1. How old are you
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in?
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do?
4. How long have you been married/with SO?
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them?
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever?
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific)
8. How many LOs and their ages?
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD)
Re: Getting to know you questions!
1. How old are you? 27 next month
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? BA in Psyc.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Caseworker for developmentally disabled at a non-profit agency
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married for 3.5 years, together 9
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 1 sister, we have always been and still are very close (we are also only 16 months apart in age)
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? When all the LOs are in school I'll go back to work but I'd like to be in a school setting as a resource room/reading teacher. I will proabably have to get my Masters first because I can't teach with a psyc degree!
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Northern NY
8. How many LOs and their ages? DD- 2.5 years, DS- 1 year
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) BBQ chicken on the grill, green beans, wild rice (from a pouch) and cornbread muffins
1. 33
2. Yes - I have my BA. Triple major - Sociology, Psychology, and Education (I love me some liberal arts, lol)
3. I worked in non-profit
4. Married 7 years this June, together 11 years total.
5. 1 older sister. We are decently close.
6. Undecided.
7. Boston
8. 1 - he is 4.
9. No clue. I should get on that soon.
1. How old are you 29 next month
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? BS in Finance
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? billing
4. How long have you been married/with SO? married almost 4 years
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 1 sister, we talk a couple times a month
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? be back to work soon, likely within 6 months
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) central Texas
8. How many LOs and their ages? DS age 9 and DD age 2
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Cajun Chicken Pasta
1. 34 (last month, ahh!)
2. Yes, BS in Industrial Technology
3. Customer Marketing - software companies
4. Met in 2003, married for 5 years this fall
5. None/N/A (this is why we're having 2+ kids!)
6. Going back eventually, but probably a new field. I won't commute and do not want something as intense.
7. Northern California
8. Two boys: almost 3 and 10 months
9. Good question! Maybe I will get some ideas here
1. How old are you? 26
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? Started but never finished. I am going back in the Fall
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? I was an account representative for a publication company.
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married for almost 6 years, together 7
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 1 brother. Not close at all.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? Not sure yet on this one. Possibly when all the kids are in school and I don't have to worry about daycare costs.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Orange County, CA
8. How many LOs and their ages? I have 3: DD#1- 13yo, DD#2- 5yo and DD#3- 1 yo
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Chicken Soup
1. How old are you? 31
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? Finance & Accounting double undergrad B.A.; M.B.A.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? CPA/Senior Auditor for Big 4 Public Accounting Firm
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married 6 yrs in September, together for 8yrs in October
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? I have a 29 year old younger sister and we are very close.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I can't honestly say, anything can happen! I don't plan on it as we are all so happy with me at home and I've been home just over 5 years now.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) San Francisco Bay Area
8. How many LOs and their ages? Emily 4.5yrs and baby #2 due June 5th
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Crockpot shredded beef over baked potatoes with a salad
eclaire 9.10.06 diggy 6.2.11
1. How old are you? 29
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? History/Education
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? I was a teacher.
4. How long have you been married/with SO? We have been married 4 years and together 7.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? I have 2 brother and 1 sister. Yes, we are all really close.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? SAH forever
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Dallas
8. How many LOs and their ages? My son is 2 and my daughter is 11 months. I am pregnant as well.
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) We have a date night tonight-going to the Mavs game!
1. How old are you 32
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? BS in Finance
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Financial Analyst in an aerospace company
4. How long have you been married/with SO? married 6 years this fall
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 1 brother, moderately close
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I work PT now and it's awesome. Hope to stay this way for many years.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Northern IL
8. How many LOs and their ages? two girls, almost 3 and almost 1
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) leftovers (it's my running night)
1. How old are you 38
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? Yes, BA in Communication Studies
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? I was a planning analyst for a major cosmetics company
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married 5 years, together for 7
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 6 siblings and we are all very close
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? Not sure, I will probably do something when they are all in school
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Suburb of Philadelphia
8. How many LOs and their ages? Two, ages 3 and 21 months
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Meeting some friends for dinner out tonight
DS 3.12.08
DD 7.11.09
DD 8.01.13
1. How old are you? 27
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? BA in Business/finance
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Financial Aid Administrator at a private, Catholic college
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married for 4.5 years (5 years in July), together for 9.5 (10 years in November - we were high school sweethearts)
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? I have 3 half-brothers. We're pretty close but since I didn't grow up with them, this is a fairly recent development.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I plan to return to work FT when our youngest child (we plan to have 3) is in school. I'd also like to go back to school and get my MBA at some point as well.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Northwestern PA
8. How many LOs and their ages? DD1- 16 months, DD2 is on the way!
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Shredded BBQ chicken (made in the crockpot) on kaiser rolls, homemade mashed potatoes, and mixed veggies
My twins are 5! My baby is 3!
DS#2 - Allergic to Cashew, Pistachio, Kiwi
DS#3 - Allergic to Milk, Egg, Peanut, Tree Nuts and Sesame
1. I'm 27
2. I went to Texas Women's University for elementary education. I went ahead and got my teaching license, but never used it.
