1) Stats: 2) What do you love about your job? 3) Who or what inspires you? 4) What is for dinner this week? 5) Favorite Tv show? 6) Hobbies? 7) How do you organize your life? 8) What is your best make-up tip? 9) AW your kid(s) 10) Summer plans?
Post by jamesonontherocks on May 14, 2012 4:46:57 GMT -5
1) Stats: Jess, 30, NY 2) What do you love about your job? Im an orthopedic surgery PA - i love that no two days are the same, 3) Who or what inspires you? Patients of mine that actually do get better. 4) What is for dinner this week? No clue, I'm slacking 5) Favorite Tv show? Greys Anatomy 6) Hobbies? usually reading is all i have time for 7) How do you organize your life? google calender, color coding, lists and being neurotic overall 8) What is your best make-up tip? I dont wear any! 9) AW your kid(s)....if i could figure proboards out a little better I would 10) Summer plans? Back to work, closing on a house, kids in daycare.....no vacations until oct.
Post by kimguilbault on May 14, 2012 8:06:31 GMT -5
1) Stats: Kimberly 26 2 kids 2) What do you love about your job? It gets me out of the house, meeting new people 3) Who or what inspires you?My mom, sister, grams and aunt ... The four most important ladies in my life besides my daughter ... I hope to be everything they are one day 4) What is for dinner this week? I have no idea! I work second job Monday, Friday and Sunday ... So I'm only on dinner duty 4 days this week ... I'll figure it out this afternoon! LoL 5) Favorite Tv show? To many to name .. But can't believe they cancelled The GCB 6) Hobbies? Reading, spending time with my babies 7) How do you organize your life? I'll let you know when its organized! 8) What is your best make-up tip? Don't wear it 9) AW your kid(s) I don't have pics on the work computer just yet 10) Summer plans? Hopefully going up north a couple times or taking a mini vacation with the kids ... Other than that just working
1) Stats: 27, currently living in IN, proud mom to one baby boy. Hoping to add to our family next year. Animal advocate that fosters cats. 2) What do you love about your job? I love my co-workers the most 3) Who or what inspires you? 4) What is for dinner this week? Burgers is the only thing I know because that's tonight's dinner. 5) Favorite Tv show? I'm a big fan of cooking and home-improvement shows. Favorites would have to be Chopped, Iron Chef America, and Holmes on Homes 6) Hobbies? Knitting. I used to scrapbook but haven't found the motivation for it in a while. 7) How do you organize your life? With my google calendar. It's synced to my phone and my husband's phone 8) What is your best make-up tip? Less is more. I don't wear make-up often. 9) AW your kid(s) 10) Summer plans? Starting it off with friends getting married, traveling, having a GTG, and ending it with another friend getting married
1) Stats: 35, in Ohio, one daughter (5 months old) with a cleft palate, a dog and a cat. Work full time as an environmental engineer. 2) What do you love about your job? My coworkers and I love the fact that my job really makes a difference to the environment. I also love the fact that I rarely have weeks that are boring! 3) Who or what inspires you? My dad 4) What is for dinner this week? Lasagna rolls, hot dogs...not sure what else! 5) Favorite Tv show? I've been enjoying Revenge and loving Sherlock on PBS 6) Hobbies? I sew, cross stitch, knit and scrapbook (although I haven't done much of anything in the last 5 months!) 7) How do you organize your life? I use a dayplanner but I keep meaning to try google calendar! 8) What is your best make-up tip? stick with the basics, I don't wear a lot. 9) AW your kid(s). Missed this one! Baby K is fantastic and I'm continually amazed at how well she is able to adapt to her physical limitations...she's such a happy baby! 10) Summer plans? Unfortunately we won't be going away this year, Baby K needs surgery in October to repair her cleft and will need to be off daycare for 3 weeks...so that's my vacation for the year! We might try and get away for a long weekend and my BIL is getting married in September, so we'll be going to that.
