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mommy2kiera
Posts: 21
mommy2kiera
I am 34, and have been married for almost 10 years. I am a report writer, trainer, and troubleshooter in the IS dept. of a community mental health org.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 16:58
I have been on a Dean Koontz kick lately, so I am reading his "By the Light of the Moon".
It's been on my pile of reading material so long, I can't even remember when I bought it, and I am finally to it. It is the last one in my pile, so I need to find some new ones to read soon.
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Kim Begnaud
Posts: 130
Kim Begnaud
I am a 43yr old married, mother of 2, grandmother of 2 and a caregiver of my Mom.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:05
I am currently reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:27
I am in between books, but I just finished one called The Falcon Bride. Before that, I read Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. I also have a stack of books so big by my bed that I put my alarm clock on it, LOL.
I have to admit: I read a lot of "crap." I have a justification though (of course!). I have a Master's Degree in English. So, obviously, I know HOW to read better books. But I also tend to have strong empathic reactions to books, so if I read serious fiction, I tend to get a little depressed. So, I try to read "light" stuff that may be fluff and have one plot again and again, but it amuses me and helps me relax.
So, I read historical romances, mysteries, with "real" books in between.
I am also very fond of vampires...
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Florinda
Posts: 127
Florinda
I've worked fulltime since college (20 years ago!) as an accountant/manager in the nonprofit sector. I'm recently married for the second time - in addition to my son, I have two stepchildren (one girl, one boy). And then there's my four-legged canine "daughter."
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:34
I'm reading The Kite Runner for my off-line book club. I need to finish it before next Friday's meeting, so hopefully I'll get a big block of uninterrupted reading time this weekend. It's good so far, but my book-reading time has dropped recently due to more blog-reading (and writing) - oh, and work time and family time too.
Kim, what do you think of Wicked? My book club read it a couple of years ago, and most of them hated it. I thought it was OK but not quite what I expected. Interestingly, the club member who disliked the book the most saw the musical based on it a couple of months ago and loved that.
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:36
My best friend from college loves Wicked. She and her kids made their entire Christmas and birthday presents one year a trip to NYC to see it.
I have The Kite Rujavascript aste_strinL(selektion,3,'[i]','','')
Italic Stylenner [/i]on my shelf (unread) and I want to read it so I can justify getting A Thousand Splendid Suns by the same writer!
Has anybody read The Memory Keeper's Daughter?
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Keri
Posts: 18
Keri
I'm married, 11 years, to a funny guy we like to call HalfBrainBoy (hey, he picked it!) after he had surgery in 2001 to remove a brain tumor which also removed a bit of brain matter... He's doing beyond great.
The years following have become my "everything I can do to raise funds for ACS and individuals who are battling cancer" period. A few years back, my beautiful SIL (although I call her my sister) took her incredible truffle recipe and said, "Let's make truffles and sell them as a fund raiser." That year our Relay For Life team became a Platinum team, raising over $11K. We knew we were onto something with those truffles. So last year, we went into business.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:46
I've always got more than one thing going... a fiction and a non-fiction. So currently I'm reading Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs, and The Happy Introvert by Elizabeth Wagele.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:47
Jen - I love that you justify your crap reading - I do the same thing ;)
So - I am currently reading a fine piece of literature called "Size 14 is Not Fat Either" by Meg Cabot. When my work or home life hits a certain level of stress or if I am on vacation these are the only kinds of books I can read. Anything too heavy would only get chucked into the bonfire.
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Florinda
Posts: 127
Florinda
I've worked fulltime since college (20 years ago!) as an accountant/manager in the nonprofit sector. I'm recently married for the second time - in addition to my son, I have two stepchildren (one girl, one boy). And then there's my four-legged canine "daughter."
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:50
I just finished The Memory Keeper's Daughter. I post reviews of all the books I finish on my blog, and you're welcome to check it out over there:
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Keri
Posts: 18
Keri
I'm married, 11 years, to a funny guy we like to call HalfBrainBoy (hey, he picked it!) after he had surgery in 2001 to remove a brain tumor which also removed a bit of brain matter... He's doing beyond great.
