Joblessness is a big bummer. I feel lucky every day to be a writer who still gets paid to write. Phew! I hadn't landed that coveted movie theater job at 16, I'm not sure how I'd have spent my coming-of-age summers, which is why the news about teens not being able to get jobs makes me sad.
I heard about
Odd Job Nation this week from a guest poster on
I Heart Daily and author of
RED: Teenage Girls in America Write On What Fires Up Their Lives Today. Cindy Morand, 20, endorses the site, saying, "The jobs are eccentric and usually one-offs, like singing a tune for $50 or playing against 'the foosball master' at someone’s office, or helping cut a tree. But having someone to pay you to do these things for an hour or two is not a bad job at all, right?"
Not bad, indeed! I'm all for these new adventures. Kinda makes me want to add to my day job.
Did you guys have teen summer jobs? What were they?!
Joblessness is a big bummer. I feel lucky every day to be a writer who still gets paid to write. Phew! I hadn't landed that coveted movie theater job at 16, I'm not sure how I'd have spent my coming-of-age summers, which is why the news about teens not being able to get jobs makes me sad.
Hi, everyone! Promo week gives me a chance to talk about my new venture, I Heart Daily. It's basically a daily newsletter of things my friend Anne and I think are cool. So far, we've covered a teen drummer, our favorite new break-up song, an eco-friendly font and--of course--some great January reads. If you like what you see, sign up for the newsletter here (next month we start giving away the things we feature to subscribers--this is one contest you shouldn't miss!). Spread the word with widgets and whatnot, if you're feeling it.
there's the cover ---->! Read the behind-the-scenes Cover Story on my blog.
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