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I hope Rachel doesn't mind me starting this thread because it was her idea ... but I'm feeling chatty and can't wait to get started. What's on your mind?
Career has been on my mind for a while. I started teaching an online course and I'm in my 4th week. I love it! Well, mainly I love the flexibility. If this were my main job, I'd never have to wake up early or miss anything important. It would be especially nice if I had a newborn.
The problem is that it would be really hard to get enough classes to make this more than a few hours/week job. I could eventually get there, but it would be tough. My job now is really great in terms of pay, benefits, stability, etc. and I can work from home and usually am not especially busy. I can't believe I would consider leaving it. However, the thought of having a job where I can log on any time, whether that's 8 am or 8 pm, is kind of appealing. With online teaching, I just have to be active in the classroom at least once every 48 hours, which does mean I have to work some on weekends.
IDK, but I think when/if I have another baby I will want to quit my job and try online teaching as a career, but the thought of doing so is scary.
I hope Rachel doesn't mind me starting this thread because it was her idea ... but I'm feeling chatty and can't wait to get started. What's on your mind?
Career has been on my mind for a while. I started teaching an online course and I'm in my 4th week. I love it! Well, mainly I love the flexibility. If this were my main job, I'd never have to wake up early or miss anything important. It would be especially nice if I had a newborn.
The problem is that it would be really hard to get enough classes to make this more than a few hours/week job. I could eventually get there, but it would be tough. My job now is really great in terms of pay, benefits, stability, etc. and I can work from home and usually am not especially busy. I can't believe I would consider leaving it. However, the thought of having a job where I can log on any time, whether that's 8 am or 8 pm, is kind of appealing. With online teaching, I just have to be active in the classroom at least once every 48 hours, which does mean I have to work some on weekends.
IDK, but I think when/if I have another baby I will want to quit my job and try online teaching as a career, but the thought of doing so is scary.
That sounds great! It really seems to be the best of both worlds. What do you teach?
That sounds great! It really seems to be the best of both worlds. What do you teach?
I'm teaching a supply chain management course. If I decided to try to do this full time, I would also try to teach courses in statistics and operations research.
On the down side, it doesn't pay much (even if I got enough courses to teach as many hours as I'm working now it would pay a lot less), there is no paid vacation, and no benefits at all.
Mariah- Well, on the plus side it is so flexible! But supply chain management? Sounds dry. Not that I would know :-) I know it is scary to think about leaving a great career, but if money is not an issue, don't you think it might be worth it? It may be tiring to care for a toddler all the time, but freeing at the same time.
AFM (this stands for as for me)- Today is a dreary, rainy day. I had to run to town for some errands and stopped by my friends place for lunch. Avery was tired and grumpy so I ended up leaving early. She is still sleeping in the car, I just have the garage door propped open so I would hear her if she woke up.
I've been feeling kind of down since my birthday, most of it is related to my weight. I am the heaviest I have ever been (when not pregnant) and it's depressing me. i don't feel like a 28 year old should. So I have been using myfitnesspal for the last couple days and I feel more in control. I don't know why I have been having such a hard time finding motivation but I have. Hopefully it is different this time.
ps- I don't mind you going ahead and starting it :-)
Mariah- Well, on the plus side it is so flexible! But supply chain management? Sounds dry. Not that I would know :-) I know it is scary to think about leaving a great career, but if money is not an issue, don't you think it might be worth it? It may be tiring to care for a toddler all the time, but freeing at the same time.
I'm going to see when I get offered another course after this one. I think I was a last-minute add due to scheduling conflicts with another instructor, so I probably will not even get the one class at a time (about 5-8 hours per week) regularly. At the end of this year when it is time to renew the contract on my current project, I may ask about an 80% FTE schedule before I quit altogether. That just means I work 4 days/week and get 80% of the pay. It's very rare in the US but I have a colleague in Europe that does it, so we'll see if it gets approved.
I'm with you ladies on the weight loss. Maybe we should start an AP weight loss sub-forum! LOL. We could encourage each other to work out and talk about what we ate.
