve-wrecking!!! Most of you don't know this, but I absolutely hate calling people on the phone, especially if it's a stranger and I've never spoken with them before. I procrastinate, get myself all worked up, get nervous about what I'm going to say...and in the end, sometimes I don't make the call. I find a way out. But with this adventure, I had to make the call a lot of times. I knew that it was going to give me big opportunities, right at the punch of a few buttons. And I did it! I still hate making phone calls and would rather walk across town and ring their doorbell any day, but I'm making myself get over it. Hopefully by the end of this adventure, my strange phobia will have subsided, and I'll be a changed person :)

Now, got to go check on my little sweetie pie! TTYL, friends :)