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Post by msdani1981 on Feb 2, 2015 16:36:20 GMT -5
We were all having fits! 1 measley little yard!!!! WHY? ?? LOL The party was fun, though!
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Post by biteybird on Feb 3, 2015 2:40:22 GMT -5
The Seahawks farcical ending was shown on the news over here (hubby saw it), so it must have been pretty bad! Jan, do you watch some cooking 'reality' shows? I often think I should watch certain things, then I forget to check when they are on. I have particular difficulty in remembering when a series is showing on a certain day and time each week (which is why I like movies, as they are a 'one off'). Plus, I'm usually doing stuff for work at home after hours...sad, I know.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 3, 2015 3:44:24 GMT -5
Hi Biteybird - I watch NO cooking shows - I would be bored stupid. My favourite show is The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - love Lisa Vanderpump and Giggy (I have a Pomeranian but not as small as Giggy). I also do stuff after hours but it is for the horse rescue group I belong to - lots of letters applying for grants, etc. What sort of work do you do - if that's not being too personal?
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Post by biteybird on Feb 3, 2015 4:33:35 GMT -5
I am a Special Education teacher (I used to be a music teacher & changed fields about 4 years ago), so the learning curve has been VERY steep. I teach autistic kids. I have a class of just 7 kids, but because they are all so different and have challenging/violent behaviours I spend a lot of time each night at home just trying to work through my 'To Do' list. It never ends! But I've learnt a lot in a short time and I like all of the students, despite them hitting me:))
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 3, 2015 15:50:26 GMT -5
Then in my books you are a very special person. I admire anyone who works with special needs children. Many, many years ago I was a psychiatric nurse and worked with autistic children as well as many other children with "problems". Every one of those children left a mark in my heart. They taught me so much about myself and the world at large and I considered myself blessed to have met them. I know they can be challenging and violent at times but there are other times that make up for it.
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Feb 3, 2015 16:56:35 GMT -5
You all are amazing Takes a special kinda person to be a nurse, a teacher, anything like that. I work with computers. LOL what does that say about me???
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Post by biteybird on Feb 4, 2015 3:44:02 GMT -5
Thanks, Jan & Sharyn for your comments. Jan, I am the same, every child is so different and memorable. I remember all the kids' names (after not having seen some of them for 3-4 years). Our school has two campuses and I was moved from the main campus back to the other one this year, after 2 years at the main one. Well, I had the 'verbal' kids coming up to me saying "hello" and they remembered my name! It was very humbling and I assume it means they have good memories of me. Jan, I really admire your work with the horses, which must be very time-consuming, yet rewarding. And Sharyn, computers are fine! I kind of fell into teaching at the beginning and in a way I would like to have a 9-5 job or work for myself. But for now I am learning lots and just hope I don't burn out any time soon (I really need to restrict the work I do at home, for work...but for now it makes things easier AT work)!
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 4, 2015 4:04:56 GMT -5
Sharyn, there is nothing wrong with computers. These days I am a legal secretary - not terribly exciting but the money is good. I love getting to know the members on this forum and their interests - apart from quakers, that is.
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Post by easttex on Feb 4, 2015 17:44:17 GMT -5
Hats off to good teachers. It truly is a skill, and something not that many do really well. Years ago I had a tour as an instructor at the US Navy's officer candidate school. I went to instructor training school first. I always thought of it as about eight hours of useful information crammed into three weeks. There I learned many vital tips, such as don't erase the board from side to side. (Makes your butt wiggle.) Anyway, I was not a very good instructor. Didn't really have to be there, but it gave me an appreciation for people for whom it's a vocation.
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Post by aaron on Feb 21, 2015 22:10:50 GMT -5
Just wanted to echo -- working with autistic children is something I really respect and appreciate. I volunteered a couple times with autistic children in high school-- just enough to really understand how incredibly challenging it can be. It takes a really special person to be able to do that every day. So many kudos to that.
As you guys know, I work with computers too. At this point in my life I am starting to find them boring and predictable. But they continue to be lucrative. Sigh.
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Post by biteybird on Feb 21, 2015 23:57:09 GMT -5
I actually think computer work (designing websites or something) would be really interesting. And, Jan, I think being a legal secretary would be very interesting, too. I guess 'the grass is always greener'!
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Post by aaron on Feb 22, 2015 0:39:30 GMT -5
It certainly can be. I've had some really inspiring points in my career. Unfortunately now really isn't one of them. When technical work gets mundane, it really gets mundane. I have been in a bit of a rut, career-wise. Life has been complicated and I have been focusing on other things a lot. Career needs some TLC. But yeah, I have definitely really enjoyed being in this field in general, and it has been highly beneficial in my life. Definitely appreciative of that.
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Feb 22, 2015 10:57:58 GMT -5
I work for a company that writes the software for the parking garages for various airports around the country. When you go to an airport, pull ticket to get into the parking lot and get a fee calculated at the end of your stay (either hourly or daily or overnight)hopefully, a correct one, it is a pretty complicated system that does all that.
Now...talk about mundane!
But, it pays the bills.
If I won the lotto and could retire, I would like to get a job working for an animal service organization like the seeing eye dog folks, socializing/training the service animals.
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Post by aaron on Feb 22, 2015 15:24:36 GMT -5
Yep, mundane but pays the bills is the name of the game for me right now as well.
A huge part of me would like to be a full time musician... At least at this point in time I have been terrible at keeping up with it part time. I would love to devote myself to it fully though-- I find doing it halfway to be somewhat torturous but I am probably just making excuses for why I've let it go for the past few years.
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Post by msdani1981 on Feb 22, 2015 19:07:05 GMT -5
I'm a homemaker (on disability), and Zach is a bus driver for our public transit system. He tells some good stories, sometimes!!
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