Posted by craftfetish on 2006-09-28 13:08:47
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I would think it would be a per workshop fee as well. How you arrive at that fee might be influenced by the duration of the workshop but would also depend on the skills of the instructor and any materials or equipment they provide.
You might be looking at one fee scale for advanced crafters who teach introductory knitting or scrapbooking or whatever classes.
If you have an intro to family crafting or something class, where the instructor is basically supervising little kids gluing craft foam to picture frames, the fee may be lower. (Maybe not - supervising chaos is a tough job)
If you have an expert artisan with a unique skillset come in, you'd probably have to pay a premium.
Perhaps some of the people on the board who teach these sorts of workshops would be willing to share their fees.
I really like the idea of a craft lounge, so I hope your business is a huge success.
Posted by Selah on 2005-05-29 10:57:11
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I haven't read the book but based on what you've written and the review on amazon I'd say it'd be a better book/discussion for older kids 3rd grade + rather than the pre-K - 2nd grade they recommend. The little kids are so literal, I don't think it would be appropriate. But as I said, I haven't read the book...
Posted by moonwaterdesigns on 2005-02-27 00:04:08
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I love it when something is on sale for a "can't-believe-my-eyes" price.
I also like seeing the little kids in the shopping carts with the plastic kiddie "cars" on front- seeing them get to drive through the store brings back memories of when I was little (except we didn't have the cool car thing- just rode under the tall carts which is probably so illegal these days)!
Posted by mrs_stroozi on 2007-03-19 14:21:40
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I had my first at 30 and then my second at 39. In between was a divorce and a new husband and lots of doubts, and I got pregnant anyhow.
Long story short my two kids are the light of my life. I wouldn't trade either of them for the world. My oldest is off to college next year, which is hard to believe. Parenthood is temporary; little babyhood and little childhoods are temporary, too.
Downside was having the second child was HARD, especially during the first few years. She's a very different person than her brother, and her father is very different from my son's father. My career journey got sidetracked just as I had gotten it back together, but that was also because of circumstances beyond the baby. At 40 and economically chronically stressed I was TIRED. (I still am tired.)
Upside is that I adore my daughter now; she is my best girlfriend. I "don't do" little kids well anyhow, and as they both grow they both get better and my life gets easier. And selfishly, as my son transitions into adulthood, my daughter will still be with me for a few more years, so I have prolonged mommy-hood for a little longer. (I love mommy-hood.)
Posted by TheRehn on 2006-07-12 20:29:20
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Waste Paper Basket - When I was young we used to make waste baskets from egg cartons. Cut off tops. Then poke holes on the flap that is used to close the carton. Then take ribbon and tie each carton to the next. Takes 8 cartons to make a circle. The plastic bags from Walmart or the grocery store fit into these nicely. Makes a great waste paper basket. Contributed by gary@arkansas.net.
I think this would be great as a paper recyling bin for your RE room, but you'd need to do some egg carton collecting and I don't think you'll find those littering up the place!
I was thinking perhaps something to pick the rubbish up with, little kids touching rubbish might not be a good idea, um ... but i can't actually think of anything! (actually see newspaper duster and dustpan at bottom)
these (http://www.make-stuff.com/kids/tulips.html) are cute, and emphaise link with environment.
When we were at school we planted cress seeds in (cleaned out) yogurt pots, again links environment and reclyling.
This looks fun to put on a wall http://www.fredathefrog.co.uk/abc.php hehe
great rubbish items for crafts
Cereal boxes
Egg Cartons
Foil
Magazines/catalogues etc
newspaper (great for covering surfaces, papier mache and paper making, also we have been known to make costumes out of newspaper, make buildings (roll it up) and many, many other things!)
bottle caps - little brooches or ornaments
plastic tubs (eg yogurt, margarine etc)
plastic bottles (i made bracelets out of a plastic bottle when i was little)
cds (paint or stick magazine pictures on them and they can be hung as ornaments)
wire coathangers - bend into wings!
old pantyhose - these can be used anyway that potholder loops are and also for making wings.
wow you can make a duster outta newspaper I'm gonna have to try that.
also newspaper dustpan
newspaper slippers
newspaper apron yeay - keep the kids clean!
apologies for the disorderlyness of this post - i hope it makes sense. :)
Posted by PamTheQueen on 2004-09-25 09:39:58
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IS HARD!!!!!!!
