Respectful question...

[evilmailjeep]

Everybody here knows I haul mail...but I am curious as to what the rest of you do away from CDI.. If you work away from home, what do you do? If you are a stay at home mom...do you have a  business?

[Snooper]

  Well, I teach private music lessons.  Tuesday-Friday I teach at a music store, and on Saturday, I teach a few lessons at peoples' homes.  It pays more to go to one's home as I can avoid "studio fees" but it's much easier to get students by teaching from the store.  Been teaching for 11 years since I started college.  I wasn't planning on doing this other than recreational but I digress.  Been a wimp at taking auditions.   My teacher is NOT pleased...

I'm also a mom of 3 cats and 1 dog:)

[CaratHead]

You know, it was 70 degrees here yesterday, and I saw a mail woman in shorts and short sleeves.  What a fun job, getting to walk around and be outside...then I realized that weather like that is rare in Chicago.  That must be one tough job, EMJ.  You must be very fit!

I am an accountant for PepsiCo.  I do project management work.  I love my company!  It is great to work for a company that puts out great products.  

In my spare time, I scoop litter boxes...

[evilmailjeep]

We had 70 here too, and I am getting fitter, but I'm still probably the fattest girl here...Five feet two and 185! Beats the 211 I was this time last year though.....(it is fun too)

I also do the litter box thing
 
Snooper, how on earth do you stand screeching sounds that people make when they first learn?

[tea]

Congrats on the weight loss! That's a huge feat!

I'm a psychologist. I used to work at a hospital but quit my job to take care of my dad. I am currently in between jobs though I do have a very very very small private practice. I'm getting to the point where I am ready to get back out there full-time.

[Snooper]

That's great that you lost so much weight EMJ!!! Congrats!!!

Yes, litter box duty is in my description too!

What? I can't hear you EMJ.  I'm sorry, I went deaf hearing my students do everything I told them NOT to do.  I hate when people go to me, "Gosh you seem so patient!" Honestly? I'm far from patient.  I do it as it helps my diamond fund:) I liked it for the first 5 years, but doing the same thing over and over gets a bit redundant. 

Obviously, none of my students are the same (playing wise, problems, good qualities, etc) but I DO NOT get when they don't "understand" things when I'm giving them great suggestions, and I swear I'm "dummy proofing things!".  They don't know what they're getting at a fraction of the price I paid for my lessons.  *sigh* I keep thinking "Today I made money for future diamonds"

[tea]

It's amazing the lengths we go to support our addiction, isn't it???

I would have a thriving practice if I actually did start a sparklie addiction group    ... or fail miserably...

[CaratHead]

Tea, I definitely could use your services...I have a real sparklie addiction.  And it seems to be getting worse.  Although, it hasn't interfered with my gambling, drinking or drug use, yet.

JUST KIDDING...remember, I am a good Catholic girl!

[robin]

Well, I teach private music lessons.  Tuesday-Friday I teach at a music store, and on Saturday, I teach a few lessons at peoples' homes.  It pays more to go to one's home as I can avoid "studio fees" but it's much easier to get students by teaching from the store.  Been teaching for 11 years since I started college.  I wasn't planning on doing this other than recreational but I digress.  Been a wimp at taking auditions.   My teacher is NOT pleased...

I'm also a mom of 3 cats and 1 dog:)

What is your instrument, Snooper?

--Robin

[evilmailjeep]

CH, I'm a Catholic School Survivor too....do you own anything plaid?

[tea]

Tea, I definitely could use your services...I have a real sparklie addiction.  And it seems to be getting worse.  Although, it hasn't interfered with my gambling, drinking or drug use, yet.

JUST KIDDING...remember, I am a good Catholic girl!

 

[CaratHead]

Not any more, EMJ...but I still have some knee socks!!

[robin]

I teach college English.  My Ph.D. is in American Literature.  I'm an adjunct (part-timer) at two schools, which gives me well over a full-time job :-). 

--Robin

[CaratHead]

Uh oh...we are going to have to proofread our posts more carefully now, Robin!

[annie1]

I'm a second semester senior at the University of Wisconsin.  I'm majoring in operations and technology Management, with a specialization in supply chain management. 

I'll be starting work in the "real world" this summer.

[Snooper]

You have that right CH!! I'm so lazy in posts here (grammar, etc.,) Robin is our grammer  !!!!

I have a Masters in Clarinet Performance, oboe minor.  Unfortunately, there's a huge demand for piano teachers and it URKS me that half of them do not teach theory.  It's a shame as their parents don't realize this.  So when I get a student who's from another teacher, state, etc., I have to do THEIR job and MY job in order for them to be taught right.

I haven't seriously played the piano since 11th grade (I'm almost 29) but for what I do, 90% of my piano students are beginners, and the rest intermediate.  I took piano in college as you have to in order to obtain your degree (piano proficiency test).