The years following have become my "everything I can do to raise funds for ACS and individuals who are battling cancer" period. A few years back, my beautiful SIL (although I call her my sister) took her incredible truffle recipe and said, "Let's make truffles and sell them as a fund raiser." That year our Relay For Life team became a Platinum team, raising over $11K. We knew we were onto something with those truffles. So last year, we went into business.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:50
I loved The Kite Runner but haven't gotten to A Thousand Secret Suns yet. And I did read The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Jen. I thought it was pretty good.
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Keri
Posts: 18
Keri
I'm married, 11 years, to a funny guy we like to call HalfBrainBoy (hey, he picked it!) after he had surgery in 2001 to remove a brain tumor which also removed a bit of brain matter... He's doing beyond great.
The years following have become my "everything I can do to raise funds for ACS and individuals who are battling cancer" period. A few years back, my beautiful SIL (although I call her my sister) took her incredible truffle recipe and said, "Let's make truffles and sell them as a fund raiser." That year our Relay For Life team became a Platinum team, raising over $11K. We knew we were onto something with those truffles. So last year, we went into business.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:52
Oh, and I thought Wicked (the book - wasn't able to snag tix for the musical but would have LOVED to) was awesome. Haven't been able to get into the sequel book, however...
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Amy Beekley
Posts: 4
Amy Beekley
I am a full-time working mother of two small boys working on building a small business of my own. My business idea will help support moms and other employees who seek greater flexibility in employment through job postings, support groups, and resources.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 17:59
I was just given a book to read called The ParentPreneur Edge. It's supposed to focus on our traits as parents that can help make us successful managers and business owners. It should be interesting.
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:03
Ooh, Amy, that sounds interesting! Who wrote that?
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Amy Beekley
Posts: 4
Amy Beekley
I am a full-time working mother of two small boys working on building a small business of my own. My business idea will help support moms and other employees who seek greater flexibility in employment through job postings, support groups, and resources.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:09
The ParentPreneur Edge by Julie Lenzer Kirk
I'm only through the first chapter but I love the premise. Part of her idea is that we should stop apologizing for our parental obligations. The skills learned parenting are a benefit to entrepreneurs in the workforce, not a detriment.
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:12
Do you think we can convince employers of this? I think it might be one of those things that requires a revolution-- but I think it can be done.
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Kim Begnaud
Posts: 130
Kim Begnaud
I am a 43yr old married, mother of 2, grandmother of 2 and a caregiver of my Mom.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:13
I find that I get a bit bored with the book so maybe thats why it is taking me so long to get through it. Now my friend and her daughter caught the train to NY and saw the play and loved it. Funny but my husband is a comic book collector and I have found myself pulling some old stuff out just for a break.
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Kimberly
Posts: 50
Kimberly
I'm a single mom and a substitute teacher. Not a lot of time or money in my house, but there's enough love to make up for it. Except when The Ladies are making me crazy.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:15 - Edited by: Kimberly
I'm currently rereading the Diana Gabaldon series and don't plan to feel guilty about it in the least. Even happily solo moms need to be swept away by brawny highlanders every once in a while.
I've also been on a Stephen King kick lately--Finished The Dark Tower in June and have been dabbling in his other works since. I think he gets a very bad rap as writer. He's far more talented and intelligent than he's often given credit for.
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:15
Kim, do you guys ever read graphic novels? Anything by Neil Gaiman?
I read a lot of magazines in addition to books. Also crap! But if you have any questions about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, I'm your woman!
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:17
Oh! Oh! Oh! I was just going to ask if anybody had read the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon! I love it!
Jamie and Claire are timeless. Better than Catherine and Heathcliff. LOVE it.
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Kim Begnaud
Posts: 130
Kim Begnaud
I am a 43yr old married, mother of 2, grandmother of 2 and a caregiver of my Mom.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:25
Jen, I'll have to ask Paul if he has anything on Neil Gaiman. He reads until 2 or 3am when the house is quiet.
He bases his stuff on the art work and next comes the story line.
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 18:27
Kim-- I bet he's read Neil Gaiman then. The Sandman Series and maybe even Mirror Mask.
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Kimberly
Posts: 50
Kimberly
I'm a single mom and a substitute teacher. Not a lot of time or money in my house, but there's enough love to make up for it. Except when The Ladies are making me crazy.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 20:13
I read Sandman! And the Watchmen.
My Graphic novel collection is on one of the shelves in the vanity bookshelf in the livingroom.
