question for all you hobby loving gals
Posted By: please help on 2005-09-30
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I'm making all my x-mas gifts this year, and I bought some plastic bottles and to decorate them I would like to make them look "frosted" because I just think it looks better. I have looked high and low on how to do this, i'm making scented lotion and I could not find anything on the net. Would you guys know how to do this? Hope I get some answers, thanks!
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You need a HOBBY...
something to capture your interests, and I can assure you that being an MT is not a hobby. What do you like to do?
do you have a good hobby???
I love stained glass work.....You set aside a certain number of hours to transcribe each day, knowing then you will have time to do something creative and fun and also knowing that your transcription $$ is going to pay for your hobby. But, as I have stated before, after about 30 years of transcribing, I burned out absolutely completely and totally; took a two year hiatus; but now am back full throttle!! 
Get him involved in either a hobby, or doing
volunteer work. Let him do for those less fortunate and maybe his life will seem pretty good. If he feels needed that may change his whole attitude and everything else with just fall into place.
He might also need some adjustments in his meds. It s/l there is some depression involved, but it could just be situational and the counseling will help with that. Meds could possibly diminish his libido and it would be worth talking to his doctor to see if that could be the case in his situation.
Maybe you could make him a list of little things to do to help out, or plan the meals and have recipes on index cards so that he can actually prepare the meal. If he is home all day he needs to at least be doing the daily chores.
Nana needs a hobby
Wow, you sure waste a lot of time getting your anger out at someone who is within her rights to comment on the quality or lack of quality of MTs. Maybe you Nana are a decent MT and they certainly are out there. Can a QA person vent or do you have such a problem with that that you have to write an editorial about it. Get working and get over yourself.
Make my own. Cooking's a hobby.
I'd almost like to be a caterer or chef, but I don't like working evenings or weekends. LOL
MT is profession, not a sloppy hobby. sm
Well said. And that is why I am fed up with the whining. It reflects badly on us all. If someone interested in MT comes on and reads the posts, they are going to think MT is full of whiners who are at the mercy of the companies. They will read posts with simple typos and think you don't have to be precise and professional to do this job. That is not how I want my profession to be viewed, especially when I think of all the hard work I put into this job. So take you typos and whining to a blog, where just those of you with no pride in your profession and no ambition will have to be witness to it.
Glad I'm not the only one. I guess it is a hobby too.
Kind of addicted to looking these days. At least it keeps me off e bay. LOL.
Gals
What does gals mean? Is this slang or is this like saying girl friday or secretary or what? I have been referred to by this term quite a bit in the last year, so just wondering.
TenQ:)
Thanks gals *sm*
I think I get confused by it because I was thinking that "9 years ago" was referring to an experience and because the experience belongs to the person it would be possessive? I think I just put too much thought into it! lol! Nonetheless, I was getting it confused with forms such as 9 years' duration.
Cool internet hobby. Give it a try!
Download Google Earth and you will have a blast. You can basically fly anywhere on earth that you want via satellite pictures and then zoom in from above. If you fiddle with the controls at the bottom you can actually tilt the view so that you actually feel like you're flying over at a low altitude. You can type in the address of your childhood home and fly right over. Also, check out some of the wonders of the world. Flying over Rome and the ruins is pretty good. The only problem is that if you're flying over a really green area or if the ground colors are a certain hue, it's blurry. I actually found a backyard swimming pool in Karachi, Pakistan. Whodathunk? I saw mention of it in an online newspaper and it's really fun.
Loving what you do
... is so important. I have been an MT for 20 years and MT for the last 5 years and absolutely love it. Money is important, but it isn't everything. Part of QA is helping new/inexperienced MTs learn and improve their skills and there is a lot of satisfaction in that. Of course, there will be those who do not take pride in what they do and they will eventually drop out anyway. But there are those who want to learn and appreciate and use the feedback, and they will become the great MTs. It is very rewarding to me to see them change. Of course, there are the ESL dictators and some can be horrible. That is just part of it for everyone, whether you're MT or QA. I believe the research needed for QAing has helped me grow tremendously as well. And naturally, if you enjoy the people you work with that is the icing on the cake (which I do). I believe the bottom line is to follow the desire of your heart. You can make good money in MT as well as QA, but what gives you the most fulfillment?
Most of the gals I know, myself included.....sm
love to get some really nice hand/body lotion, either in their favorite fragrance or something scented from a specialty shop. They usually sell for maybe $18-20 and that's just too much $$ to spend on our own hand creams! Either that or scented bubble baths, soaps, etc.
I give things like that to my friends all the time and I have one friend who has now actually come to expect a bottle of her favorite lotion every Xmas. :)
Yeah, plus we allow you gals...
to have sex with us! What more could U possibly want???
Absolutely! Wonderful hobby and your skills will only improve.
I started knitting, quit for a year when I got discouraged because I couldn't fix my mistakes easily, then went back, determined to learn the craft. For me, what was wonderful was when I automatically could recognize what was right and wrong, and fix it easily. Now, I have more yarn than I could ever use, and more projects started than I'll ever finish. It's a lifetime hobby. There'll never be enough yarn.
Loving low carb
Was on Atkins this summer and lost 35 lbs. Very easy. Just started back Monday cuz I regained 8 lbs since Thanksgiving. Lost 3.5 lbs since Monday. It makes you feel so much better, no more bloating. Eating meat, eggs, cheese, nuts, Slim Jims, even made low carb Cream Brulee which was fantastic!! Good luck!
