So, what does everyone do for a living?

[cpatow]

Everyone here is so interesting and we all have such diverse backgrounds. I thought it would be fun to see what we all do for a living (only if you feel comfortable replying, of course). I know we have some stay-at-home moms, a few teachers (meli, right?, shesherm?), a web developer (vsentz), working at a quarry (brown eyed, right?). How cool is it that we are all brought together here with so many diverse backgrounds and we wind up with one of the most important things in life in common....the (hopeful) conception and birth of a child.

I'll start:

I've been in the computer industry since '94 working mostly as a marketing manager for memory module and semiconductor-related companies. Exciting stuff (woohoo) and i fell into it somewhat accidentally and ended up liking my first company so much I stayed with them for 12 years, went away for a bit and went back to them before I had to quit for good when we moved out to the east coast. During my time away from my "first" company I went to a big processor / semiconductor company (not allowed to mention their name in forums...silly) but their "little i" logo is on gazillions of computers everywhere. And now I'm contracting for them again and am actually learning how to build websites (writing HTML and everything...so vsentz you can teach me things). Learning web programming is actually pretty fun and I get to do it from home, so that's even better.

A few years ago when my son was born, my "first company" let me go part-time and during that p/t stint I decided what my passion in life was was to care for people so I went back to school to become a nurse. I finished all the pre-requisites w/ a 4.0 and was ready to go into the nurisng program but then my DH and I made the tough painful decision that we could not be wihtout my salary for 2-4 years in So Cal while I entered the program so I had to abandon that dream. Now that we're in GA. I might go back and complete the program after the baby is born, but we're just going to wait, pray and see where life takes us.

So that's me :0)

[mrs5077]

Girl, I know what you mean. I am 35 now and feel too old. I feel like I am a lifetime student. I sit in those classrooms with all the youngsters with no responsibilities taking full loads and don't have a care in the world. I'm working F/T, taking a class when I can fit it around my work schedule, my kids schedule, and DH schedule. It's been a long road, but I am so close I can touch it. It's my dream and I will not give up til it comes true. It is not too late and with your GPA you are sure to get in. If you want it, go for it.

Inga

[melimeli]

stay at home mom is the best occupation.. and the most bennificial for our community... I am a teacher... I admire and ENVY all of you who stay at home...

[shesherm]

I am a 2nd grade teacher  for 4 years now and before that I worked years as a Manager in a few different retail stores.  I took a pay cut to move Up LOL to teaching but I LOVE WHAT I DO.  DH is a firefighter

[precious03]

I run my own in home daycare.  I love it!!  I get to stay home with my kids, but have a fun and rewarding job all at the same time.

[jennyb473]

I'm a retirement plan administrator - I play with other people's money!  I do recordkeeping and compliance reporting for 401k and profit sharing plans.  I really like what I do, but would love to be a SAHM someday!  Come on lottery!!  For now, though, I can work from home at least part of the time and will once DD arrives hopefully thru the end of the year.  

DH owns his own fitness equipment service company so I do his books too.  Hopefully someday we will be able to buy his parent's equipment store from them and run both sales and service but they aren't selling just yet!

[cpatow]

We're in same boat w/ RN program...SO want to go back but just not sure. I started at 35 then had to back out b/c of finances. Now I'm 40 and feel too old to finish!