What is a...job?

Since my first post I've had a little think about how to go about this job hunt malarkey and it got me thinking about what I consider to be job. 

Now a job could be something you do around the house like washing up or a bit of DIY- that's a job right? To put that into context I would say, 'I've got a few jobs to do around the house...'

But really, I see a job as being work you do in order to bring in money and pay the bills and according to Google, 'job' is defined as 'A paid position of regular employment.' 

Now that doesn't sound too bad I guess. But it does suggest that in order to have a job, it must be seen as 'regular', and as a lot of us know, not all work is regular. What about temporary contracts or recruitment work? What about employers who give you 12 permanent hours a week, but expect you to come into work at the drop of a hat to cover someone with 'man-flu' (hangover). 

So, if I were to merge these two viewpoints together, a job, to me, seems to be a bit of a chore. A number of chores or tasks to complete over a period of time that you are paid for, so you can go home and complete those other chores like paying the bills...

Now as I mentioned in my previous post, what I really, really want is another job. One that is far more interesting than just completing tasks. Now I would Google search 'task', but that isn't what this post is about. To me, a task is the same as a chore- pretty boring. 

So my search thickens. 

Not only do a want a new job (something regular that pays my bills), but I also want something that makes use of my skills- I believe I have some of these, somewhere...