Post by littleboyblue on May 14, 2012 8:26:47 GMT -5
1) Stats: mid 30's, DC Metro area, 3 1/2 yro. boy
2) What do you love about your job? Flexibility (I work from home), my boss, opportunities for travel
3) Who or what inspires you? Music in any forms. It's how I set my mood for the day
4) What is for dinner this week? No clue - today is my menu planning day and I haven't gotten that far yet.
5) Favorite Tv show? Downton Abbey, Gossip Girl (guilty pleasure)
6) Hobbies? Gardening
7) How do you organize your life? my life is on my iphone. We also use whiteboard/chalkboards at home to keep everyone in the loop.
8) What is your best make-up tip? most days are just powder and mascara but if I'm actually going into the office, I don't go with out my clear foundation. It's great for smoothing everything out.
9) AW your kid(s) Hopefully the pic attached somewhere to this. He's the most awesome little boy - he loves trains and reading. He has the most amazing imagination that has me constantly laughing. He's super lovey and is always good for a cuddle or kiss.
10) Summer plans? lots of weekend train excursions and then a week long trip to Napa I'm excited!
Post by Wines Not Whines on May 14, 2012 8:36:06 GMT -5
1) Stats: 33, lawyer, 1 son (almost 2 years old)
2) What do you love about your job? Interesting/challenging work, flexible schedule
3) Who or what inspires you? My co-workers who have 3 little kids and are still great employees and always seem put together. I don't know how they do it.
4) What is for dinner this week? Baked chicken with a veggie/grain salad; simple pasta
5) Favorite Tv show? My all-time fave is Gilmore Girls.
6) Hobbies? Running/yoga/working out; baking
7) How do you organize your life? I try to plan everything at least one week in advance -- meals, activities, etc.
8) What is your best make-up tip? It's possible to do a full face of makeup in 5 minutes if you practice.
9) AW your kid(s) - We started swimming lessons and my son loves to play in the water. It's so cute.
10) Summer plans? Hopefully spend lots of time outdoors and at the pool/splash park.
Post by victoria1212 on May 14, 2012 8:36:20 GMT -5
1) Stats: 37, DC metro area, 1 DD 2) What do you love about your job? it pays me well, gives me really good benefits, my boss is awesome, I like my co-workers and I am not overly stressed. 3) Who or what inspires you? Inspires me to do what?? 4) What is for dinner this week? Tonight, chicken is marinating, roasting zucchini and having some other sort of side. Other things on the menu include: more chicken, soft tacos and ravioli with meatballs. 5) Favorite TV show? The Good Wife 6) Hobbies? Printmaking, painting, really anything arty. 7) How do you organize your life? we have a family calendar and make lists. 8) What is your best make-up tip? I recently discovered BB cream and love it. 9) AW your kid(s)- DD is so fun right now! I love the conversations we have about completely random things. She starts preschool in a few weeks and I am excited to see how much she learns. Oh, and she is playing soccer and is really good at it (as good as a 3 year old can be!). 10) Summer plans? We are planning on moving, we need to sell our house, we have a week at the beach planned, my sister is getting married and we have a few weekend getaways on the schedule too. It is going t o be a busy summer!
2) What do you love about your job? They don't micromanage and boss is flexible if I need to take time off.
3) Who or what inspires you? My mom. She's the best.
4) What is for dinner this week? Not sure. Steak, tacos maybe...
5) Favorite Tv show? Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Modern Family
6) Hobbies? Does reading count?
7) How do you organize your life? I don't. If it was in our budget, I would hire someone to organize me.
8) What is your best make-up tip? I recently discovered primer. It helps my makeup last longer.
9) AW your kid(s) 12 year old DD who is very involved in dance, 8 year old son who has ADHD and is in gifted, 17 month old DD who is growing up way too quickly.
10) Summer plans? Working, maybe going to Hilton Head in June.
