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Career and Kids

Archive for September 2007

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September 5th, 2007

Cool jobs

I’m a nurse, sometimes it’s interesting to kids, sometimes it’s not.
Occasionally, I get asked to speak at school, or, Scouts. I don’t work in patient care, so, sometimes I have a hard time explaining that a nurse doesn’t always directly take care of sick people, so, I don’t bring cool things like syringes or […]

By elizabeth -- 3 comments

September 4th, 2007

Win a Presto on Genbetween.com

Presto is a service that delivers emails, photos and other content to people who don’t use a computer. So you can send emails and photos to Grandma and they just automatically print out on her HP Presto printer.
You can have a chance to win one, and, 3 months of free service.
Details at GenBetween.com. Hurry, entry […]

By elizabeth -- 2 comments

September 3rd, 2007

Holiday hijacking

Today is Labor Day in the United States, a sort of “goodbye to summer” weekend while we remember the “working man”.
Relax, it’s just a saying. More of a “mankind” thing than “man”. If you have a problem with “mankind”, then I can’t help you.
Anyway, it’s traditionally filled with parties, cookouts, etc. “Active” relaxing, if […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

September 2nd, 2007

Back to School. Kind of.

Is it just me, or, does the first couple of weeks of school (for those of you with school age kids) seem like a rehearsal?
We’re still in the land of random half days, parent nights, and, doctor appointments that wreak havoc with child care, and, my work schedule.
It’s like nothing really happens until “after Labor […]

By elizabeth -- 2 comments

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