Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy's own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?
I was working in the City as a PA when I left to have a baby two years ago. I have yet to return to work, but I now travel to my native Australia for several months at a time, and am looking for a way to earn money while my child sleeps in the day and in the evenings, so I can earn money while I'm abroad.
I have worked as a legal secretary and PA for 12 years, I also have a fine arts degree and am a qualified fitness instructor. The problem is I have no one to look after my child, so any work has to be done quietly while he's asleep. I have explored being a virtual assistant, or doing art in my spare time and selling my work online, as well as giving exercise instruction via Skype, but none seems a viable way of earning much money. Can you advise of any jobs where I can use my skills and earn some money?
Do you need advice on a work issue? For Jeremy's and readers' help, send a brief email to dear.jeremy@theguardian.com. Please note that he is unable to answer questions of a legal nature or reply personally.