I have about 15-20 clarinet students, a billion piano, 5 oboe students, and a good amount of flute students.  My boss wanted me to learn flute and it was easy but for me to guide the students with the standard lit I know the basics and feel a bit out of place.  Method books, and the like I'm familiar with. 

Annie, you'll be fine in the real world.  Enjoy your college days!!!

[acebruin]

oh oh snoooooppppp...  i've always wanted to play the clarinet...  although i have no music background...  but i sing...    i'm a worship leader in my church...  now my goal is to learn how to play the guitar...  but again i have no music background...  i think i need some lessons from you! 

anyways, i'm a computer programmer...  yes I AM A NERD...  and proud to be one!     david, wm, if you need a programmer to do something, i might just be able to help... 

i don't know if i can post this section or not...  but just delete it if i can't...  it's ok...  i work for a company called virtualtourist.com based in manhattan beach...  it's a portal for travellers...  you can find tips on restaurants, things to do, night life, transportations, hotels, and any other things in regards to travelling that you need...  it's a very useful site if you like to travel...  check it out when you have free time...  i'm acebruin on there too... 

[Snooper]

Alex! Nice to see a face with the name!!! One thing you might want to do about lessons, is check out the local colleges, and go to the music department, and find a music major to help ya with lessons!!!

[acebruin]

speaking of faces, i figure we should all know what each other look like...  so i don't imagine a cushion with split shank halo when i see sam... 

here's a pic of me and my DFF (darling future fiance)    at Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco!

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[Snooper]

Awww c'mon!!! Split shank is my "good side" I'll have to find pics of me and dan.  I'm usually the one taking pics... But good idea!!

You and your future fiancee look so happy and cute!!

[diamondjunkie]

Nice pic Ace!

When I worked in the UK, I was a financial and management accounts manager.  When I moved to the States, I really wanted to try banking but was so appalled at the terrible customer service they expected me to give, that I quit on principal after 3 months!  I used to watch the shopping channels on the TV and I was forever telling my DH, "I could do that!"  Anyway, that led me to find a job in a jewelers and I guess I could do that because I was managing the store in less than 2 months!

Since having my son (and then my daughter), I have been a stay home mom.  David has given me such a fantastic opportunity to work from home and I couldn't be happier.  I can still look after my children's every need and I don't need to call my boss to take the day off when one of them is poorly!  I'm truly thrilled and excited to be a part of DBL and CDI.

Snooper, I am so impressed at anyone who studies music to that level!     I played the clarinet through high school and tried my hand at violin at one point too.  I love music but I wouldn't say I was talented!  We have so many brilliant musicians here.  Anyone who hasn't seen it, check out Marc's website - WOW!

[DiaDiva]

I'm regional account director at an international advertising agency. I love being in advertising because it's one of the few jobs where you get to work in different industries. For example, I've worked FMCG accounts like Sara Lee, Kodak and tech like Oracle, healthcare like Cialis and telco like SingTel.

The other good thing about being employed is that it helps support my jewellery addiction!

Since Alex has shared his great pic, I was wondering if we could start sharing pics. Would love to see how everyone else looks since we "talk" to each other everyday so it'd be really nice to "meet" everyone.

I'll share pics of DH and me when I get home...our most recent holiday shots are at home...

[DiaDiva]

This is a picture of me that DH took while we were on vacation in China. Apparently, this was how an examination cell in imperial China looked like and it was tiny.

The second is a picture of DH in Guilin that I shot....

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[GracefulLion]

Everyone is sooo cute!  Ace, your DFF obviously adores you, as she should considering your dedication to jewels!!!!

So interesting to hear what everyone does.  Snoop, my dad played the clarinet and he breaks it out for my son now and then.  We have tried to convince him to start taking lessons again, but he won't.  I was a dancer, but have not a bone in my body that can play music or sing, whereas my son and husband are musical to the core!  I love hearing them play together.  It is awesome!

I direct a scholarship for MBA/MPA/MA students.  I love it and I get to work part-time and from home, though I am starting to believe that "part-time" is a fantasy.  Still, it has been wonderful and it helps support my arguement for DSAs!!!!  And man, do those F pears have my brain spinning!!!

[jewellk]

Great thread and good idea to have some pics...so nice to associate a face with names (I'll have to find pics tonight, I don't have any saved on this computer).

I'm an archaeologist with an MA in Bioarchaeology. My specialty is historic cemeteries in North America. I know it sounds a bit gruesome..but I really do love what I do. We excavate "forgotten" cemeteries/ones that will be destroyed by impending urban sprawl/construction and relocate them to established cemeteries where they will be safe...at least for awhile longer. Many of the ones I work on have no headstones remaining and it's up to me to solve the mystery of who the people buried there are. I do archival research on the property to establish who owned it through the years. Then I analyze the casket hardware and other artifacts to establish a date of interment. I also do the skeletal analysis to determine if the individual is male or female and how old they were when they passed away (among other analyses). It's really fun when I can put an actual name with a burial, I feel that person isn't lost any longer.