What do you do? (besides TTGP)

oxfordstreet · August 2014

After so many weeks of lurking and reading and becoming familiar with your cycles and ODs and descriptions of CM, I can't help but feel a little strange that I don't know much else about you! I am curious to know something a little more topical, and a little less cerivcal.

So what do you do for a living? What is your job? What is your #1 hobby (TTGP cannot be an answer!) Personally, I am a government policy analyst . When I am not doing that, I love to tackle DIY projects (I read Young House Love religiously).

Your turn

Wine&Cupcakes · August 2014

I'm a nurse. I'm starting an NP program in a few weeks and I'm trying to get back into reading. I'm also hoping to start a knitting class in the fall to learn that!

gypsymermaid · August 2014

I like this thread - I have had the same thought before

I am a school psychologist and head back to work in a few weeks. For fun I love to cook/bake, read, and watch really trashy TV.

oxfordstreet · August 2014

@Wine&Cupcakes Knitting is great! I don't like following patterns or anything complex, but just straight knit and pearl stitch is so relaxing. Needless to say, scarves are my forté

@Joy2611 Ummm it definitely sounds like a grown up job to me! But I relate to that feeling And yes wine drinking is a hobby

@gypsymermaid Ahhhh you're off for the summer! All the jealous! Both my parents were in education, so I had a very skewed perception of what grown ups did all summer when I was growing up.

cateyes543 · August 2014

I was a clinical social worker until we moved to a different state. Now I am a SAHW since my license doesn't transfer. I just started back at school this week to do medical billing and coding so I can have a skill that will transfer.

My hobbies, aside from school now, are reading, DIY projects, and hanging out with family and friends.

Aldermanbaby · August 2014

I am a new kind of drug rep, I love my job and building relationships with people. Seriously I need more hobbies I do like to read but haven't had time with moving and doing a major renovation with our new house. I guess I am addicted to hgtv if that counts as a hobby

Thanks for starting @LDW176‌ it's nice to see what people do and learn more about them with out CM

briannaescplan · August 2014

I am an Account Representative for a technology company that develops adaptive writing/assessment software for schools. I currently deal with the K-12 market. I also have a part-time job that I work on Sundays at a Drug & Alcohol Rehab. Aside from the two jobs, I am also going to college to earn my Associates in Business Administration. Oh. I also just became an AdvoCare distributor so that is taking some of my time as well.

So what do I do in my free time? What are my hobbies? I enjoy spending time with DH, furchildren and relaxing. I do enjoy running, but that has been on back burner most recently. I am a little boring, but I have so many things I am trying to accomplish right now.

OnceInLoveWithAmy · August 2014

I'm a camera operator for a news helicopter and trying to transition into real estate full time. I absolutely love my job now, but the hours are sucky, and I've hit the top of my pay scale already.

I am also a HUGE YHL fan, as well as Centsational Girl

The hubs and I try to work on the house, but not much gets done with the monster around. I don't know how Sherry and John do it with two in the house.

I also used to coach cheerleading for a local high school. I had to step down because of schedule conflicts, but I would like to get back into it. I miss it so much.

Bee1112 · August 2014

I am a SAHM. Before that I was an infant teacher. I read and crochet in my free time!

oxfordstreet · August 2014

@OnceInLoveWithAmy Wait- you get to work in a helicopter?? Awesome. And agreed, I don't know how John and Sherry do it either. I guess when it's your job you make time. I know it can't be easy and every job has it's challenges, but sometimes I just really WANT their job challenges

GR8TDANEMOM · August 2014

I own my own home preschool and daycare. We are beginning a renovation to turn our 3 car garage into the preschool room and I'm so excited, it's a lot having up to 12 kids throughout your house all day. Hopefully that will keep me distracted! In my free time I show dogs. Mine are older and champions so I don't show them much anymore but hopefully I'll have new little puppy to show soon. I also love to read and watch way to many tv shows. Oh and I love planning Disney trips!

sthrncharmer · August 2014

I'm an emergency vet tech. It's stressful, demanding, tiresome and I love very minute of it.
As for hobbies, I'm going to start working on some quilts. Since my mom is living with me temporarily (she and I both enjoy sewing) that is our new project! Also vacations, food, alcohol, movies and renos on our house.

holliberry28 · August 2014

I'm a speech pathologist working in a special needs preschool. Currently waiting to hear on an administrative position I interviewed for New York State. I also do home-based early intervention from birth to three part-time after work.