Well over third decade and loving it
Read below and say let me know, well here I am and I do love my job, could retire if I wanted, never have wanted to. I feel for you in the fact you have never wanted to work but different story here. There are some people who do not wish to retire.
Elaine, VR and loving
I work for TTS out of New Hampshire and love it. Contact them and see if they need anyone!
You gals should make a cookbook!!
I know, I know - not enough time! But just reading the subject lines makes my mouth water - it's my favorite forum!!
my dinners usually run along the peel an orange, toast a bagel, reheat a cup of coffee lines...no one to feed but myself!
What you missed regarding The View gals...
Absolutely nothing. They refused to provide Kathy with a clip from the show. She had drawings of the show, though, that basically showed Star Jones moving all the way to the end of the couch so as not to "catch Kathy."
Thanks... you guys/gals are awesome!...nm
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been loving the beatles since ོ...nm
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Loving the Line Rate...sm
Yup.. my .19 cents/line comes from the west coast. If you have 27 years acute care experience, you can make the $$.
Married fo 7 1/2 years and loving it!
I really love being married, have a wonderful husband. Best of luck to you and your fiance. Take it one day at a time and enjoy it!!
I am finally loving MTing again.
I was going to leave transcription because I was so dissatisified with the low pay, being treated like a number, constant account switching, sweatshop mentality, etc., etc., etc. After going through several different employers in the past few years, I have finally found a wonderful job and am enthusiastic about the field again. I feel it is not always the MT, or the profession, but some of these companies are just not ethical with their clients or employees.
I am glad I did not give up, but kept looking and finally fund the right fit.
There are some really great companies out there. I am planning on staying in this profession.
I know for certain that the gals doing clinic work for my co. are ALL y oung - below 30 and there
are hundreds of them!!!
Mine say "Thergonomic hand aids". I bought them at Hobby Lobby sm
because I can't find Hand-Eze at my local OfficeMax (live in a small town) any more. These are fingerless gloves made of something like spandex.
I don't know about a website, but Hobby Lobby is a craft store.
I can't type comfortably any more without them - kind of like being uncomfortable in a car without a seatbelt.
This really speaks the truth! Loving your post. nm
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Any CAL GALS want to post on the state board for chatting?
Thought we could find out what town each from and the goings-on there. Good Idea? Retta the Rascal
If you are biusy working, then you aren't loving your child
like you should be either. I don't think you can judge all daycares. My daughter goes to a daycare and the only thing I can say they are guilty of is spoiling her to death. Her main sitter there has taught her to call her mama and then her first name because she loves her so much. The other has taught her to call her me-maw. They love her to death. They come to her birthday parties, they buy her gifts, no matter what time of day you pop in someone is loving on her, reading to her, playing a game with her...the things I can't do while I'm working.
Oh sure...lets get another cigar loving democrat in office again... nm
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On my way to a Bible study. When I arrived, the other gals there had no idea what had happened. sm
I couldn't even find the words to explain - it was a little after 9. I was listening to, like the poster below, Bob and Sheri (on my way to Bible study - go figure) and Bob and Sheri were in a mood I had never, ever heard before. Very solmen. Describing word for what what they SAW. I didn't even know they were in NYC.
Anyways, I had to pull over as I started bawling. My younger son had taken an accompanied minor flight just a few days prior to that out of Dulles, so this hit quite close to home.
Anyways, we heard while in our Bible study (we decided to meet and pray for our country) about the other flights, but not flt. 93. We heard about that when our local newspaper (a giant) had people walking around McDonalds handing out FREE newspapers around 12 o'clock with pics and everything. The last time that newspaper did that was probably after JFK got shot. We were all scrambling for a paper which I still own to this day.
I remember my 9 year old son reading it in his room (I left it out like a dummie) and he cried like a baby for all those people on those flights who died. The WTC accident got to him the hardest. He still talks about it to this day. Tragic.
I don't know about you, but I do fear another attack like this again. It's hard not to.
You gals seriously make this kind of money? I am losing my job at the hospital
and thought I would never find a job that will pay that kind of money and its 14.50. I thought that was good!!!!! So you are telling me if I worked my tail off being an IC I could make more?? Break it down for me? How many hours a pay period, how many lines, how many cents per line?
I was actually regretting losing this job, but may be it is an opportunity.
I use Clairol. Loving Care .level 1...with good results so far...
The simplest coloring agent..no peroxide..no ammonia. so is easy on the hair. My original hair was dark auburn, which turned darker with age, eliminating the red (seems to be a hereditary thing since my strawberry blonde boys are also turning dark as they get older). So, now that I am using #745 medium reddish brown color on my grey, I am getting back my auburn highlights!! Coool! It may not work forever, but, for now, since I don't want to mess with "roots" as you have to with more permanent coloring agents, it works for me! Cheap, too!! About 5 bucks does the trick, and people comment on my red highlights just like in the old days!
My extreme interest in all things medical/surgical keeps me loving it. nm
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I do love those younger gals though, the always pudgy ones in hip riders and too too tight tops.
so attractive with the roll hanging out.
Merry Christmas to all hard working guys & gals in the MT industry!
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moms? lunch cunundrum - am I a less-loving mother if I make his PB&J tonight and refrigerator it?
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