Sorry, it's been a while.

I've been feeling less than creative lately, when a friend pointed out that my latest email to her had several worthy topics.

Today's Choice -- Part Time Jobs for Stay At Home Moms. I'm talking about those of us who stay home, out of choice or necessity and find ourselves either needing or wanting a few extra bucks or a little bored with endless reruns of LazyTown and the Backyardigans. I read on a message board once that when you start debating which Wiggle is the cutest, then darlin', it's time to find something constructive to do.

I try to fill my day with Good Stuff. A little TV, some reading, some coloring, some block towers, some ABC flash cards. I make trips to the Public Library for Story Time and Story Pals. When the weather is nice we head to one of the many public parks in our area (with or without a playmate and their Mommy) or just pull out the stroller and trek around our neighborhood, aiding in my quest to lose weight.

But, since my current job (babysitting my precious niece) is technically a school year only gig, I've been thinking about what to do this summer.

I think I'm going to have to take a part time job. At least a few evenings a week. Truly, I hate to take a job knowing I'm only going to be there two months, but we'll definitely need the extra income.

Mostly, I have to make sure I find a job that works around my number one priority, my family. My husband works long hours in the summer time, and I can't expect him to come home and do a couple loads of laundry before making dinner before cleaning the kitchen before bath time before feeding the cat before taking out the trash.

There are lots of In Home Sales type things, you know what I'm talking about, Food tasting, jewelry, cosmetics, kitchen gadgetry, purses, cleaning products. They all claim to be perfect for us SAHM's, as we make our own schedule, thus deciding how big our paycheck is to be, but I've tried more than one of those before and I'm not sure they are the right fit for someone like me.

Soon I'll start looking in the newspaper. Wish me luck.