I have survived my first week (well, really only 3 days since I started Wednesday). One half of me wants to call the director monday and pull out and the other half is slapping the the quitting half for being so ridiculous because it is fun and rewarding. Ugh.
We've done Bottlecap Art, Funky & Fun Packaging Tape Wallets, and Artist Trading Cards (THANK YOU, KATHY and FELLOW ATC SWAP MEMBERS! -- my package arrived Thursday and I didn't have to make samples for the kids to be inspired by -- I just used yours! They LOVED them!)
All of the projects have been overwhelmingly popular. They have never had that many kids want to do Arts and Crafts. I've been having about 40-50 kids a day(in 2.5 hours!!!!) and even more impressive is that a good part of that number is boys which I guess is a first for the club. At one time yesterday, I had 23 kids doing ATCs.
Each day I think of ways to improve the flow and make it easier on me so the kids can also benefit. If anyone is a teacher, I would love more classroom flow and control suggestions!
I do know that after yesterday, loose glitter will be only available at one table to kids 5th grade and above. I had a bunch of 2nd grade girls in the back who dumped loose glitter all over the table and well...I think I have glitter coming out of my ears still even this morning!!!! Glitter glue pens for the little kids only!!!
Posted by smokingmonkey on 2005-08-23 16:17:12
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You must have really clear skin. I'm jealous. I'm cursed with huge pores and an uneven complexion, so when I take my labret out, you can hardly tell. I've had it for about 8 years and I can leave it out for a few days. The hole tightens up a little bit and is barely visible. I've had my nose pierced on and off for the past 12 years, two previous holes (from 10 years ago) have no scar left.
Since I have a huge 4" long scar on my arm along with 3 or 4 smaller ones around it from having a bunch of metal put in and taken out after falling off of a horse when I was 14 (which was 16 years ago) I'm not real vain about scars anyway.
After having facial piercings for so long I don't even notice any of it being there. It's become part of my face. I don't feel like I get extra attention either. Little kids will notice, but these days they see the blue dreadlocks first. Piercing has been popular for so long now, there's not a lot of shock value left in it. (Which wasn't my reason for it in the first place.) If anything, it has the benefit of making people think I'm younger than I really am.
Posted by alate on 2007-02-14 23:29:39
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I don't know if this helps, but when I was in high school I used to make purses out of old jeans. I would go to thrift stores where they had $1-a-Bag sales and stock up. Little kids' jeans (without elastic in the waistband) make the cutest bags. To make the bag, you just cut off the legs and sew the leg holes shut, and use the leg fabric to make the straps--how you do that is up to you, because you decide how wide or long you want them. Then I'd decorate the bags by sewing fabric into the pockets, or lace over solid fabrics, or old fishnet stocking pieces over fabric, I'd use fabric paint, patches, embroidery, all kinds of embellishment.
These bags are admittedly not everyone's taste. I will admit I stopped making them because I got tired of them...though I still have one I occasionally use. The one I used as a bookbag in high school was crazy--rainbow tye-dyed with all kinds of patches.
They're good bags, though, because they're strong, have a large opening, and LOTS of pockets.
Posted by lizzymahoney on 2005-05-10 23:46:11
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Although I've never lived there, I have some thrifted landscaping book for either New Mexico or Arizona. It had some pretty good stuff in it for the subtropical gardener. If you want to plant shrubs with blooms, oleander and crape myrtle are good. Oleander is very toxic, so don't plant with little kids around. You'll see it's planted everywhere in public spaces anyway, and widely available to subtropic gardeners.
Posted by stella on 2007-12-23 16:31:28
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Muddymay- nope. we send cookies or cards to some family members out of state who celebrate Xmas, and my mom gives cookies to her coworkers since they all bring in treats, but that's it. oh, we also give gifts to the little kids in the family (my cousins have kids) but nothing extravagant. if i find something i want to give to a family member, i give it to them, but i do that any time of year.