Hobbies include reading, hiking, running, yoga, and day drinking

goldpolkadot · August 2014

Good idea @LDW176‌! I work in advertising as a media negotiator (I place commercials on tv). I love my industry!! It's a fast-paced environment but it's a lot of fun (work hard, play hard!). My #1 hobby would probably be reading, followed by baking, pilates, going for walks, and drinking wine/eating bread and cheese (mmm brie!). @Joy2611‌ drinking wine can totally be a hobby! If anyone is interested in Pilates, is highly recommend checking out The Balanced Life: https://www.thebalancedlifeonline.com The instructor, Robin, has a bunch of free online Pilates classes. They're awesome workouts!

Jamesy · August 2014

I'm a travel agent specializing in Disney destinations, but also work with cruise lines and all inclusive locations in the Caribbean. I love planning vacations!

Hobbies: Pinterest

, I co-own a blog and podcast, photography and I'm going to try to teach myself to crochet I think.

3houlagirl · August 2014

I'm a nanny. I also love to cook, can, sew, DIY, read, run, and spend time with DH and the zoo. We're expanding our home projects to a garden and goats in the next year or so, so I guess homesteading can be added to the list.

HippoTooth · August 2014

Great thread! I'm a Donations Manager that handles all the donations and tax receipting for our non-profit clients. I have also recently taken over the HR Manager position within the same company.

Hobbies: Softball, golfing, volunteering, spending time with my family, drinking wine.

shmurrow06 · August 2014

I'm a math teacher and today is my last day of summer break =(

I have recently gotten into quilting and I love doing other crafty projects, especially making things for our new house.

BabyCowbell · August 2014

I do accounting for a brewery, which is pretty much the best way to do accounting.

As for hobbies, I like traveling, reading, running, and eating/drinking, if that counts.

wineandcake · August 2014

I am a SAHM. I worked as a nurse in long term care for 3 years and loved it. We moved to a small town and there are no nursing jobs available. I kept my position at the nursing home 4.5hrs away and work there occasionally when we go back to town for groceries/doctor/visiting. I'm hopeful that a nursing position will open in our small town and I can go back to nursing part time.

In my spare time I love sewing - I'm not good, but I love it, reading, drinking wine, and looking at recipes that I will never actually make.

bfonz619 · August 2014

I manage forecasting and coordinate procurement for a large security corporation.

I love to cook, this would be my number one "hobby" and aside from that love movie nights, reading and being outdoor with our pups.

daystardreams · August 2014

I'm a preschool teacher. In my free time, I pretty much just hang out. I don't really do anything specifically.

delujm0 · August 2014

I'm an accountant. I have a Masters Degree and a CPA license, but i currently work in private industry (for a large national bank). It's boring but it pays the bills. ;-)

Hobbies include: travel, planning travel, reading about travel (probably should have just been a travel agent), running, yoga, pilates, reading, shopping, baking, cooking, snuggling with my two cats, and (unfortunately) i'm going to add "house hunting" here, because it's all i seem to do lately. DH is nursing an HGTV addiction, so he has unrealistic expectations about "things we can totally renovate" so i'm trying to keep that in check mostly. He is in finance, so we have no actual knowledge of construction/renovating/decorating. We are not creative people.

oxfordstreet · August 2014

daystardreams said:

I'm a preschool teacher. In my free time, I pretty much just hang out. I don't really do anything specifically.

