So sad, but definitely true. I am 55 and raising 5 grandkids. I see work until at least 70. nm

• so sad that 12 cpl makes everyone jealous - Emily Ayn
  • you keep thinking it has something to do with deserving it - sm
  • You are correct - wl
  • Perhaps not jealous - Patti
    • good thoughts - Emily Ayn
  • Good for you - Katy
    • EXCELLENT.. EVERYONE SHOULD READ! - Emily Ayn
      • Post not EXCELLENT, but completely out of touch with reality - more inside
        • I have heard that before - Katy
          • I've been thinking about this.. - sm
        • good post but MTs there do not have 2 Masters - they have a BUSINESS DEGREE...sm
          • If US MD's were pulling stuff back into US pay would be going up. It's going down. - sm MeganMT
          • I've interviewed Indian MT's. Most have two master's. Most Indians have two master's - sm
            • So you've interviewed MOST of them?....LOL - they have a BUSINESS DEGREE...sm
              • In the US, a business degree generally means an MBA... - sm
  • 12 cpl - orion
    • So sad, but definitely true. I am 55 and raising 5 grandkids. I see work until at least 70. nm - Sharon
      • Well I'm 57 and I believe I'm going to work..sm - until I die - what else would I do...? *LOL*
        • you won't be working until you die. You won't have work that long. - nm
      • so sad - nn
        • GREAT post nn.......thanks for that!!!..sm - until I die - what else would I do...? *LOL*
    • Oh dear!! - orion
  • Pay - dm
    • thank you - Emily Ayn
  • rethink nursing - nurse

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I'm by no means an expert, but I can tell you how different our two grandchildren are. My grandson will be 5 in June. He's very tiny (only weighs 34 pounds and wears size 3T), but he's extremely intelligent and very athletic. His daddy asked him recently how many points difference there was in a basketball score (109-99 or something like that) and he thought for a minute and blurted out the correct answer!! He can count to more than 100 and can count by 10s. He loves sports and scored between 8 and 12 points in each of his YMCA basketball games against kids a head taller. He's just amazing. He is very socially adept and well-mannered.

On the other hand, my husband's grandaughter is just three months younger (born on 9/11/01 of all days!!). She is a head taller and 20 pounds heavier than my grandson but she is extremely shy and immature and a downright brat. She screams and throws tantrums much of the day and has a very short attention span. She refuses to sit still long enough to learn her numbers and letters. She is also very physically clumsy. She's also very selfish and will not share anything.  She will scream until her mommy picks her up and carries her into our house....as heavy as she is!!

I think much of the difference has to do with the fact that my son and his wife both work (he's an elementary school teacher and she's a nurse administrator) and he's been in either daycare or preschool ever since he was born. On the other hand, our grandaughter will not stay with anyone so my stepdaughter has never been able to work. She has never had the social interaction that is so important for kids. She's going to miss the deadline for kindergarten this year (thank God), but I cannot imagine how she will be able to tolerate being away from her mommy for even a few hours. I can just see her kicking and screaming. We figure she's going to be kicked out of kindergarten.

Anyway, long story short, all kids are different and these differences are the result of a lot of factors, some of which we have control over and some we don't. My stepdaughter's husband is a real a...hole and has a terrible personality and my granddaughter is much like him. The parents also fight a lot and he's very demeaning to my stepdaughter. On the other hand, my son and his wife are wonderful parents, love each other and him very much, and are very social and they include him in all their activities.

I was a single parent, too, raising two sons from infancy by myself. I worried a lot about how they would turn out, but they're both great young men. Of course, we hit a lot of snags along the way. Just be patient and supportive and hopefully you and your ex-husband can form a united front when parenting your child. Just don't fight in front of her. That's the best gift you can give her.

Size 12 in a ring and he's 5' 11" 157 lbs. Big old sausage fingers. He tries to look something up on the net and I have to type it for him or he hits 3 keys at a time.

He plays a mean bass guitar though.

Can this be true???? My girlfriend who works out of the Ohio office left me a message saying that she had gotten a message over the week end from the Ohio office with the following incentive: For every 10 reports that you typed, you would receive 25 dollars--IS THIS POSSIBLE with all the rest of us out of work in Amherst--if there is so much work in Ohio, why are we not helping???

I had my meeting today with the HIM director of one of my accounts.  My contract is to do all the clinic work and provide 24 to 48 TAT.  Today, the director tells me she wants me to log in no later than 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.

I, of course, balked at this.  I basically outlined the terms of our contract which states that I will give them 24 to 48 hour TAT, but that I am not required to adhere to a specific work schedule.  I set my own hours.  I don't necessarily have a problem logging in by 9:30 a.m. most days, but there are some days when I have morning appointments and commitments and let's face it, that's why I'm an IC, so I can have that flexibility!

I don't think this lady has any concept of what an IC is or what a contract is for that matter.  She acts like I'm her employee.  She tells me she has looked into some of the national companies and that they can guarantee her a set schedule.  I'm sorry but I only charge her 0.12 cpl, I print up the work and deliver it three times a week.  Plus I'm picking up tapes and transcribing them as well!

I think it's time for her to see what else is out there.  What do you guys think?

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.

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!

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.

I think a lot of people go the extreme -

so, if I had to be one way or the other (being a humble extremist myself...*LOL*), I'd rather have too much self-esteem than not enough (been there, done that the first 30 years!!! *L*).  And I am a truly humble person, been recognized for just that.....but because of *been there, done that* - and all sorts of therapies (not drug therapies), some end up the other way.  Oh well, this was a fun couple of posts - so I thought.

Gave me much to chew on :)  Have fun!  

in Southern Cal (Orange County), the accounts have become quite scarce and most doctors will not pay over 11 cents per line, that is, if you can find your own accounts at all anymore.  They get a lot of solicitations and do not have to pay over 11 cents.  There is a lot of EMR taking over out here or all the accounts have been taken by large services.

A girl at work today told me that Keanu Reeves is the (late) Christopher Reeves son.

I never heard this before, and so far I am unable to document via the internet.  Anyone have any input?  Much thanks.

Dont doubt it, it is true.