Xmas is kind of a holiday for kids to me. if i ever have kids, i'll do a tree and all that for them, but it's just not a holiday i care about. it's actually pretty obnoxious to me, since i hate crowds and shopping. my mom, dad, sister, and i are also atheists.
Posted by erinina on 2004-11-05 16:27:01
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take the a, c, or f to jay st/borough hall...there's a rad arts and crafts store called wc arts. they have crafts for little kids, like googley eyes, and diorama supplies like little trees and animals, as well as great aquabee paper, cool dover books, kits galore, and all sorts of regular art supplies like paint and pencils, etc.
*edited cos you're already in brooklyn and i warned you it was in brooklyn*
Posted by sarabell on 2005-03-05 12:41:08
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....and i can't believe i forgot this one - we liked it best:
colored rice.
it looked so cool.
i need to make more.
just took dried rice and stirred a couple drops of food coloring into it. (dried it in the microwave for about 15 seconds for ~1/4 cup's worth)
good for just pouring or gluing.
older little kids could do those layered jars like the colored sand ones, but would be easier to handle (and much easier to vacuum up....)
no alcohol involved, either.
pony boy loves his colored rice.
thought i might make him green eggs and ham with blue rice one of these days.
Posted by anati on 2005-01-27 15:27:17
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Finding Neverland: I really enjoyed it. It made me so happy when all the little kids got to go see Peter Pan. and ohh it was just amazing.
The Phantom of the Opera: I love musicals in general and I thought they made the movie really well. Of course, it had its flaws, but I don't know why all the critics hated it so much.
Meet the Fockers: Some friends convinced me to go with them to see this. It was one of the stupidest movies I have ever seen, but it was pretty funny.
Posted by JediEmpressMel on 2005-07-30 19:12:56
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I had a twin bed when I was little. They work just fine for kids.
Snuggly blankies, and a couple plushies are nice. Cute character sheets are usually well accepted.
Lots of books to read, simple toys are good too. Audio books were my favorite thing, along with legos. But the big ones made for little kids, not the tiny ones.
Creative toys are better than passive ones.
Posted by MlleEmily on 2005-01-07 17:51:15
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I saw Captuing the Freidmans just the other day. I thought it was very, very good.
It's funny though, how you can watch a documentary and think you 'got' what it was about-- that the facts presented point to specific conclusions- and then someone else thinks they point to something else. And neither of you can really be wrong or right.
I thought the father did not do anything to the boys in the computer classes. Noone would be so stupid because the sort of abuse he was accused of perpetrating IN THE COMPUTER CLASSES would have produced LOTS of physical evidence- and no physical evidence was ever found.
Dude was DEFINITELEY a peadophile though. There definitely was child porn in the house, and in his own letters the guy refered to abuse he had done to other boys.
So he WAS guilty of paedophilia but it is still scary that a person can go to jail even if there is no evidence... true he would never have come under suspicion if the magazines had not been traceed thru the postal system to his house... but it still worries me that 'evidednce' can be fabricated simply through hysteria and the coercion of little kids by police. I don;t think the youngest son did any abuse. The clown brother though? I would NEVER let him near my kids.
Posted by sarabell on 2005-06-03 13:47:05
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i am amazed at how smoothly it all went. brought WAY more toys and snacks than necessary. there were a lot of other little kids on the flight so i figured they wouldn't be the only ones making noise. they actually made less noise than some of the others. only one or two screams. no tantrums. getting them thru the airport wasn't even that bad. i was just stressed. extremely stressed. we got there pretty late. i was really freaked out. i don't drink but i stopped and had a shot of tequila. purely for the benefit of the kids! decided they should have a mellow mom. not a stressed mom. i pretty much never drink (it has to be about 3 or 4 years since i had any booze since i'm such a lightweight and haven't got the stomach for it. so it was a quick sedative. the server lady at the bar/restaurant tried pushing a double on my but i knew that would get me absolutely smashed and i didn't want to be a drunk mom! it worked and we had a great flight. hoping the way back will go as smoothly.won't bring as much junk in the carryon. hopefully i won't need it all on the way back.....
