What do you do…?

[khanis]

I spent 12 years as a Dental Asst.
But have worked the past 5 years as a teaching assistant [mornings] while going back to school for my Elem Ed degree [and teaching certificate of course].
I spend an hour every afternoon volunteering in my son's 4th grade classroom.
A few know that I have been a surrogate mother and for the past 4 years, I have ran my own surrogate consulting agency.

The unpaid hours slaving after my kids and dogs don't count as work, do they? They should, as following around my 5th grade daughter is a FT job!

[Quercus]

@khanis:

HOLY SMOKES!
That was a backwards pregnancy!
I swear you and I were both preggo at the 2003 EBC show!

I never knew you worked in a zoo… coolio!

Uh…ooops, yeah..2003! In '93 I was just leaving Seattle!!!

Yes, and we definitely were the two pregnant ladies trotting around the ring...both at EBC and the National!

[Janneke]

What a great thread! It's nice to read about everybody's life besides the b's!

I'm a student Veterinary Medicine.. Loving it.. but it costs me lots of time.. Long weeks, long days.. But almost everything I hear, read and see is sooooo interesting!! There are only 225 places p/year, and more than 800 people wanting to start every year.. so I feel lucky, lucky, lucky….
Hobbies.. I had lots of them.. haha.. but now I spent my free time with Tillo and BF, just enjoying their company. Making long walks with lots of pics. Going to dog training etc. I also love to visit dog forums!

[bellabasenji]

@khanis:

I spent 12 years as a Dental Asst.
But have worked the past 5 years as a teaching assistant [mornings] while going back to school for my Elem Ed degree [and teaching certificate of course].
I spend an hour every afternoon volunteering in my son's 4th grade classroom.
A few know that I have been a surrogate mother and for the past 4 years, I have ran my own surrogate consulting agency.

… Interesting ... I was a Dental/Orthodontic Assistant for over fifteen years prior to being a Pharmacy Technician! I became "burnt out" and decided it was time for a change...

And it is great you could be a surrogate mother, I can't even imagine being able to do that for someone... you are a special person and definitely someones':) angel to do that!!!

[crystalncody]

I agree with Janneke, this is a great thread!

I'm a recent college graduate; I just finished my BA in Anthropology in June. I am taking a year off while applying to graduate schools. I'm still trying to decide whether I want to work in Cultural Anthropology or Archaeology, so I guess I will make the choice when I find out which graduate schools I get into.

At the moment, I'm a saute chef at an Italian inspired seafood restaurant. I also help take care of my grandmother, who has recently come to need 24 hour care, but that is more of a joy than a job. Before starting college, I was a chef for about 10 years, so cooking is one of my hobbies. I also sculpt, but haven't done it much in a long time. I have always lived near the ocean, so I love the beach and swimming. I also love people and cultures, both past and present; they're my passion. I love tattoos and have quite a few, too bad my family does not share that love, they all hope it's just a phase that I will grow out of, LOL! Lately, whatever free time I have, I spend with Cody and Moe.

[Basenjimamma]

Very cool thread.
Ok here it goes. I am a stay-at-home mom, with a nine yr old daughter and a 4 yr old son. My day involves caring for all of our critters large and small, ranging from the dogs all the way down to our backyard flock of chickens.
I also foster for Brat and help out at my daughter's school. This fall I will be the PE teacher at her school, that ought to be fun..
I enjoy baking, working out (goes hand in hand with baking…), as well as just being a mom and caretaker. I love, love, love to read a good book or watch a good British Detective show..Midsomer Murder in particular.
I originally came from Sweden in -91 to be an Au-Pair and ended up staying..this is my home now. I worked as a bartender and selling office furniture, both jobs I throughly enjoyed, bartending was the best though..fun times., lots of money..LOL.
My next goal in life is to learn how to just take care of myself..