I lost most of my pregnancy weight by around 6 months pp (all but about 2-3 lbs) and still have not lost the last bit! In fact, in the last couple of months I've gained another couple of pounds! It's frustrating. I think it has something to do with when we night-weaned Juliana and were trying to constantly offer high-calorie foods so she'd eat them and not be hungry for milk all night, and we kind of got in the habit of a bed-time snack, and of course DH and I clean up the left-overs. I do work out about 5 days per week, though, and eat healthy, so I should be thin!!
I've been renovating the house and I'm so exhausted. I just spent the last 3 weeks painting the kitchen cabinets and painting the kitchen, living room, and family room. Today, I started installing the tile backsplash in the kitchen and found out it's harder than I originally thought. I hope it turns out ok.
I've been renovating the house and I'm so exhausted. I just spent the last 3 weeks painting the kitchen cabinets and painting the kitchen, living room, and family room. Today, I started installing the tile backsplash in the kitchen and found out it's harder than I originally thought. I hope it turns out ok.
Wow! DH and I did a lot of that stuff but it was mainly him. I don't have the skills to do any of that so I don't even try. You go girl!
A good friend of mine just had her baby 2 days ago. It's making me think about those early days with a newborn and actually making me want another one ... sort of.
I haaaaate kitchen renovation lol... Ugh. So much to potentially mess up!! I admire you for taking it on. In our old house so many small projects turned much bigger and crazier when underway and I am just afraid to deal with it anymore. We had a light fixture replacement that turned in a ceiling repair and a sink replacement that ended with DH jigsawing several millimeters of tile counter to make the new sink fit, then cleaning silicate dust (a known human carcinogen) out of every crevice.
I found a good recipe for halibut tonight. I am on my first PP AF and feeling a bit sickly, fish sounded light enough for me though. Good news about AF is, I am loving my new divacup and mama cloth wish I'd caught that first egg though oh well!
I'm on my ppaf from you know where. I had major hormonal issues pp and needed provera to stop abnormal vaginal bleeding and start my AF. And it stinks.
We got a ton of rain last night!! DH stayed home from work because of it. We might leave for idaho today. I hope we do. He needs to talk to his dad though and see if he can get away from the farm. He always feels guilty going anywhere when there could be things he should do at the farm. Especially when his cousin is a workaholic and is always there making him look bad. I really want to get away for a few days and do some cross border shopping! Fingers crossed.
We got a ton of rain last night!! DH stayed home from work because of it. We might leave for idaho today. I hope we do. He needs to talk to his dad though and see if he can get away from the farm. He always feels guilty going anywhere when there could be things he should do at the farm. Especially when his cousin is a workaholic and is always there making him look bad. I really want to get away for a few days and do some cross border shopping! Fingers crossed.
And the new $$ amounts came into effect already, so you can bring in lots more tax-free now! It's $800 each for a 48-hour stay! STOCK UP!
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Lord, you ladies all sound soooo busy compared to my lazy behind!
We are doing NOTHING lately. Nada. Zip. Zilch. No renovations (although we have a laundry list of about ten of them in the plans...future plans). And certainly not taking any trips.
Well, next week we are taking a trip. To the delightful 4th of July trip. I actually will enjoy it, as long as I avoid my psychotic cousin. Out of all the people there, it shouldnt be too hard. My other cousin just had her baby yesterday and I am looking forward to squeezing on a newbie. He is really cute from the pictures. It will either tide me over til we are ready for another, or make my baby fever so much worse.
But the good news (sorta) is that my PPAF has yet to reappear. But the bad part is that I can tell I am really hormonal, like PMS all the time. So I sorta would like some regulation at this point. Just so I am not as edgy.
That is all. I am eating a bag of chips on my own at this very moment. Speaking of weight loss.....
I woke up with a headache today, still have it, and am being boring mommy. I did take M out back for awhile but she wanted me to take her out in the backpack afterwards and I was just like "nooooo not now!!" Do not feel like carrying a wiggling kicking 25 lb weight up in that thing right now. Lol. I kept telling her mommy doesn't feel good and I think she actually gets it, somewhat. Maybe I will take her in the stroller to the park later. I think I will have DH pick up burritos for dinner though. My halibut yesterday turned out great but I just don't have it in me to cook today. Day 4 of PP AF #1.
Boo for flooding and AF and renos. Yay for money. And laziness
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wish I'd caught that first egg though 
oh well!
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