Key Points
In spring 2021, I was broke and decided to offer my services on a local Facebook group.A woman reached out asking whether I'd be willing to"babysit" her 95-year-old mother.I had zero qualifications but was hired on the spot and became close friends with her...
In spring 2021, I was broke very, very broke, as many college students are...
I offered writing, editing, cleaning, babysitting, dog walking, dog washing, and dog watching with a sympathy-inducing call to action: "Help your local college student pay her tuition.".
Between caring for Kim, who lived right next door, and tending to her mother, Phylis, Connie needed an extra hand...
Simultaneously working my remote, full-time internship and babysitting Phylis, I would come a few days a week before my workday started, feed her breakfast, do internship work, and leave in the afternoon...
