"I just don't want to work"

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Registered: 09-13-2007
"I just don't want to work"
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Tue, 10-09-2007 - 10:06pm

Hi all... I'm new to the board and I am curious.


I am in my mid twenties, unmarried, no children. I work in an extremely competitive field with many other women my age. Many of us are making six figures and the job is very stressful. We all have a great work ethic, but sometimes when the stress gets really bad, I'll often hear the girls (never the guys) saying things like "Arrgghh... I'm so sick of work. I just want to marry a rich man, have kids, stay home and NOT WORK."....... I was raised by two working parents (two very loving, caring hardworking parents). My mother was very successful in her career, and I feel that when I get married, I will (like my mom) continue to work and raise children at the same time (my mom was definitely "super mom" ---she did it all and was great!)...... My main question: many of the women in my work stay in the position for about 5-7 years and then leave.....the funny thing is...

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-18-2007
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:28am
Very good description!
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:28am

I'm pretty frugal when it comes to buying groceries (clip coupons and plan my menus around the sale flyers) but I cant believe taking SO much time and energy over food. Its food. Eat it.


Personally I think all that time and energy would be better spent on a pt job so that the food budget isnt so tight, lol.

Dj


"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~


Dj

"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:30am
No, not always. Also, if you are paid to look after the kid for a set number of hours, that is all you do. If you are a mother and with the child all day long, you must also do laundry, read the paper sometime, cook, go to the store etc. Being unable to do those things either with any ease or at all can in itself be extremely nerve-fraying.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:30am
Okay you've convinced me.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:31am
Only in areas of the law in which I'm competent.

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Registered: 07-23-2003
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:32am
I only spend about $50-60 per week on food for the three of us.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-29-2004
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:36am
Energystar freezers cost a few dollars/mo to run. I save about $60/wk on average, so yes, it outweighs the cost.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-18-2007
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:40am

There ya go.

Yeah well, that's just, ya know, like, your opinion, man-The Big Lebowski 

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2003
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:40am
There's a growing movement to eat locally grown foods. For those of us who live in places where fresh locally grown produce is available only 6-7 months/year, freezing or otherwise preserving locally grown produce is pretty much the only way to eat local produce during the winter.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 11:46am

Right and there is nothing wrong with freezing stuff, that isnt what I was really talking about-I was speaking more of the energy and time required to subsist on $60 a week for groceries.


I eat local produce in the summer, but I really dont want to eat something thats been frozen for several months. And since our season is only about 3-4 months long, I'd be eating freezer burned veggies in february if I went that route. No thanks.


Dj

"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~

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