6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share. MH got us into travel hacking, and it's worked out so well! We're currently at an amazing Andaz property in NYC and flew here in business class with lay flat seats, all free! I laughed when he started, but it's really paid off for us.
What is travel hacking? just curious...
Maximizing rewards points from hotels, airlines, and other programs. He'll apply for cards to get the bonus (or have me do it), and they sometimes are worth the annual fee to keep, and other times we close them.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? 4. Where do you live? 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
1. I've lurked for a while but have only posted a couple times. I need to join in more! 2. Two boys, 3 and 15 months, and 14 weeks pg with # 3. 3. SAHM 4. NorCal, but originally from GA 5. I hate mayonnaise more than anything. I love deviled eggs, potato salad, etc, but can't eat it if I see the mayonnaise actually go in. 6. I'm a military wife but I'm not very good at it...
1. Started posting a bit after the migration. Lurked on the other site for 5+ years, posted very rarely. 2. 6yo, almost-4yo, 1.5yo 3. Work outside the home 4. Upper midwest 5. I've been skydiving. It was a blast. I'll probably never do it again. 6. I love cooking, have been married for 8ish years, looking for a new hobby (or at least looking for time to look for a new hobby...ha). I often read posts, agree with comments, but don't post because it has already been said and I hate to just repeat information.
I lurked on tk since I got engaged in 2004, and mm since around then and here for a while. Didn't start really posting until last summer.
2. How many kids do you have and what ages?
DS 2 and twin daughters 3 mo
3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two?
Work ful time. Currently on maternity leave until September.
4. Where do you live?
MA
5. Tell us something interesting about yourself.
DH and I met in highschool via oldschool AOL. I wanted to know about colleges in MA and he sent me info. We talked constantly and met in person when I came out to visit the colleges. We saw each other about once a month our senior year of highschool and went to eachother's proms.
6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
I don't have anything other than to say having three kids under the age of 2 has been the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life and this board has saved me countless times!
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? 4. Where do you live? 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
I have been here since the great migration, dirty lurker on ML probably for 2 years prior. I have 1 girl Addy, 14 months I teach so currently at home with her for summer Nebraska I grew up on a family farm raising hogs, cattle, corn and soybeans. 4-H girl all the way, but now live in omaha and lost most my farmgirl creds
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? I joined the knot in 2005, the nest in 2006...gave up for a while then migrated this way. 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? C is 11.5 months 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? work f/t 4. Where do you live? north/central cali 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I am a twin 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
1. I'm mostly a lurker but I started back on the Bump in 2008 when we were TTC, moved on to lurking on MM and came over here during the big migration. 2. Two boys, 3 yrs and 10 months. We will start trying for #3 next year. 3. SAHM. I love it. I feel like this is what I was supposed to do with my life. I will go back to work once they are in school but for now I'm loving being home. 4. Alberta 5. I started running again and I have lost 25lbs since March. 6. I was a computer programmer before staying home.
1. How long have you been on the boards? knot in 2006 and then the nest...I lurked/posted on MM mostly 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 1 baby girl-4 months 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? work f/t 4. Where do you live? North TX suburb 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. H and I were hs sweethearts so we've been together for almost 18 years 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? 4. Where do you live? 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
1. GBCN since it started, The Nest since it started, The Knot since 2002. 2. 4, ages 1, 5, 7 & 9yrs 3. Architect turned SAHM plus I am the property manager for our rentals. 4. Denver 5. I backpacked Europe alone in 2000 6. Can't think of anything
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? 4. Where do you live? 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
1. I joined the knot in 2007 after getting engaged. 2. One child. She is 2 months old. 3. I work full time 4. Northern California between Sacramento and San Francisco 5. In college I went to a filming of a The Tonight Show and Jay Leno comes out and talks to the audience before filming. He pulled me and another person on stage to talk to him. It was pretty cool! 6. I TTC for 4 years and did 6 IUI's before getting pregnant miraculously last July. It was the biggest shock of my life. I didn't think I could get pregnant at all and we were saving up for IVF.