[thunderbird8588]

What a great thread, so interesting. I think it helps us get to know each other a little better. Such a diverse group of people linked by Basenjis
I have always worked with children, mostly pre-schoolers and for the last 16 years or so working with children who have disabilities.
I work for the early years team supporting children in mainstream nurseries.
We have one very large Dog and two Cats and are hoping to add a Basenji to the family again soon.
Besides caring for the animals, husband and grown up sons i enjoy reading, listening to music, watching TV, going on the forum (of course) and eating out.
I also collect Dolls and vintage toys (never realy grew up,lol):D.

[NerdyDogOwner]

I am currently unemployed.

Left my job after 8 years, I worked in sales as an assistant store manager. I loved the people and job but sadly my boss hated me and kept pushing to get rid of me, giving me all kinds of crap. I think because I was a witness to him being unfaithful to his wife with a co-worker…and now she is promoted! Typical workplace drama!

Anyways, I got fed up and decided to try to focus on what I enjoy. Mainly computers. So I am currently studying Network Administration (second year), and hope to be a Microsoft Systems-engineer. Next year I will be studying Network/Computer Security.

[Jylly18]

This is a cool thread, it's fun to see what everyone does for a living!!
I am also in education, during the school year I teach 7th grade social studies and language arts, and in the summer I teach a cooking class to K-1 students. I especially love the summer job, it's only a month long, half day, and lots of fun! It just ended last week, so now summer can officially begin:P I plan to spend my last six weeks of freedom reading, sitting out on my deck, and getting ready for next year. We are having a baby in January, so I want to get as much done to prepare this summer as I can! Now if only the fatigue would go away so I could make the most of my time…:P

[Elscodobermann]

why does everyone else have such interesting lives? I have a real conversation killer of a job - commercial insurance broker. Just one of those types of job you fall into when you leave school/college - but it pays well and lets me waste my money on dogs and dog shows! Just recently got promoted to manager of our office corporate team, so pretty busy at moment. I live with my o/h of 16 years John, who is in the construction trade. Dogs and dog shows- particularly dobermanns and now basenjis - have been my main hobby all my life - i hit the big 40 this year. Apart from dogs, we enjoy eating out (as our waistlines testify) - decent malt whisky, and gardening.

[Buana]

I never have seen this tread!

I own a transport company with my husband and a ship.
We transport material and bulk from one place to another, so we see a lot plaeces in Holland, Germany and Belgium.

I also do some service work in de animal world, I am a (how do you call it in English?) feeding adviser for dogs and cats.
I only do that for fun now, with the little free time I have left besides the ship.
Also we do some service work with the B's, Buana is a service dog and helps people and children with dogfear.

I'm a French student also! Well, I follow a study for the French languages (I spoke French better than English when I was younger, I have a lot of french family)
I recently stoped the study for a while because of my pregnancy.
We also are busy with our horse plans, a bit of research and getting back into the horse world.

My hobby's.. besides the B's..

• I like to sport a bit, I always did Kung-Fu, now I can't practise the trainings I keep up my technique and playfight a bit with Kas my husband
• Walking and photography is also a big hobby of mine
• And a big passion of me is the Czech. Wolfdog! I just started to roll into their world..
  We don't have plans having one in the near future but I am crazy about them!

We expect the Baby at the end of September (due date is 2 October but we think it's going to be end of september)
After three months pregnancy we started with the baby stuff, so the dogs could be used to everything step by step (we and our dogs… they are our lifes) so at this time, we have everything complete.. There is nothing we have to do or have to buy untill it's born.

That's sort of my life

[dmcarty]

I am an Autism Specialist for a large school district in MN. I work with teachers (both general education and special education) to figure out strategies to teach students who are on the spectrum. I do all the elementary assessments for special education if Autism is a possibility.

I have raised and showed basenjis since 1983 - after my first basenjis (purchased where I shouldn't have)was hit by the UPS truck. The basenji I got had to be shown - so …....

I am the President of the Portuguese Podengo Club and imported the first Grande size Podengos to the US as well as the first litter.

I have 3 adult children who appear to be gainfully employed at this moment - and hubby who lucky for me has his own expensive hobby so not much he can say about the dogs!