Posted by jean on 2004-08-19 12:32:19
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thanks for all the good cheer. it's so nice to have everyone's warm thoughts. i've been feeling better the past couple of days. syd (the toddler) and i are out in los angeles, staying with my family while my husband is moving us into a bigger apartment (thank g-d!). it's great to have someone else cook dinners and play with the little one. i'm scared, but also really excited to have two little kids running around. like most moms, i have no idea how i'm going to do it, but i suppose you just keep plugging away everyday. the hard part is carving out time for yourself, and time to be creative. and to continue to enjoy all the little moments.
jean
ps: i *love* the milkshake remedy. will have definately have to try that one.
Posted by jean on 2005-05-25 17:00:57
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ok, here's my big confession. we don't have a washer dryer and with two little kids, the laundry is so much to do at the laundry-mat. i send my laundry out twice a week and it comes home all folded and nice. it's not that much more than the machines and i just cut back other expenses. if i had my own machine, i would rock the laundry and do loads and loads every day. until then, i have the mercer laundrette number right near my computer!
Posted by smudgy_cat on 2004-06-23 12:36:18
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I'm in the process of moving and reorganizng, and I've found lots of things that I set aside for christmas crafts. Here's my list of ideas:
-strawberry jam in mason jars (whole new set bought at goodwill for $3)
-glass ornaments, decorated, somehow (any ideas? I have glass paint and acrylic paints, but I did those styles 2 years ago. I also did the melted snowman, so I can't redo that)
-fancy glass ornaments painted with glass paint for people who appreciate things I make
-4 ornaments that have years on them for the little kids in my life. i might do felt and embroider them. I got the supplies last december, but never got around to it.
-raggedy ann dolls from some yardage from joannes
-cute, 1 yard fabric aprons
-flannel pajama pants for sister or parents (serger is being fixed as I type)
-3 batches of different types of lye based soap. this is my easy version of christmas cookies. i make a bunch of batches in summer and then tie them up in bundles in december. this is my generic gift
I don't really do presents for people. I don't do cards either. I keep meaning to, but I never get around to it. The gift giving in my family has gotten insane, and it no longer held joy for me. It was just a 'give me something off my list, and i'll give you something off your list' event that seemed really emotionless to me. Plus, it pissed me off that my handmade gifts were tossed aside and essentially ignored.
Last year, my bf and I made candy for everyone. The idea was good in theory, but hell in practice. We made brittle, truffles, 2 kinds of bark, and haystacks. It sucked, and I'm never repeating it for such a large gift list.
Posted by brdgt on 2005-05-27 09:23:52
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ok, here's my big confession. we don't have a washer dryer and with two little kids, the laundry is so much to do at the laundry-mat. i send my laundry out twice a week and it comes home all folded and nice. it's not that much more than the machines and i just cut back other expenses. if i had my own machine, i would rock the laundry and do loads and loads every day. until then, i have the mercer laundrette number right near my computer!
I seriously considered doing that when we lived in Boston, because, like you said, when you have to go to the laundremat anyway, it's not that much more to just pay by the pound.
I do our laundry once a week, we finally live somewhere with a free washer dryer in the basement and it's only two floors down. I sort them upstairs by putting the laundry basket up on the radiator and throwing them into piles on the floor (whites, darks, delicates, sheets). We fold our own clothes because we each have our own system.
Posted by smudgy_cat on 2005-03-15 12:14:14
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Peeps and bunnies are standbys. Sometimes cadbury eggs, though I like the idea of them more than the taste. I miss the bunny commercials.
We also put in some hardboiled eggs, and some plastic eggs filled with whatever candy is around. For the little kids in the family, I've done easter baskets made of sand pails, a sand shovel, some confetti eggs, sidewalk chalk, crayons, gold fish crackers in eggs, and some cheerios in eggs.
How about making an easter necklace/hat kit for the easter basket? You can dye noodles with rubbing alcohol and food coloring and the kids can string them into special necklaces. They can also glue tissue paper to some paper plates to make a 'flower' hat (tie a string to each side to hold it on the head).
Or homemade play doh! You could make it in easter colors and give them a bunny cookie cutter!