I almost didn't bother asking about hobbies because this is exactly the way I feel haha. Often my hobbies are what I wish I did in my spare time, between eating crackers and shamelessly watching The Mindy Project and 19 Kids and Counting in 3-hour-sessions.

oxfordstreet · August 2014

delujm0 said:

I'm an accountant. I have a Masters Degree and a CPA license, but i currently work in private industry (for a large national bank). It's boring but it pays the bills. ;-)

Hobbies include: travel, planning travel, reading about travel (probably should have just been a travel agent), running, yoga, pilates, reading, shopping, baking, cooking, snuggling with my two cats, and (unfortunately) i'm going to add "house hunting" here, because it's all i seem to do lately. DH is nursing an HGTV addiction, so he has unrealistic expectations about "things we can totally renovate" so i'm trying to keep that in check mostly. He is in finance, so we have no actual knowledge of construction/renovating/decorating. We are not creative people.

We might be twins, you and I

redheaded14 · August 2014

I have a dual role as a compliance supervisor/ relationship manager for a financial services firm. I work from home and love m job! Also DH just built me a fancy standing desk and I'm exited about it.

Hobbies are reading, most forms of exercise, crochet and brewing beer.

Y'all might hate me for this, but I used to drink the YHL koolaide too. Until house 2, when I gave every project the side eye, googled something like "wtf yhl" and found the get off my internets (gomi) forum. Those are my people. Now I just hate read yhl to keep up with the gomi discussion.

oxfordstreet · August 2014

redheaded14 said:

I have a dual role as a compliance supervisor/ relationship manager for a financial services firm. I work from home and love m job! Also DH just built me a fancy standing desk and I'm exited about it. Hobbies are reading, most forms of exercise, crochet and brewing beer. Y'all might hate me for this, but I used to drink the YHL koolaide too. Until house 2, when I gave every project the side eye, googled something like "wtf yhl" and found the get off my internets (gomi) forum. Those are my people. Now I just hate read yhl to keep up with the gomi discussion.

I read GOMI for Bower Power blog because there is something about Katie Bower that gives me the willies. Can't explain it. But I'm all about the Petersiks

RN1175 · August 2014

I am a Registered Nurse. I currently work on a Short Stay/Rehab therapy unit in a nursing home part time. I worked as a Psychiatric nurse in an inpatient Acute Adult psychiatric unit for 3 years before that. And I am a full time mom to two girls.

I love to bake and do photo albums. And I love to clean and organize stuff. I seriously need more hobbies. I will possibly get some ideas from this thread.

Thanks for starting this thread, great idea!!

catwine · August 2014

I recently started a new job as a cashier at a grocery store, which I'm hoping will be permanent since I've had 6 temp jobs in the past 4 years. At the end of August I'll also become an assistant librarian at a rural library.

My hobbies are baking, reading, knitting and watching too much Netflix.

redheaded14 · August 2014

starbuck27 said:

MrsWaffles said:

I work in HR but my true passion is cooking. I went to culinary school and I'm currently writing a cookbook series for children that will be published next fall.

For hobbies, I like to cook, of course, and am enjoying finally decorating the house my husband and I purchased 2
years ago. Traveling is always on my
mind as well.

This is so cool! Congrats!

+1 that is awesome!

oxfordstreet · August 2014

redheaded14 said:

MrsWaffles said:

I work in HR but my true passion is cooking. I went to culinary school and I'm currently writing a cookbook series for children that will be published next fall. For hobbies, I like to cook, of course, and am enjoying finally decorating the house my husband and I purchased 2 years ago. Traveling is always on my mind as well.

This is so cool! Congrats!
+1 that is awesome!

It's really true. I have such mad respect for people who end up getting paid to do what they love! At best, I like what I do, but stories like this make me yearn for REALLY doing what I love.