3. Since high school I've worked at Blockbuster as an assistant manager, Dollar Tree as a Cashier, and 2 summers at Peterbilt working on the assembly line as a Summer Hire. I also spent a year working at a daycare that made me realize I will NEVER put my child into that setting.
4. DH and I just celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary, and we were married on the 1st anniversary of our 1st date, so 2 years altogether.
5. I have 1 brother that I grew up with, and live next door to actually, we've always been close. I also have at least 5 half siblings, 3 of which I've met but (1 which I talk to on a semi-regular basis), and I'm sure there are more out there as well.
6. I'd love to just be a SAHM, our budget is really tight right now, but we're pulling through. If I do go back to work, I'd like to at least wait until DD is in school.
7. North Texas in a blink and you miss it town. Closest big city is Denton, which is north of Dallas.
8. I have 1 DD that just turned 2 months old.
9. Homemade burritos, I made a quesadilla for lunch, and will be using the leftover beans for supper. I'm attempting to stick with a weekly menu this week as part of my new organization plan to try and get our house in order.
1. How old are you? 37
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? B.A. in Political Science, M.S. in Organizational Behavior
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Corporate Trainer
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married 6 years, together 8 years
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 1 brother. We're close enough I guess, we see each other several times a year.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I'd love to go back when my youngest is in kindergarten, but it would have to be something with a minimal commute. A lot depends on whether my DH is still working from home at that point and whether or not we get transferred in the next year or so.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Ohio
8. How many LOs and their ages? 3 kids - 4, 3, and 19 months
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Shredded beef with white rice and salad.
1. How old are you
32
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in?
B.A. in Speech and Hearing Sciences. M.S. in Communication Disorders
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do?
Speech Language Pathologist, more reasonably known as a speech therapist
4. How long have you been married/with SO?
Married 5 years, together for 13
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them?
One sister - super close
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever?
I SAH when DD was a baby, worked very part time until she was 2 (mostly while DH was home), took the plunge to 20-25 hrs a week last fall. Can't imagine that I will work much more than this ever again. But I can imagine I will work a lot less at various times in my child(ren?)'s live(s).
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific)
4739 Jones Street in Dallas. HA! I crack me up. Obviously not the real address - I live in Dallas, TX - Dallas proper, not a suburb - I'm a bit snobby about that clarification
8. How many LOs and their ages?
One 2 1/2 year old bundle of preciousness
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD)
Green chili pork enchiladas.....love it when I am smart enough to freeze good food that I make. I'm pumped about our easy and darn good dinner.
1. 34
2. BA in Zoology, JD
3. attorney
4. 5 years, 8 years
5. 1 sister. We are not close.
6. I will go back to work.
7. southern California
8. DD is 21 months
9. tofu and napa cabbage stir-fry over brown rice
1. How old are you? 35
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? N/A
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Hotel Management
4. How long have you been married/with SO? 5 years
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 4 and no
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? Not sure
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Southern California, Mojave Desert
8. How many LOs and their ages? 4= 3girls 18,17,13 and 1 boy 13months
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Hungarian Chicken Paprikash
1. How old are you
33
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in?
Calgary, alberta, no degree just a legal assistant diploma and real estate license.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do?
Owned a gourmet food store, before that worked in real estate.
4. How long have you been married/with SO?
Married 11 years, together almost 12.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them?
3 sisters, 1 half sister, 1 half brother (but they are my siblings, hate the term half brother/sister)
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever?
PT when DD is in school maybe but never ft again.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific)
Calgary, alberta
8. How many LOs and their ages?
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD)
1. How old are you? 28
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? B.A in Psychology
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Preschool teacher then a Center Director of an after school educational center.
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married 4 years, together 11 years.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? I have three sisters and one brother. We are all super close!
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I hope so. I think I eventually want to go back and get a Masters in Education and become a teacher once all LOs are school-aged.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Northern Virginia area (Fairfax)
8. How many LOs and their ages? Ben age 2.5 and LO due June 13th!!
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) I have no idea!!! Eek!
1. How old are you 27
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? I have but no degree yet. I love learning so much and keep taking classes that I'm interested as opposed to classes I need.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? I was a recpetionist at an ortho office
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married 2 years, together 3.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? One older brother, we're close but not as close as when I was younger. There is a 13 year age difference between us!
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? Most likely SAH forever, especially if we end up having any more kids. I'd also love to be active in my community once my LO is older.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) San Diego
8. How many LOs and their ages? One little man, 11 weeks, and one beautiful angel baby
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Subway
1. How old are you 28
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? Psych
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? HR Manager (still hold this job, just on a PT basis)
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Together 5.5 years, married 4.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? None. Big factor in why I chose to have 2 close in age.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I work under 20 hours a week now and probably will until the kids are in high school depending on how DH's career goes. Initially I was going to go back to work full time when DD started 1st grade, but considering he got a pretty big promotion recently, that's not the tentative plan anymore. Of course, many things could change over the course of the next 5+ years.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) East Coast.