I lke the art, but I'm a story girl. And really a Marvel Girl at heart. I collect Amazing Spiderman, Astonishing XMen, any sort of classic XMen that catches my fancy....I did the entire Civil Wars series.
I also collect Dark Tower and Buffy Season 8 (next best thing to having it back on tv)
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Kim Begnaud
Posts: 130
Kim Begnaud
I am a 43yr old married, mother of 2, grandmother of 2 and a caregiver of my Mom.
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# Posted: 16 Aug 2007 20:54
I have been reading Ms Marvel and its pretty good. We have every classic XMEN comic book spin off and everything that goes with it from a-z.
I have a great collection of archies so now you really see my age!lolol
we have a extra bedroom that is nothing but as we laugh our retirement fund.
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Kim Begnaud
Posts: 130
Kim Begnaud
I am a 43yr old married, mother of 2, grandmother of 2 and a caregiver of my Mom.
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2007 01:43
Jen, Paul has read Sndman & Watchmen..........he says eh a bit weird............must be different reads some pretty weird stuff!lolololol
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2007 03:13
I knew he had to at least have read a little bit of Gaiman!
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Linda
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Linda
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2007 05:25
You guys are having too much fun!!
Over the summer, I finished reading "The Long Tail", "Wikinomics", "The New Big is Small", "The Purple Cow", "The Dip", and now I'm onto "The No Asshole Rule" and "Lifehacker: 88 tech tricks to turbocharge your day" -- I'm trying to figure out how to reinvent myself. Anybody reading any of these topics?
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Kimberly
Posts: 50
Kimberly
I'm a single mom and a substitute teacher. Not a lot of time or money in my house, but there's enough love to make up for it. Except when The Ladies are making me crazy.
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2007 14:04
Kim,
Sandman is sort of like a dream or a fugue. It's beautifully drawn, but very ephemeral and the stories are incredibly literate and complex. Like dreams, they draw from all sorts of bits of consciousness and then meld it into a semi-coherent whole. It's often not until you're through the story and looking back that you really get a sense that you might know what it's about.
Watchmen is a huge departure from the superhero genre, looking at it in a completely new way. Heroes, the show, owes a debt to the Watchmen.
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Kim Begnaud
Posts: 130
Kim Begnaud
I am a 43yr old married, mother of 2, grandmother of 2 and a caregiver of my Mom.
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2007 14:37
Good Morning Everybody!
Kimberly,
It surprise me that he wasn't into that is what he normally reads.
Ok, so now I have picked up Nora Roberts Moon Shadows worth reading or not?
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Jenorama
Posts: 143
Jenorama
I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years, and then I got divorced. I finished my English MA shortly after. I have worked as a special ed teacher, a college instructor, and an assistant director of a research institute for a medical school.
I returned home to work as a fulltime medical writing and editing consultant, two years ago. I have clients across the U.S. and Canada, and also blog for ParentDish, TV Squad, and The Life Sciences blogs at Weblogs Inc.
In the past six years, I have completely re-invented myself. I am eager to see what happens next.
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2007 15:55
Good Morning!
Linda, can you tell me more about the books you have been reading? I am intrigued-- especially by no more assholes!
I haven't read the books, but I am going to check them out on Amazon! Welcome!
Kim-- it's been my experience that Nora Roberts is always worth reading.
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Linda
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Linda
This member has no personal statement yet!
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# Posted: 18 Aug 2007 02:20
I just started the "The No Asshole Rule" which is aimed at understanding and providing strategies for dealing with "mean people" in the workplace. There is always one! I let you know if it is any good.
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Jacq
Posts: 9
Jacq
I was a SAHM for the first 1.5yrs but in the end it wasn't for me. Please don't misunderstand, I have nothing but the utmost respect & admiration for SAHMs but it just didn't work for us. So now were are trying the reverse. Hubby is staying home (working PT from home office) and I work full time as Business manager for two International companies. I am also finishing up my degree in leadership/business and do personal training/nutrition consulting part-time.
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# Posted: 20 Aug 2007 01:48
I could never read just one book at a time. I start one and then see another that looks interesting and another...and before you know it my stack is 7 books high!
Right now the stack consists of:
The Business of Software
Service Oriented Architecture for Dummies
Secrets of Six Figure Women
Leading From the Front
Einstein
The Naked Truth
Our Posthuman Future
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