OnceInLoveWithAmy · August 2014

LDW176 said:

@OnceInLoveWithAmy Wait- you get to work in a helicopter?? Awesome. And agreed, I don't know how John and Sherry do it either. I guess when it's your job you make time. I know it can't be easy and every job has it's challenges, but sometimes I just really WANT their job challenges

@LDW176- yup, I am in the helicopter! I do a lot of my bumping from the chopper from scene to scene

I would just love to know where Clara and Teddy are when they are rebuilding a laundry room, haha! I have been trying to hang a curtain rod in Hunter's room for a week, and I can't get anything done without him trying to "help" me!

SWMcFarland · August 2014

I'm a VP for a publicly traded REIT. It is a new position for me (like 2 weeks old) but I've been in real estate since college.

I like to shop. That's my fun spare time activity! With my company actively selling homes, I've been blessed to also become a semi-professional home stager, so I get to indulge in my habit with other people's money. My own house is bland as can be though,

OnceInLoveWithAmy · August 2014

LDW176 said:

redheaded14 said:

I have a dual role as a compliance supervisor/ relationship manager for a financial services firm. I work from home and love m job! Also DH just built me a fancy standing desk and I'm exited about it. Hobbies are reading, most forms of exercise, crochet and brewing beer. Y'all might hate me for this, but I used to drink the YHL koolaide too. Until house 2, when I gave every project the side eye, googled something like "wtf yhl" and found the get off my internets (gomi) forum. Those are my people. Now I just hate read yhl to keep up with the gomi discussion.

I read GOMI for Bower Power blog because there is something about Katie Bower that gives me the willies. Can't explain it. But I'm all about the Petersiks

I CANNOT STAND Bower Power.

BabyCowbell · August 2014

lovegrilledcheese said:
@BabyCowbell‌ I hope you get lots of free beer!

More than we can ever drink, and we drink a lot. It's a good problem to have!

mrsmac07 · August 2014

Great thread! I work as a nanny which I love and I am a photographer. The kids are all about to start school so I'll have a few weeks vacation before my busy season begins with fall sessions.

I love baking, house projects, running and reading. Also spending lots of time with friends and family.

PB&J714 · August 2014

I'm an editor.

My #1 hobby right now would be DIY projects with DH. We like to build/refinish furniture. Right now we're (finally) making ourselves a set of cornhole boards.

aloha_mama · August 2014

I'm a NICU RN and I also work with a pediatric home health agency. The NICU definitely kept the baby fever away for quite a while! After 12+ hours of screaming babies all I wanted to do was go home and have some wine! But I do absolutely love my job and my preemies. It's amazing to see them come in so extremely tiny and sick and then have the privelige of helping them "graduate" later on.

DH and I are pretty outdoorsy. We go backpacking and hiking a lot. I love to travel and experience new places and foods. I also love cooking (baking, too, occasionally), I'm an avid reader, I love "Doctor Who," and I do CrossFit (mostly so I can continue cooking amazing things and not feel guilty about tasting it all!).

Why do I feel like I just wrote an eharmony profile?

briannaescplan · August 2014

@delujm0 ugh! I am taking Accounting now in school and want to slip my wrists! I admire you!

SpartanChick88 · August 2014

@MrsWaffles you MUST let me know when that comes out!!

I'm a technical writer/editor. Lots of boring stuff but my first children's book is currently in the stage of being illustrated and then comes the fun part - finding a publisher. I have three others written and am working on a book for older kids as well. I also work part time in a child care.

Hobbies: I work out! ‌ I also enjoy my obstacle races. Otherwise I'm cooking, reading, knitting or crocheting. I'm also working to get my Yoga instructor certification so I can start teaching again.

willowprincess · August 2014

I am currently a SAHM, but I do coach gymnastics 2-3 evenings a week for a few hours. I also substitute teach every once in a while (elementary or special education).

As far as hobbies, I have a painting "business" on the side. I do commissioned pieces mostly. I also read a TON and write some poetry. I used to ballroom dance, but haven't been able to much in the past year. I also love doing "projects". I'm one of those people who has actually completed most of the things on their pinterest boards.