1) Stats: 32, engaged, accountant, 2+2 kids + one on the way, 5 pets 2) What do you love about your job? great dept 3) Who or what inspires you? my grandma was very strong and independent, I try to be like her and hope she's proud of me 4) What is for dinner this week? something on the grill, 3 days of quick meals (baseball) and pizza Friday 5) Favorite Tv show? Modern Family, Mad Men, Greys... 6) Hobbies? I knit and read 7) How do you organize your life? Google Calendar, iPhone 8) What is your best make-up tip? uhh does Chapstick count? 9) AW your kid(s): my SKs are super smart and helpful, H1 is straight As in 1st grade and loves baseball so far, H2 is moving on to Kindergarten and loves t-ball. 10) Summer plans? lots of camping and family time before the baby comes in the fall!
1) Stats: Just turned 35, twin girls going to be 3 next month, work as an accounting manager
2) What do you love about your job? That it is so close to home and the girls school
3) Who or what inspires you?
4) What is for dinner this week? I actually tried to meal plan this week: turkey london broil, a meat london broil, bbq hot dogs, chicken, tacos
5) Favorite Tv show? Not sure I have a favorite but I love tv so I watch a whole bunch of crap
6) Hobbies? reading and shopping
7) How do you organize your life? I make lists and have them everywhere - at home, on my desk at work, in my pocketbook
8) What is your best make-up tip? clinique eye makeup remover in the blue bottle is the best stuff ever.
9) AW your kid(s) My girls share a bed and last night i wanted to separate them because one was sick but they insisted on sleeping together anyway. they really are each others best friend
10) Summer plans? We go down the shore for a week in Aug every year. Hopefully this year, the girls will go in the ocean and maybe even get on some rides.
Post by drunkpeggy on May 14, 2012 11:57:26 GMT -5
1) Stats: Jenn, 28, 1 daughter - 10.5 months 2) What do you love about your job? Absolutely nothing, I'm in desperate need of a new one. 3) Who or what inspires you? I'm so uninspired right now 4) What is for dinner this week? Chicken, baked pasta, more chicken, duck pizza if I can find some duck 5) Favorite Tv show? Mad Men 6) Hobbies? I'm big into blogging 7) How do you organize your life? I really try to make family priority 8) What is your best make-up tip? A good primer and blot the foundation on...don't swipe 9) AW your kid(s) See my siggy, I basically think the sun shines out of her ass. 10) Summer plans? My daughter's 1st birthday at the end of June, I'm attending BlogHer '12 in NYC in August
Post by jenndarrin on May 14, 2012 12:44:53 GMT -5
1) Stats - Jenn, 34, twin girls that will be 3 next week
2) What do you love about your job? Flexibility, awesome boss, great team
3) Who or what inspires you?
4) What is for dinner this week? a lot of salads and not sure what else
5) Favorite Tv show? Bones, and loving the rockford files
6) Hobbies? yoga, reading
7) How do you organize your life? I'm working on that...right now I am clearing clutter and crap - hoping that helps
8) What is your best make-up tip? I only wear powder and mascara regularly
9) AW your kid(s) they are finally getting the gist of pting...and they have been playing really well together lately and making up songs about everything. love them.
10) Summer plans? RI beach in august...maybe a long weekend somewhere around 7/4
1) Stats: Aubrey, 30, CO- 6mos daughter 2) What do you love about your job? The freedom and my co-workers 3) Who or what inspires you? My mother and grandmother 4) What is for dinner this week? The weather is going to be nice so plenty of grilling and salads 5) Favorite Tv show? Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl 6) Hobbies? Reading and Runing 7) How do you organize your life? Try the best I can but remember that the world won't end if I don't clean the bathroom today 8) What is your best make-up tip? Don't really wear make up 9) AW your kid(s) My daughter rules my world! Love her so much Picture to the left 10) Summer plans? Nothing to exciting planned yet
1) Stats: 2) What do you love about your job? 3) Who or what inspires you? 4) What is for dinner this week? 5) Favorite Tv show? 6) Hobbies? 7) How do you organize your life? 8) What is your best make-up tip? 9) AW your kid(s) 10) Summer plans?