DH and I met in highschool via oldschool AOL. I wanted to know about colleges in MA and he sent me info. We talked constantly and met in person when I came out to visit the colleges. We saw each other about once a month our senior year of highschool and went to eachother's proms.
That's so interesting about you and H meeting via AOL. H and I met via a AOL chat room my freshmen year of college. Lol! My friend had introduced me to the chat rooms the summer before I left for college.
1. I don’t know when I joined, but it was back before the great migration, and I was on MM back there. It may have been before 1999. Is that possible?! (I was a lurker then.) 2. I have one daughter, E, who’s about 7 weeks now. 3. Work! But I’m still on ML right now. 4. We live just outside Boston. 5. I don’t want to share anything too personal, which probably includes anything interesting (!), because I have (perhaps misguided) hopes of being anonymous enough that nobody IRL would recognize me here. Some of my interests are philosophy, psychology, dance, baking, and reading (though I haven’t done much lately, unless you count baby-related stuff). My husband and I have been married about 3.5 years after meeting in a bar.
I really love and appreciate “MM Moms” and can’t thank each of you enough for answering questions, giving advice, listening to vents, etc.!
Post by bookqueen15 on Jun 12, 2014 18:05:52 GMT -5
1. How long have you been on the boards? Started on the Knot since 2009, moved over to TN after I got married in 2010, lurked on MM and moved over here with the big migration, I still lurk but am trying to post more.
2. How many kids do you have and what ages? One daughter, almost 3 months
3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? Work but am still on leave until August
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2005 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? My first is due in October. 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? I work full time. 4. Where do you live? WI 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I have seen every episode of CSI. Wait... 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share. H and I started dating in high school! I got pregnant randomly, after trying for 2.5 years, having several failed IUIs, and while saving for IVF.
Post by greencrayon on Jun 12, 2014 18:22:16 GMT -5
I'm jealous of all you Chicago/Chicago burb people. I grew up in Wheeling, and I miss Lou's and Fluky's and Portillo's and Oberweis =/ The food in North Carolina blows.
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? 4. Where do you live? 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
1. I've been lurking since 2010 or so. I posted a teeny bit on MM on the old boards.
2. One son - 4 weeks old today.
3. Work full time
4. NYC
5. I own a parrot that I've had for 8.5 years.
6. I am always trying to participate more but can't think of what to say - I suppose I am pretty boring
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? 4. Where do you live? 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
1. I've been lurking since 2010 or so. I posted a teeny bit on MM on the old boards.
2. One son - 4 weeks old today.
3. Work full time
4. NYC
5. I own a parrot that I've had for 8.5 years.
6. I am always trying to participate more but can't think of what to say - I suppose I am pretty boring
1. How long have you been on the boards? Since 2009 when I was on TK I was active on the Philly board. Then I was a lurker on TN and here. Have only been active here a couple months but don't post much due to working full time. 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 1 daughter 5 months. 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? Work I teach in an urban school 4. Where do you live? Philly burbs 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I watched season 2 of OITNB in 2 days. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share. I am dairy and soy free due to DD allergies and BFing.
1. How long have you been on the boards? I started with TK in 2008, moved to TN, lurked a while after the migration before jumping in after DS was born.
2. How many kids do you have and what ages? DS - 15 months
3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? I worked fulltime until DS was 9 months, stayed home for 6 months and am going back part time starting on Monday. I'm an engineer.
4. Where do you live? central NJ
5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I used to be very into weightlifting, kettlebells, and yoga and was very active through my pregnancy. It has taken a backseat since DS was born and I'm hoping to get back to regular workouts.
I have 3 cats (one of which inspired my name on here).
6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share. I'm a bit shy and definitely an introvert. I am a pretty private person (here and IRL) and I find it hard to share personal things. I have a decent post count but feel like people don't really know me because I mostly post answers to questions.