[Quercus]

@Jylly18:

This is a cool thread, it's fun to see what everyone does for a living!!
I am also in education, during the school year I teach 7th grade social studies and language arts, and in the summer I teach a cooking class to K-1 students. I especially love the summer job, it's only a month long, half day, and lots of fun! It just ended last week, so now summer can officially begin:P I plan to spend my last six weeks of freedom reading, sitting out on my deck, and getting ready for next year. We are having a baby in January, so I want to get as much done to prepare this summer as I can! Now if only the fatigue would go away so I could make the most of my time…:P

Congrats on the baby!!! Enjoy the rest of your summer…and don't work TOO hard...now is the time to relish being 'child free'

[Quercus]

@dmcarty:

I have 3 adult children who appear to be gainfully employed at this moment - and hubby who lucky for me has his own expensive hobby so not much he can say about the dogs!

I love this part….where can I get an expensive hobby for Tim?? His hobby is cheap, but space consuming...and does generate some income...so I really have no ground to stand on with the dog hobby

[lukris]

I have the most boring job i think, compared with everyone here. I work for Local government as a Quality Project Officer! Yawn, all that means is i check or audit folk's work. Have done various Admin stuff over the 29 years of work, nothing interesting, just did enough to pay the bills and allow my indulgence, i.e. pets. dogs, cats, birds, fish, whatever we could fit into the house.

Theresa

[Schouiffy]

Hmm. Just found this thread.

I'm a mixed bag I love to travel (I want my next big trip to be Antartica), came over to Europe in 2006 for university and then never went home. Something about the French language got it's hooks into me I studied Environmental Sciences, and minored in Green Urban Development. I went into the private sector for a while back in Switzerland and am now doing some contracted work as well as teaching English to kids because I enjoy it This fall will lead me back to Uni to finish a double major with Psychology (I will be rounding that out with a Masters in Human Sexology), and I'm quite thrilled to be a student again

Outside of being a B slave to my girl, I love to ride horses - I've been an equestrian since before I could walk. As well, I am a published writer and enjoy writing poetry in Frangais. I'm never with out a book, not ever. Currently in a deep Oscar Wilde & Colette phase. My next "hobby" will be to go down to Grasse for a summer and start taking courses on perfume, I'm really excited about learning the chemistry that makes up a fragrance.

[Basenjimamma]

Lauren, I went to Grasse back in -88 asa teenager and oh my, what beautiful town..I loved it and all its perfumes..great hobby to aspire..

[Rita Jean]

This for sure is the nut house. I do accounting for truck drivers done for 18 years and home day care also done 18 years and take care of my grandmother who is 91 years old. I do all accounting and ordering for my husbands shop (automotive repair). If that is not enough I have a 18 year old daughter and as of Sunday my son will be 13 another teenager sure am gald neither one was twins I may have run away. We then have the dogs and the bird. My daughter and I are doing online college together not want I wanted to do but if I do it I know she will and I do want her to have a better and good life. I going to be to old to do the college thing again with my son.

By way Basenjimamma you would love my car (SAAB) I liked it better than my BMW. We took it to St.Louis and back and I got 29.2 mpg I like that.

Rita Jean

[Elscodobermann]

@lukris:

I have the most boring job i think, compared with everyone here. I work for Local government as a Quality Project Officer!
Theresa

Theresa, i think we tie in the boring job department. its probably a good thing we have basenjis to keep our brains active!

Schouiffy, would love to read some of your franglais poetry - i used to do a bit of writing too, had a couple of poems published, and used to write sketches for a local comedy theatre group. Havent done that for years though - the closest i get to it now is the job of writing funny ditties for the inside of workmates birthday cards lol.

[lukris]

Yes Scott, there seems to be lots of people with really interesting jobs. It must be nice when someone asks what you do and then they say..really, what a fab job! I never had any idea what i wanted to do so just drifted into the more traditional office type thing. Never mind, better to have at least done something and at the end of the day, somebody has to do the boring jobs don't they