1. Married, three kids, 41.
2. My boss leaves me alone to do it.
3. Beautiful scenery always makes me want to slow down and reflect on where I am and what I am doing, see if I want to tweak anything.
4. Lobster (DH's birthday today) then probably roast beef. Pizza night thrown in there.
5. Honestly, since we have limited the kids to watching TV only on the weekends DH and I aren't watching TV either.
6. Drooling over real estate, reading, baking.
7. I manage via crisis avoidance. I really need to back it up a step and be a better planner.
8. Lip stain. Seriously. Love it!
9. My boys are all getting so grown up. The things they say and how they think just amazes me.
10. Renting a beach house for a week in June. A couple of 1/2 day camps for the boys. Getting ready to have two in kindergarten and one in preschool.
1) Stats: 34, Tx, mom of 2 ages 1 & 3-formerly kcarbonell on TB 2) What do you love about your job? income 3) Who or what inspires you? I'm self motivated and I get ideas from celebs so I guess they inspire me? 4) What is for dinner this week? a lot of processed foods this week (hangs head in shame) 5) Favorite Tv show? Shameless on Showtime 6)Hobbies? Eating, watching TV-that's about all the time I have nowadays. 7) How do you organize your life? I do a chore daily and have a calendar w/ important dates 8) What is your best make-up tip? use a pearl color eyeshadow on the lids to open up your eyes-key when you look tired 9) AW your kid(s) Both made me great Mothers Day crafts 10) Summer plans?
1) Stats: 34, Tx, mom of 2 ages 1 & 3-formerly kcarbonell on TB 2) What do you love about your job? income 3) Who or what inspires you? I'm self motivated and I get ideas from celebs so I guess they inspire me? 4) What is for dinner this week? a lot of processed foods this week (hangs head in shame) 5) Favorite Tv show? Shameless on Showtime 6)Hobbies? Eating, watching TV-that's about all the time I have nowadays. 7) How do you organize your life? I do a chore daily and have a calendar w/ important dates 8) What is your best make-up tip? use a pearl color eyeshadow on the lids to open up your eyes-key when you look tired 9) AW your kid(s) Both made me great Mothers Day crafts 10) Summer plans? None yet, I wish I had something fabulous going on
2) What do you love about your job? Out by 5pm at the latest, lots of PTO accrual, pension plan & close to home.
3) Who or what inspires you? My parents and Michelle Kwan (don't laugh!)
4) What is for dinner this week? Chicken w/ tomato herb pan sauce, mushroom crusted turkey burgers, pork tenderloin w/ zesty rub, chicken w/ chile-tomatillo sauce, sushi.
5) Favorite Tv show? Too many. I watch a lot of tv.
7) How do you organize your life? I try hard not to take on more than I can manage. I also try to let the small stuff slide.
8) What is your best make-up tip? Sephora #57 airbrush concealer brush will change your life.
9) AW your kid(s): My daughter (14mo) is so laid back & happy go-lucky it's unbelievable. She is also so loving, which is something I never thought would be evident at such a young age.
10) Summer plans? Nada. Trying to recoup the PTO I used up last year for maternity leave and bereavement leave (my dad).
1) Stats: Married, twin boys who are 5, MD 2) What do you love about your job? I get to work with cool people, make a difference, am a good role model for my boys, use my brain, intellectual endeavor.... 3) Who or what inspires you? my children who make me laugh every day, my husband, and pushing myself. I am kind of my own role model. 4) What is for dinner this week? Chicken tonight, roasted veggie quesadillas, turkey sandwiches, turkey patties with Cajun spice and roasted veggies 5) Favorite Tv show? DWTS, Once Upon a Time 6) Hobbies? Entertaining, swimming, reading 7) How do you organize your life? Not well 8) What is your best make-up tip? Do it in the car on the way to work. A touch of brightening cream on your eyelids and brow. 9) AW your kid(s) they are starting to swim like fish. And they love to sneak in to our room in the morning and jump on us. 10) Summer plans?[/quote] Enjoying our time before kindergarten starts.