Posted by shawneemonkey on 2005-06-13 16:50:58
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i could be totally out of it, but do little kids still like to have their own wallet or purse? i seem to recall that being a great item to have when i was a tot (a million years ago). they're cheap and easy to make, and you could even slip a dollar or two in it for the kid to put in her/his piggy bank.
i gave my friend's 5-year-old some bargain-bin fabric (2 yards each of 3 different fabrics), and that was her favourite gift this winter. she still uses them for dress-up, and as picnic blankets/tents/whatever.
Posted by sarabell on 2005-04-26 11:52:15
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MAN. i feel for your kids. i really do. i was picked on BIG time when i was their age, and pretty much throughout highschool. kids are so freaking cruel. early on in elementary school, i don't know the reason. later it was because i was smart, and hung out with the other smart girls. then it was the acne. then it was because i was a little hello kitty goth girl. perhaps that's WHY i went the rebellious route.... to mess with the people that messed with ME! my best friend and i would hold hands. they'd make some sort of derogatory lesbian remark (which we weren't, not that it matters....) so we'd play on it, do a little grab ass. they'd call us satanic so we'd hiss at them. point and make up some hex in a made up language.
wish i had some sort of advice for helping out the younger kids other than explaining to them that it makes the bullies to feel better about themselves by putting someone else down. but when they're that young, i know nothing really helps - it hurts so bad. i hope my kids don't go through what i went through.
oh - just thought of one good, completely innocent comeback for little kids that are called "chicken" - my mom taught me this one when i was little - "I'd rather be a chicken than a dead duck!"
Posted by crystaleternity on 2006-02-06 10:11:31
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if that's the beautiful people , I'll stick in the ugly people gang.
Word. That guy scares me. His teeth and tan freak me out. No human naturally looks like that. He's transmogrified himself into an alien. I'm sure little kids must run away from him screaming. I know I would, or at least turn away in disgust.
That's enough about the picture...onto the article...I'm appalled that he hires people based on how conventionally attractive they are and gets away with it.
And I never liked vanilla anyway. It's gotta be chocolate, raspberry, strawberry, mint, or a combination for me!
Posted by PamTheQueen on 2005-03-27 18:24:57
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If only you could have caught them in action -- you could have knocked them over the heads with your big granny bag and told them "Next time, bring your friggin' 40% coupons, you little turds!!!"
:)
Late at night after DJing a post-Christmas party for a large accounting firm, I was waiting for the elevator man to bring down my last load of heavy equipment (Fountain Square Building for all the Indy peeps). In addition to the private party I was doing, there was a rockabilly band playing on the main level and tons of people outside milling about, including some ragamuffin little kids I couldn't believe were out at the late hour.
I stupidly left my side door open to my van while I met the elevator guy at the door with my last load and it wasn't until I was almost home that I realized my big black gig bag full of CD folders, my wallet and my big check from the accounting firm was gone. *gulp*
First I was scared sick because this was my first experience where I realized how vulnerable I am working alone loading and unloading my van with thousands of dollars worth of equipment and music. Then I was pissed because I had to cancel all my cards AND call the firm I did the event for. Oh, and let's not forget the worst of it: replacing CDs I had collected forever and didn't have a proper accounting of.
As soon as the last card was cancelled and I gave up $25 of my pay so the firm could cancel the check and reissue me another, the police called and said they found my bag....right behind their precinct station that was nearby. Everything was still there except my bit of cash and the CD folders (save a few cheesy 80 CDs that were in the bottom..guess they didn't want those).
It wouldn't have done them much good to steal my check and try to use my cards...I cannot go anywhere with the name "Pamela Anderson" on my cards without getting attention and questions about my name. Ugh. Although, it would have been funny if they got caught that way.
Now I am A LOT more careful when loading and unloading and when I go into the city until late at night (even tame Indianapolis), my husband meets me to help keep an eye out.
Posted by redheadedali on 2005-08-22 20:44:47
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I think mother daughter-relationships are, on the whole, the most complicated family relationships there are.
Mine's a little different than a lot of people's, I guess, because my parents got divorced when I was 7, and my dad was the primary custodial parent. My mom had lots of visitation, so it wasn't like she was out of my life, but I missed her a lot. As I got older, there was some tension in my dad's blended family, and I wasn't really getting along with him at all, so she was like my refuge. She was young and cool and fun; she was 19 when she married my dad and 22 when she had me, and people always mistook us for sisters. And really, I guess there was more of a big-sister vibe there than a mom vibe, but in any case, I pretty much idolized her.
