I cannot stand the attitude some people have toward raising children!

• Has anyone breast fed while trying to work at home, can you do this and still work full time? - memt
  • That's the glory of working at home! - Lee
  • It depends on the baby - said it before - will say it again
  • Thanks for the words of encouragement! I will have to see if this works out for me. I am sorry - memt
  • Not only is it possible.. - wouldn't have it any other way.
    • work from home - Michelle
    • That was the best answer... - That is awesome!
    • Off hour work shift - Happenings5
      • Off hour work shift - Happenings5
  • hehe I was able to nurse and type at the same time. It's all a matter of the chair and keyboard - you can do it :-)
    • Oh boy! - Now I've heard it all. LOL nm
  • Sure! I was back transcribing 2 days (sm) - Purple-Hair MT
  • The baby has to eat, whether breast or bottle - me
  • Absolutely you can work FT and - take care of your baby. You just
  • I had a doctor using her breast pump while dictating. sm - nm
  • You can't take care of an infant all day and work full time. - Unbelievable.
    • Unbelievable....maybe you can't but some of us can.....nm - Just passing by
      • Not effectively if you're not concentrating 100% on either. - nm
        • Look ...accept the fact that you are not in any other MT/mom household! - You have no idea!
          • Very well put! 蔴%" agree - nm
            • wouldn't let me put it on lol - oops
    • I cannot stand the attitude some people have toward raising children! - Women do have jobs and children!
    • Oh really? I did it twice AND got employee of the month out of hundreds of MTs. nm - Lyn
      • And what did your children get? - Barney videos? nm
        • Why don't you come on over and see for yourself. I have a 2 and 4 year old - Lyn
          • MT and Homeschooling - Shelley
          • Well said! - sm
            • Yes, and let's not get into the fact that most sm - Lyn
        • Love and kisses from their MOTHER - not a stranger at daycare! Ouch!
          • This isn't about daycare. - sm
            • working full time with kids - and loving it
              • Are you actually trying to say you work - QAer
                • re:QAer - and loving it
                • My QA has 3 kids and works ALL day long! - So there!
                  • Oh, the quality! Well now we know. - nm
                    • As if you know, hateful hag! - nm
                      • Whatever..... : ) - nm
              • Yep, I do it every day! - nm
            • Should clarify, I was an IC for a company working a split shift. nm - Lyn
    • Sure you can. I did it with 2. I have a flexible - me
    • Yes, you can! Babies sleep over 16 hours a day on average! - It can be done! Maybe YOU can't do it!
  • It is easy enough - hlr
  • I have! You can do anything you set your mind to! - TNMT

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and have never paid for daycare while working.  I have been doing this for about 10 years and my children are ages 10, 7 and 5.  As I have added children and they have gotten older, it has become more distracting, but there are ways to do it without daycare.

When younger and I only had the 1, I worked in the mornings and afternoons when he was sleeping and finished up my day when my husband came home.  As our family grew and the younger children became older, I dropped the afternoon shifts and worked primarily early morning and nights when the kids were sleeping and/or my husband was home.  Now that they are in school, I am able to work daylight during the school year and evenings/nights in the summer when my husband is home.  If I had to pay daycare, no way would this be a profitable job. 

I would not recommend that you get into this field if you will need to pay daycare expenses.  You're much better off if you can work around your husband's schedule (if married) or if you have family close by that would be willing to help out a few hours a day with childcare.  Now that my kids are all in school, I really do enjoy the freedom this job allows me.  I rarely miss a school function or sporting event and the summers at home are great!

This is no race issue on the View.......this is merely Star *pulling* the race card.......

Won't miss her in the least..........

Do any of you have plans to raise rates with the new year coming up?  I know my offices have raised their rates three times this past year, but I have not.  With gas prices, heating prices, food, etc, going through the roof, I feel I don't have a choice. 

I would appreciate any feedback.

While not available in all areas, this is a wonderful program to help out families and communities.  I used it for years when I lived in Colorado and now that I have moved, I am in the process of finding this program in my state. 

The program consists of paying a certain amount for a given box of food (you can buy more than one) on a certain day or days.  Then, you put in volunteer hours in your community for each box you purchase.  You have a volunteer slip signed where you volunteer.  On D-Day, you go and pick up your boxes of food. 

The boxes consist of fresh fruits and vegetables and meat items.  Occasionally there is cheese too.  There might be pasta and/or rice.  There is often a prepared food item.  They offer seasonal boxes for holiday baking, meat lover's boxes in time for summer grilling and Thanksgiving boxes.  The retail value of what you get in a SHARE box is usually at least double the cost of the box, and that has been my experience.  The kids and I used to go and help on D-Day, passing out boxes, cleaning up for our volunteer activity.

http://www.sharecolorado.com/

is for Colorado and several other states, but should link you nationally too.

As an MTSO, don't think you are going to increase your accounts *yearly* (the word you used).....good luck if you're taking that route!!

I have my surgeons for a decade due to they pay very well and I have NEVER raised their rates because then they COULD choose to go elsewhere for less.....just my take.....

I also worked for nat'l services for years and they rarely raised their rates to their clients, as they, too, never wanted to lose any accts.

Good luck to you, whichever way you go!!

so you could stand and type.  It was a refreshing change.  I really liked the set up.  Mayo paid a chunk of change for those desks and there were over 90 MTs in our office.

apparently not.

Change your tune.  Be sugary sweet when you think someone is being rude to you and see what happens.  Pay it forward.  Give someone a smile or a kind word.  Let someone in line in front of you.  Just do one little nice thing per day and it will multiply.  People are never rude to me.  Everywhere I go, they know me by name because I take the time to be kind to them.  Gas station, grocery store, bank, school, doctor's office.  You might have to fake it 'til you make it, but you can change your outlook and how you perceive the world treats you.  If someone is "rude" to you, blow it off.  Maybe they're having a bad day and it's nothing personal.