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fattartsrock 
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 Posted: 10 November 2009 at 2:38pm |
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Im a SAHM mainly, but I do several things part timeish/casual/freelance
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I work for Michael Hill Jewellers, been there for 6 years, I am now just a casual, mainly doing office, but have just picked up a few shifts "on the floor" for christmas/new year, which is what I did before Jake came along. I love working for MHJ and can honestly not imagine working anywhere else! They slot in around me and the kids and childcare, and at the same time make me feel like a valued and valuable employee...
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I work as a breastfeeding counsellor and programme administrator , for our PHO, training mums to counsel other mums, and counselling mums, running a support group, "advocating" for BF mums, Going to boring meetings and having input (which i guess is important!),liasing with midwives etc
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Writer... I have alot of work, I hope to get some published n a freelance basis, I already publish a 36 page newsletter for Parents Centre, to be fair I don't write all of it, but I do do alot of it, including writing a parenting coloumn and a breastfeeding coloumn. I am planning to submit some of my work to some people in the new year and see how it goes....
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Company director
Lol we own a company and while I do nothing at all,I have shares, so have a title, lolololol
Before I worked at MHJ I was a chef, loved the work, hated the hours. When I met Rod, I knew he was "the man" who could make me jack in my whites for a "day job".
I am contemplating studying in the next few years, probably midwifery with the view to doing Lactation Consultation, I already have some CERPS towards this withthe trainign I had to do to get my BF job.
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WestiesGirl
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Posted: 10 November 2009 at 5:30pm |
I was an Employment Consultant for a Job Service Provider here in Brissy (the company is contracted to the Aus Federal Govt). We assist the unemployed (on the Dole and parenting payments) back into work. It has its moments and the type of people we wok with can have its moments but I love my job, every day is a challenge. I have a Diploma in Human Resource Management so Im hoping to specialise one day.
Now a SAHM which I love and hoping I can for as long as possible 
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And to complete our family, our princess has arrived
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Candkids
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Posted: 10 November 2009 at 6:12pm |
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im a dental assistant love it no day is the same ;)
im also studying a doubble major nearly finished tho woohoo!!
and DH owns a business so i do alot of account/office stuff for him too
before i had dd i was a conference manager for a hotel which was i loved but was a bit hard with dd as the hours were really long
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caitlynsmygirl
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Posted: 10 November 2009 at 9:17pm |
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I was a porn star ....
Kidding !
Im a SAHM and love it , in my past life (before Ty and marriage ) I was a dental assistant , somedays I loved it somedays I wanted to gag the patients with the suction ...
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Posted: 10 November 2009 at 9:23pm |
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Andriea
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Posted: 10 November 2009 at 10:04pm |
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Im a Pilot, totally love it and miss it and no day was the same as the one before, but left this year to be a SAHM/taxi driver for the next 2-3 years.
Ill prob get itchy feet during that time though so may either go back part time or study something else, was/am considering a complete career change into midwifery but nothings decided or set in stone
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MummyFreckle
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Posted: 10 November 2009 at 10:21pm |
With Baby #6 on the way I think you deserve a rest Andriea!!!
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Posted: 11 November 2009 at 11:46am |
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SAHM (without the baby, so does that make me a housewife?) at the moment. We moved to a really small town in July and I haven't bothered to find a job here.
Used to be a GIS Administrator (maps) and Database Administrator and this kind of work should be pretty easy to pick up as part time/at home work in the future so will see how things go with baby1
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Posted: 11 November 2009 at 1:18pm |
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Im a trust accountant for a law firm and I love my job. I work 30 hours a week mainly school hours so it works well with the kids and i have an awesome boss who has school kids too so understands how hard it can be to juggle everything
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squoggs
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Posted: 11 November 2009 at 1:19pm |
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Hi Andriea, just read that you are also a pilot. Have you had any problems with CAA and your medical with your pregnancies? They have just revoked mine as they said they are bringing NZ inline with ICAO, which means i can't fly at all in the first trimester (im 10.5wks), only as or with a co-pilot in second, and not at all in the third. Which was a real pain as we have only just moved up to Auckland and started new job, so had to leave. I was gutted as I understood previously that I could fly until 3rd trim, and know plenty of other females who have :-(
So I'm now a housewife (and not a very good one at that!) and I suppose I will be a SAHM until i decide to get renewals done to go back flying. haha i shouldn't be complaining really, hubby flies transtasman and spends 4-5 nights away each week - so I should just treat it like a nice long break, and tag along on some of his trips now i have the time ;-)
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Andriea
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Posted: 11 November 2009 at 3:47pm |
hey, with my last pregnancy all was good, couldnt fly first tri but could in 2nd then they extended it till 34 weeks. This time round I had some bleeding so it was revoked completely  . Another friend whos flying for eagle could only fly 2nd trimester as well.
Who do you fly for?
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squoggs
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Posted: 11 November 2009 at 4:24pm |
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Im PM'd you....don't want to bore all these other ladies with aviation BS! Do you know the reason why can't fly 1st trim? Is it to do with the risk of MC and incapacitation or something? CAA were pretty vague about it all.
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Posted: 11 November 2009 at 8:03pm |
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I'm an Administrator for the training team of a call centre and I love it! In the past year I've picked up more interesting work (creating/updating paper and web-based training material) plus I have the most awesome team ever!
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Posted: 12 November 2009 at 12:54pm |
Midwifery student and I love every second of it. I was a SAHM for three years and definately needed this by the end 
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