1. I was on the K.not way way back in 2003/2004, the N.est after that and made the great migration over here. I lurked a lot and didn't post a whole lot though.
2. 3 kids: 8, just turned 7 and 13 months
3. Work full time (all the freaking time it seems like lately)
4. About 20 minutes from Philly
5. Hmm, I'm really not that interesting. I did start my Ph.D. 8 weeks after my middle son was born, people in academia seem to think that's interesting in a crazy WTF was I thinking way. I agree, not my smartest decision.
6. Other tidbits....let's see....2 of my 3 boys have Celiac disease (as do I), we have Italian Greyhounds and I love tattoos - next one is scheduled for two weeks from now
Post by caffeinezzz on Jun 12, 2014 19:16:37 GMT -5
1. How long have you been on the boards?
I posted on The Knot, the Nest and Bump when I was first married (2005). I stopped posting before my son was born, but lurked. I remember the migration but did not post then either. It was only recently I decided to post.
2. How many kids do you have and what ages?
Three children: a 6 year old boy and twin 4 year old girls
3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two?
Work full time
4. Where do you live?
Boston, MA
5. Tell us something interesting about yourself.
I work with rats and mice as my job: I work in a neurology department in pharma. I have degrees in neuroscience and psychology and spend most of my time doing cognitive testing on rodents.
6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
Been serious into lifting weights before it was popular...before New Rules of Lifting, Crossfit, etc. I love that more people are into it now. Fitness is my main hobby outside of my 'regular' life. Happily married for 9 years. So glad the diaper/potty training years are over.
1. How long have you been on the boards? here? Since Oct '12, started on Getting Pregnant
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Oh! It is you! I was also a reg on gpunder my old name "noelcallum". I was a little behind you so yoi might nor remember me. I wondered if it was the same cinco but thought maybe there were two.
ETA - reading fail.,I thought you said tn. Maybe there are two of you then?
Post by yellowbrkrd on Jun 12, 2014 19:30:00 GMT -5
1. I posted occasionally before the big migration, and started posting more after we came here. 2. I have one, he just turned one. 3. Work 4. West Michigan 5. I used to work in reality television. 6. I met DH online, when I was still in high school.
1. Knot-2007 when I got engaged, Nest 2008 when we started house hunting on D&R, then made the great migration here 2. E-13M 3. Work 4. Virginia 5. I lost my 2 front baby teeth at age 3. I had fake teeth until my adult ones started coming in. 6. I've had my picture published in a learn to sail book.
1. TK in 2008 when I was engaged, then TN, and now here. I didn't post with much regularity before here though. 2. 2 boys (2y and 1m) 3. SAHM, in full school time, looking for part-time work. 4. MN 5. I'd rather watch tv than do homework, a choice I regularly make. oops. Also, that wasn't interesting, but I can't think of anything right now.
I feel like we haven't done one of these in awhile and I'm seeing lots of new names - yay! Let's get to know each other.
1. How long have you been on the boards? 2. How many kids do you have and what ages? 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? 4. Where do you live? 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.
1. I think about a year and half. Right after M was born. 2. 1, 20 months 3. Work full time 4. Kind of DC metro area 5. I tried to think of something interesting for 5 minutes and came up with nothing...I need to get a life.
Post by browneyedgirl9 on Jun 12, 2014 19:45:38 GMT -5
1. How long have you been on the boards? I was on the knot/nest a little, then found my way here. I lurked for awhile then started joining in once i was pregnant on GP before making my way here.
2. How many kids do you have and what ages? Only one. DS who is 5months.
3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? Work full time.
4. Where do you live? Southeastern Massachusetts
5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. Im pretty creative/crafty.
1. How long have you been on the boards? The other place since 2004 moved here with everyone else 2. How many kids do you have and what ages?1, 5 months 3. Work, SAHP, combo of the two? Work 4. Where do you live? KY 5. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I love horses and hope to own one again one day. 6. Any other random tidbits you'd like to share.