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| Sun, 12-14-2014 - 9:59am |
The Remember When thread has me thinking about myself when I first came to iVillage and how much things have changed since then. Anybody else want to play?
I came to iVillage in the summer of 2000. I was 36 and working as HR Manager for an internationally-owned manufacturing company I was divorced with a 6 1/2-yr-old disabled son, and my ex had committed suicide a few months before. This was actually the event that led me to iVillage in the first place. I was one of those "Have to work" moms and was told by several when I first came here that I had no place in this debate because I had no choice.
Now, I'm 51 and my son is 21. For the past tnot-quite-ten years I've worked as the business manager for a small architecture firm. Eight years ago, I also absorbed the marketing coordinator's position. The job(s) and the company have been overwhelmingly stressful at times but have changed greatly over the past few years, due to economic/market and ownership changes. I am now in a very comfortable position within the company. I also no longer really have to work. My son is now in a position to offer to take care of things if I want to quit and take some time to figure out what I want to do. That offer has led me to the realization that despite the stress, long hours (which really isn't an issue anymore anyway) and frustration, I am already doing what I want to do. I'll be sticking around there.

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For a graphic artist, your tech/photo skills SUCK.
I am not a graphic artist.
How sad you have no friends to eat lunch with.
I guess you KNEW your dh was stealing, then?
No, no, it's never Ginger's fault for anything and I imagine it's not her dh's fault for stealing, either. Frankly, I'm kind of surprised she hasn't found a way to blame his thefts on us.
How sad you have no friends to eat lunch with.
Don't be sad, really. I LOVE going home for lunch and having some "me" time. Actually tomorrow we are having our Christmas grab bag/chinese food luncheon (oh, we decided on a money tree for our boss as one of the girls is very creative and is making it for us) so I will be eating with friends tomorrow.
Boy howdee....
Ginger is about 15 years too old to be a hooker.
So you're giving your boss CASH for Christmas? That is, IMO, very odd.
"I don’t mind a banshee, that’s fine. 2 banshees? I HATE you. I actually wish bad things upon you." -- Day[9] Daily #459 P1
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Pretty sad that Ginger, who claims to be an expert in everything, knows so little about the subject in which she's claiming to be majoriing in--stalking the husbands of the women on this board.
And for the record, yet another reason to be happy to be unmarried. :D
Ginger is about 15 years too old to be a hooker.
lol, probably about 20 years. lol.
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