Post by YellowRose on May 15, 2012 13:56:31 GMT -5
1) Stats: 29, 3 kids, work FT as an engineer/program analyst 2) What do you love about your job? My leadership understands, and happily accomodates, my extenuating circumstances regarding my hours and day care with DH deployed 3) Who or what inspires you? Nature inspires me 4) What is for dinner this week? Tonight - Bob Evans (kids eat free on Tuesday!) 5) Favorite Tv show? Big Bang Theory and NCIS 6) Hobbies? Reading, cross-stitch, running 7) How do you organize your life? I don't feel guilty about being disorganized. 8) What is your best make-up tip? I don't wear it! 9) AW your kid(s): DD1 is an awesome big sister. She wears on my nerves like a 4 yo, but she's by and large wonderful to DS and DD2. 10) Summer plans? DH will visit in June for R&R, and FIL will hopefully tile my kitchen backsplash. Otherwise, no plans.
1) Stats: Emily, 32, borough secretary 2) What do you love about your job? Part time, I am 1 of 2 total employees, my own small office, it's challenging at times. 3) Who or what inspires you? My DS inspires me to be awesome. 4) What is for dinner this week? spaghetti, homemade hamburger helper, grilled bbq chicken breasts 5) Favorite Tv show? Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men right now 6) Hobbies? DS, volunteering my time at my hubby's fire dept. 7) How do you organize your life? Barely 8) What is your best make-up tip? Have someone else do it. ;D 9) AW your kid(s): My Levi is the best, smartest, funniest, sneakiest little boy ever! 10) Summer plans? Enjoying time at our river lot.
Post by ridesbuttons on May 15, 2012 14:10:36 GMT -5
1) Stats: 2) What do you love about your job? I have great flexibility 3) Who or what inspires you? Clint Eastwood 4) What is for dinner this week? bbq everything, green everything (feelin' large) 5) Favorite Tv show? I haven't really been into a tv show since Battlestar Galactica 6) Hobbies? golf, riding (pre-kids) reading (post kids) 7) How do you organize your life? family first, work second 8) What is your best make-up tip? I don't wear much makeup 9) AW your kid(s) no pix: they are fabulous tho! 10) Summer plans?
1) Stats: 30yo, AL resident, 20 month old DD, currently pregnant with #2, long time lurker with occasional posts 2) What do you love about your job? the benefits and flexibility 3) Who or what inspires you? my mom 4) What is for dinner this week? tonight is chicken salad wraps 5) Favorite Tv show? SYTYCD 6) Hobbies? reading, yoga, knitting, jogging 7) How do you organize your life? I don't 8) What is your best make-up tip? I don't do much make-up. Basically, I even out my skin tone and slap on some mascara and lip gloss. Anything more is way too much work. 9) AW your kid(s) Hopefully the pic will attach 10) Summer plans? try to stay cool; it gets hot in AL
Post by GailGoldie on May 15, 2012 20:31:04 GMT -5
1) Gail, 39yo, mother of 3, live in NJ 2) What do you love about your job? I'm a job share, and I love that I get to be a SAHM part of the week, and a working mom the other part. I am very fortunate and know it. 3) Who or what inspires you?my 93yo grandmother - she gets more done in a day than I do in a week. She's amazing. 4) What is for dinner this week?haha... hhaa. who knows? we throw stuff together last minute 90% of the time. 5) Favorite Tv show?Tosh.o 6) Hobbies?creating invites/cards (digital), time with the family 7) How do you organize your life?Outlook - DH and i send each other meeting requests with reminders, etc - that's my go-to for everything. If it's not there- it doesn't happen. 8) What is your best make-up tip?lighter lipstick = makes you look younger. 9) AW your kid(s) Griffin is 5 and so awesome at writing - he draws awesome pics and writes things about him sounding stuff out- very proud of him. Gibby is almost 3 and an amazing artist - draws things that actually look like things they are supposed to be! Grayson, his twin brother, has done so amazing in his speech development. He had a pretty bad delay at 18mo- and now at close to 3 tested out and doesn't even qualify for it anymore. 10) Summer plans?Sesame Place, the shore probably for just a weekend, spend lots of time at the pool and lake (BIL has a huge house on a beautiful lake + 2 boats- so much fun to visit). Saving money for another Disney trip next year- so no big vaca this summer.