As I grew up and started dealing with some of my baggage(some family-related, some not), I started seeing her differently. As my therapist says, what's cool as a teenager isn't necesarily so cool as an adult. Eventually, for a lot of reasons I won't bore you with, it was like everything flipped. I am really close to my dad now, and I get along really well with my step-family - especially since there are little kids to dote on now - but my relationship with my mom just kept getting tenser and tenser. Finally I broke down and told her how I felt - which started off with me being angry and then devolved into a lot of crying - and things have been a lot better. Still, it's not perfect. I love my mom a lot. She is a good mother. But I don't know if we'll ever be as close as we were, and that kind of makes me sad.
Posted by researchasaurus on 2004-11-11 16:29:02
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Yeah.
My in-laws have some holiday practices that are so old...but they gotta do them every year. MIL puts out many plates of the same three or four things and then they basically are the meals for two whole days. They include: shrimp cocktail, and mini rye bread with either liverwurst or sardines. Sometimes there is a little glass filled with green onions that you can dip in salt.
None of that is tasty to me in the first place, and to make it worse they let it sit out overnight because my husband's childhood friends come and go at all hours. (What, other family? No, they all either live in the UK or the fighting got so bad that they don't talk any more.)
The icing on this cake is that MIL gets offended if I try to provide something else. They all just sit around drinking a lot and picking at that stuff for two days. No activities, no baking together, but if you're lucky there might be another fight.
So usually I spend half my time at their place hiding in the bedroom eating an apple or whatever I can bring with me. Oh and did I mention that they don't have central heat and it's always freezing in their house.
As for my own family, well, my sister has teenage step kids, and my brother's wife has a huge family that they spend all their time with. It often ends up being my parents, my husband and me, and given that option, the huz would rather go spend it with his own family.
I always end up feeling either torn, bored, hungry, or too cold at the holidays.
At least the gift thing is not so important right now, because no one has little kids. At least in my family, we all decided that instead of gifts this year, we'd just give money to the program fund at our grandma's nursing home. It pays for craft supplies!
Posted by mystril on 2005-01-11 09:13:07
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Have you watched the show? I don't know I would do if I had little kids -- or if I was going to be responsible for someone else's young kids. But your children are teens or almost teens, aren't they? So if your family winds up with the flaky woman who has never cooked or cleaned, your kids would be fine.
Also, if the other spouse is going to choose how to spend the money, they might decide not to put it away for your kids' education -- and they might decide to spend it on something that you strongly disapprove of.
I've only seen the show once or twice and I always felt sorry for the kids on both sides of the story because I felt like they were a large part of the entertainment, but unless the spouse did something specific for their benefit, then they were doing it for free. Does that make sense? But then I don't considering being on television a prize or a bonus or fun. To me, it's more of a job and an inconvenience.
Posted by Polesmoker69 on 2004-05-03 23:01:26
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Babysitter - babysat spoiled little kids, or poopy babies!
Hot Dog Vender - cooked hot dogs and sausages one summer, the smell of them cooking still makes me sick to my stomach.
Painted Scaffolding and Braces - one summer, its was insane, these things were taller then me, i had paint all over me and had to clean myself off with gas, which would make me stink forever!
Waitress - work one 4 hours shift there and never came back, it was bad. i still cant understand how tomatoe soup can taste bad!!
Cashier - at a movie&dvd&porn rental, tanning salon, selling cds, movies, dvds, porn and sex toys - just quit there after 1 year and 4 months!!
Cashier - at tim hortons - i start tomorrow - wish me luck!
Posted by jean on 2004-05-04 11:33:58
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Babysitter - babysat spoiled little kids, or poopy babies!
Hot Dog Vender - cooked hot dogs and sausages one summer, the smell of them cooking still makes me sick to my stomach.
Painted Scaffolding and Braces - one summer, its was insane, these things were taller then me, i had paint all over me and had to clean myself off with gas, which would make me stink forever!
