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Re: guest post: working parents are not a bad thing

telly — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:27:52 -0000

Very interesting discussion (all of the posts), even for a non-parent like myself. I have no idea what I would / will do (I can speculate but what good is that really?). I'd like to continue working but I really have no idea what it's like to be a new mom and all the emotions involved in such a decision.

My mom was a stay-at-home mom and my dad worked steady afternoons, six days a week. Oddly enough, most of my childhood memories involve both of my parents. My most prominent memories are of the family heading to the beach pretty much every day in the summer. My mom would pack a cooler of food and we'd hang out at the beach all day. At 2:30 my dad would leave for work and around 6:00 my mom, my sister and I would take the bus home. It was good fun and I doubt my dad would feel like he missed out on much by having to work. And I've never felt like I was missing out on "dad time".

What I'm getting at is that, it's what you do with the time you have with your children that's important and that they will remember. If you plop them down in front of the tv while you "decompress" after work, or pop in a dvd because you're a stay-at-homer and have to clean the house, make dinner, do laundry, etc. then your decision to stay home or work isn't really relevant.

Re: how to obtain an extraordinary job

telly — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:55:48 -0000

Great, great post!!! I linked from Four Pillars and am I glad he mentioned this post...it made my day!

One of my really good friends is an ex-coworker. She reminds me every time I see her that I should NEVER quit my job, because as she reminds me, "you have it made".

Sure my job is boring (with a capital B) most days but my coworkers are some of the best you could ask for (including my boss!) and hey, my pay cheque ain't so bad either. :)

So thanks for reminder of how good things really are. It's always nice to head into the Christmas break with a positive attitude instead of the usual 'I can't wait to be out of this hell hole for the next 10 days!'

Now excuse me while I go buy my boss a nice Christmas gift. :)

Re: the simplest actions have profound effects

telly — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:32:13 -0000

As an avid (but guilt-ridden) foam cup user, I have to say thanks for the info on the foam cups. I feel a little better, although it really doesn't address what happens to those cups once they've been tossed...

Also, I can attest to the savings by switching to a low-flow shower head. I was amazed to find that our water consumption was cut nearly in half by switching just one shower head to low flow for a household of just two. We went from using ~26 cubic metres / mth to 13 m^3 just from this switch alone and it makes very little difference in the quality of the shower (except now we can actually take back-to-back warm showers in the winter without running out of hot water!)

Great list!

Re: the simplest actions have profound effects

telly — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:59:07 -0000

In response to Mike, I don't stop for coffee at the coffee shop or make it at home (except for weekends), I enjoy the free coffee at work and I do reuse the foam cups here at least 3 times (over a few days), but you're right...I do have a ceramic mug sitting on my desk as well. :( I just can't help it, the coffee stays warmer in the foam cup (even without a lid).

Re: 6 ways to become famous

telly — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:08:57 -0000

I have no itching desire to be famous but I love this post. Good stuff!

Oh, and btw, maybe Johnny Depp had a hook up but he was bound to be famous. He's just too HOT not to be! :)

Re: associating with the ‘appear-to-be-rich’ folks

telly — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:31:08 -0000

It's amazing how many of your recent posts have been echoes of my thoughts lately. It's kind of eerie in fact.

This is one I've been struggling with lately as well. I'm paraphrasing here but, recently an acquaintence essentially said "if you don't buy some fancy toys every once in a while, you'll never really have reason to strive for more".

I guess I'm just more comfortable being a boring, appear-to be-poor, middle class Canuckistani. ;)

Re: associating with the ‘appear-to-be-rich’ folks

telly — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:52:51 -0000

"while I am happy with my family and a lot of the things in my life, I have been feeling like something’s missing, particularly work-wise."

That's exactly how I've been feeling as of late as well. Your discussion of balance is important and some days I feel as though it's the simplicity of my job / career that makes the rest of my life balanced. But I often wonder if that's an excuse for being bored at work. That's why I really appreciate these posts.

Steve, where I'm at (in Windsor) and even Toronto, our winters are generally as mild (or milder!) than NYC. Canuckistan is calling you! ;)