1) Stats 27, attorney, 7 month old son 2) What do you love about your job? Challenging
3) Who or what inspires you? Pinterest!
4) What is for dinner this week?
What is dinner. I haven't cooked in seven months. I pretty much eat a sandwich every day.
5) Favorite Tv show? Modern family or new girl 6) Hobbies? Running, dogs, sewing
7) How do you organize your life?
Lots of list making, little sleep
8) What is your best make-up tip?
I'm horrible art make up. Just recently tried a new foundation called fairy organics
9) AW your kid(s)
He's seven months old and the joy of my life. He was 10 lbs 4 ounces art birth and he's still a big guy. He's almost crawling and had three teeth. 10) Summer plans?
1) Stats: Megan, 33 2) What do you love about your job? the people and the flexibility 3) Who or what inspires you? my kiddos 4) What is for dinner this week? we had crock pot chicken tacos, our neighbor made us a lasagna we will eat for a few days 5) Favorite Tv show? Breaking Bad 6) Hobbies? travel before I had kids-haha! 7) How do you organize your life? I really don't 8) What is your best make-up tip? don't really have any 9) AW your kid(s) they are awesome and so adorable! Doing lots of fun stuff now like wrestling each other-it's hilarious 10) Summer plans? none really, we just moved from TX to CO so we will have a low key summer
1) Stats: 28 yr old Married Mother of 1 boy (2) 2) What do you love about your job? I love working with the Animals and holding people responsible for not caring for their pets. 3) Who or what inspires you? I am inspired the mistakes others in my life have made. I work hard to not make the same mistakes and to be the best person/mom/wife I can be. 4) What is for dinner this week? Got a great deal at Vons for Filet Migon 2 steaks for $8.00!!! 5) Favorite Tv show? Long Island Medium 6) Hobbies? Jeeping, Pinterest, large craft projects, Brewing Beer 7) How do you organize your life? I dont sleep much so I have a lot of time to be organized. I also used to be an event planner. 8) What is your best make-up tip? I am crazy about Physicians Formula Happy Makeup. I dont know why but it works. 9) AW your kid(s) Adam is super smart and talks so clearly. Its amazing having coversations with him now. He just turned 2 and loves reading books, playing outside, and going for Bike Rides. He has striking blue eyes unlike Me and Daddy who have Hazel Green 10) Summer plans? Complete my 90 day Beach Body challenge using Shakeology and Insanity.
Post by shouldbworkin on May 16, 2012 20:57:24 GMT -5
1) Stats: Kim, 37, mom of 3 (6 y/o DS, almost 5 y/o DD and 6 week old DS)
2) What do you love about your job? It's exciting and I have a lot of say in big decisions
3) Who or what inspires you? My kids ... sappy, I know.
4) What is for dinner this week? fried rice with leftover steak, pizza and salad, leftovers, breakfast for dinner
5) Favorite Tv show? Revenge, Modern Family, Don't Trust the B, Grimm, Greys, Hart of Dixie
6) Hobbies? Reading, working out ... that's about it
7) How do you organize your life? Outlook calendar
8) What is your best make-up tip? don't really have one
9) AW your kid(s) DD was a little unsure about her dance recital, but she was a rock star at the dress rehearsal and I can really see how much she's grown. She's still a mama's girl, but she can separate and be ok now. So proud!
10) Summer plans? Hopefully a long weekend in Chicago to take the kids to the museums. DS1 will do some camping with DH. We'll spend lots of time on our lake.