What are some of the things you are interested in? When I was in a situation similar to yours, I did the flower exercise from What Color is Your Parachute. In this exercise, I made lists of things I was interested in, skills, things I didn't want in my next role, and more. Once I made these lists, then I just started doing research to see what roles had a combination of some of the most important items on these lists. This was looking at different job websites to networking.

You could also consider temping to see if there is anything that sparks joy. The agency should be able to meet your requests for jobs that are not traditional office positions. I would also suggest taking a character traits survey (viacharacter.org has a great one) that might give you some information about you as a person. Use that information to guide your job search!

Thank you, Kelli! I will check this site out, I appreciate the resources!

Yes!! Look at this as an opportunity. It’s time to do some set-discovery - beyond personality tests. I have some resources over at mindsetmamas.com that will be helpful for you.

Have you considered working as a virtual assistant? Or maybe even starting your own business?

Definitely agree with networking - and networking in the creative field or any field that you find fascinating as you can just ask for 15-minute conversations with these people to pick their brains and find out how they got started in their career choice and/or to inquire about the different types of roles, positions out there. Another fun way to approach this and to get ideas flowing is brainstorming around your Ikigai (what you love, what the world needs, what you can get paid for and what you're good at). Start brainstorming around those topics and see what overlaps and then try to find something that fits within that (and/or create a role that incorporates your Ikigai!). Here are some articles that explain Ikigai in depth: https://medium.com/better-humans/the-japanese-concept-ikigai-is-a-formula-for-happiness-and-meaning-8e497e5afa99 https://www.cyberclick.net/numericalblogen/ikigai-4-questions-to-begin-your-practice-of-the-japanese-philosophy-on-life-fulfillment Good luck!!!

Be sure to update your portfolio or CV and make accounts on online job networks such as linkedin or Upwork. Try browsing also from time to time, maybe you'd find a random project based job that would fit your preference :) this would give you a part time job but still enough flexibility to look for a more stable one :)

Thank you!! This is incredibly helpful and I hadn't considered some of these ideas. I appreciate your response!

Networking in the creative fields such as writers, artists, producers in film, television etc. Workung for agencies that represent artists. These are professions that look for dedicated assistants that are available for non-traditional positions involving strange hours, travel and work that is not a traditional assistants duties. These jobs require you to immerse yourself in a creative environment that is the opposite of a desk/office job. Many of these positions start out as temporary positions working in event planning. I know many galleries and film festivals hire temp workers to help plan and host events and once you get to network in these fields you will naturally find out about opportunities as they come available.