8. How many LOs and their ages? 2. DS is 17 months (on Friday), DD is 4 months.
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD). Homemade nachos made with lean ground turkey, cheese, and refried beans.
1. How old are you? 27
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? I have an Associates in Religious Education, a Bachelor's in Elementary Education and a Masters in Reading (interesting fact: my H only has one degree, but it's a doctorate so between the two of us we have all four types of degrees)
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? I was a teacher
4. How long have you been married/with SO? we've been together for 11 years on the 31st, married for 3
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? I have 2 sisters and 1 brother, we're getting closer
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I'm not sure. I know that I'll do some type of "work" eventually, but I'm not sure if it will be volunteer work, career type work or something else
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Chicagoland
8. How many LOs and their ages? just Micah, 6 months.
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) marinaded chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, and rolls
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1. How old are you 31
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? BS in Criminal Justice Sciences
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Loss Mitigation in foreclosure department for major lender
4. How long have you been married/with SO? married...almost 5 years, together...almost 9 years
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? one brother (not close) 2.5 years apart and one sister (very close) 8 years apart
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I would like to SAH until the kids go back to school and hopefully start working part time. I will absolutely not go back in the mortgage industry, so who knows what I will end up doing.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Chicago burbs
8. How many LOs and their ages? see sig
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) stuffed peppers
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? Yes, Dance Management.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Managed a fitness center/tanning salon.
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Married for 7 years, together for 9.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? I have 5 siblings. Some I am closer to than others, but not REALLY close with any of them as they are all 11-16 years older than me.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? Some day I guess!
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Oklahoma
8. How many LOs and their ages? I have 2. Nearly 1 and nearly 4 - birthdays are around the corner!
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Breakfast for dinner.
Cam 6.6.10 - Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Mixed Receptive/Expressive Communication Disorder
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? - BS in Merchandise Management (option in Market Analysis & Research)
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? - Office Manager at a law firm
4. How long have you been married/with SO? - Married 6.5 years, Together 16 years (we were high school sweethearts)
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? - 1 sister and we are very close. She lives 3,000 miles away though :-(
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? - Undecided
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) - The Pacific Northwest
8. How many LOs and their ages? - 1 DD (3 years old)
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) - Pizza and salad. My original plan didn't work out, so it is being bumped to tomorrow instead.
DD #2 - 03.13
1. 30 (31 next month)
2. Yes, Computer Animation and Business Admin.
3. Yes, worked at BCBS
4. 7 years in October
5. I have one younger sister.
6. I've been a SAHM since 2008; I'll be a SAHM forever.
7. Madison, Wisconsin
8. Two boys....DS1 will be 5 in Sept., DS2 will be 3 in July, am due w/DS3 in Sept.
9. DH is grilling steaks and I'll make a salad. : )
1. How old are you? I'm 38.
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? I didn't go to college.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? I was an office manager.
4. How long have you been married/with SO? We'll be married for 5 years in October.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters (I'm the oldest) and we're all very close.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I'll be returning to work in a year or so.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Philadelphia suburbs.
8. How many LOs and their ages? I have two kids. Jordan is 17 and Ben is 3.
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) DH worked late, Jordan made something for herself and I wasn't hungry, so Ben had Amy's mac and cheese, side of cucumber and milk. I am starting to get a little hungry now, so I think I'm going to make a salad.
1. How old are you 37
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? BA Social Science / MA in 20th Century US History if I can ever finish my thesis.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? Management
4. How long have you been married/with SO? Just had our 6th anniversary
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 2 sisters, very close
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? Probably SAH forever.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Denver area
8. How many LOs and their ages? Clayton, 2.5 and Finn, 4 a week from Saturday
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) Sushi for DH and me, leftover pasta for the kids.
1. How old are you 32 in one month
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in? undergrad- Accounting and Economics- & JD
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do? tax attorney/CPA
4. How long have you been married/with SO? married 8yrs
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them? 2 younger sisters- close? that is relative lol
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever? I WAH so I still work.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific) Philadelphia suburbs
8. How many LOs and their ages? Gisele soon to be 3 and Chase 8 months
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD) spaghetti and chicken
1. How old are you? I am 31 going on 25!
2. Did you go to college/what's your degree in?I have a B.A. in Psychology and most of a teaching credential.
3. If you worked before SAH, what did you do?I worked as a substitute teacher and aide.
4. How long have you been married/with SO?We have been married for almost seven and a half years.
5. How many siblings do you have/are you close to them?I have four brothers and two sisters. Not that close with them as there is a large age gap.
6. Are you going to go back to work eventually or SAH forever?I will go back to work eventually. Want to be an academic advisor in a college.
7. Where do you live? (doesn't have to be specific)In Southern California
8. How many LOs and their ages?Two little boys ages 5 and 3.
9. What's for dinner tonight? (this one didn't really fit in well but I love me a little WFD)We had pasta with a yummy chef salad and some garlic bread.