Waitress - work one 4 hours shift there and never came back, it was bad. i still cant understand how tomatoe soup can taste bad!!
Cashier - at a movie&dvd&porn rental, tanning salon, selling cds, movies, dvds, porn and sex toys - just quit there after 1 year and 4 months!!
Cashier - at tim hortons - i start tomorrow - wish me luck!
Posted by gogogo_audio on 2006-09-08 08:48:24
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babysitter - i started babysitting when i was 15. i got to watch cute little kids and get paid for it. i loved it - until i started watching triplets and their older brother. the older brother and one of the triplets had adhd (pretty severely) which the parents treated with herbal remedies. my babysitting days ended after locking two if the triplets and myself in a closet while the older brother (10) tried to stab us with a kitchen knife. after that i decided it was time to get a new job.
sales associate at the bon ton (small dept store) - i got this job the summer before my senior year of high school. i loved it at first. i worked with some of my friends and cute boys. i spent most of the time wondering around the store and visiting people in other departments.
sandwhich artist - i worked at a subway that friends of my parents owned when the bon ton cut everyone's hours during senior year in high school. it sounds like a terrible job but i loved it! i got to listen to whatever i wanted, made my own vegetarian sandwhich creations (my favorite was veggie patty with marinara sauce and melted provolone cheese), made free food for my friends when they came in and hung out with them after the dinner or lunch rush.
bank teller/loan associate - this job was terrible, but paid well. i stayed there for the money through most of college.
intern/co-op at a marketing dept for an energy company - i quit the bank gig over a year ago when i got an amazing internship at an energy company. the money was insane but most importantly, the job was incredible. i loved everyone i worked with, got to work on big corporate projects and had weekends off! i was devastated when my internship was up. . but will most likely work there for a year after i graduate until grad school.
bicycle shop employee - i worked at this job this past summer. i got amazing discounts and worked with a bunch of indie rock kids and hippies. good times.
origins guide - my current position. i applied at origins because i loved their products and their company. we're never really busy when i work (the closing shift). so, i get to read magazines, hang out with my awesome co-workers, play with makeup, get tons of freebies, and a hefty discount at origins (as well as mac, estee lauder, clinique, cosmetics company stores, etc). i'm looking for another job but will probably continue to work here one shift/week until i graduate from college this spring.
Posted by elixirbeth on 2007-11-29 22:43:01
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as far as sweet, tender music goes... try vashti bunyan. her music has a certain sweetness to it that is perfect for little kids while they are coloring, playing, relaxing, etc...
Posted by rmeb on 2005-03-11 09:14:34
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Sounds like there are quite a few hip little kids around here! The girls I babysit love U2 ("Beautiful Day" is their fave, everytime we're in the car, we blast it and all sing along), Coldplay, the Shins, Abba & anything Motown (both are fun to dance around the living room to). :)
Posted by Becky65301 on 2004-07-09 12:24:23
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I am floating somewhere on the middle with this- I do use some disposable stuff, but I think things have gone a bit overboard too.
We do use paper plates sometimes, and I used disposable diapers.
But I do alot of crafty recycling, like bird feeders from milk jugs, etc, and I wash out ziplocs (unless they've had raw meat in them).
I bought one of those Swiffer Wet Jets about a year ago, with the lure of being easier. With 2 little kids, the kitchen floor is a huge issue. Right now I'm trying to figure out- there is another product similar only the pads are fabric and washable- making pads for it so I'm not buying the disposables any more. Part of it was the environmental issue, and part was the cost. I'm also picking up some cotton yarn next trip to the store, and taking a shot at crocheting some very plain basic washcloths.
But I don't quite "get" the whole thing with throw-away toilet brushes and disposable dusters and such. They are popular though, I'm not sure exactly why. Are we getting too germ-phobic, is that it? Or just so busy that the disposable is faster?
Posted by Geree McDermott on 2005-11-16 16:43:08
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HI Everyone!
I just came out with coloring books of funky dogs and cats. Fun to color, but also great patterns for quilts, stained glass, mosaics, stencils, floor cloths, and more! Please take the time to check them out at www.GereesStudio.com.
Little kids, big kids and grown up kids all love them! Perfect for holiday gifts
