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Diva Ree
Gabber Extraordinaire
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 Posted - 11/19/2004 : 4:12:27 PM
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| I managed tanning salons for 6 years, and I've owned my own salon for 14 years. My best friend in IL and I (in MI) own a message board for the tanning industry. I work everyday, and as soon as I get all the cleaning chores done, I knit as much as possible. |
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caramel93117
Chatty Knitter
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 11:25:26 PM
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This is a really cool topic. It's so interesting to see how many different careers there are here!
I'm a brand-new Kindergarten teacher! Just finished my Masters in Education too!
Melissa
http://caramelknits.blogspot.com/
"Take your needle, my child, and work your pattern--it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that...one stitch at a time taken patiently."--Oliver Wendall |
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probablyjane
Permanent Resident
United Kingdom
1227 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2004 : 04:31:29 AM
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I'm director of child and adolescent mental health services for a mental health NHS trust in north London. Sadly it is a service for which demand is increasing so there's a lot to do. The knitting certainly helps my mental health.
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liberryqueen
Chatty Knitter
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2004 : 02:53:45 AM
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Yeah Librarian Knitters! There's quite a few of us and when I was graduating from library school last year, the knitting library students were forming a circle! At my library, half the staff knits and we tried to teach a class for kids, but that flopped because our teacher wasn't good with public speaking or handling a crowd. I hope for better luck next time, now that we know what NOT to do.
http://www.librarianknits.com
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. --Shakespeare |
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loral56
Chatty Knitter
USA
314 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2004 : 08:27:34 AM
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I am retired. I owned a Computer Services business and worked from my home. I did research transcription for faculty, doctorate and master's students. I also input dissertations and master's thesis, journal articles, papers for students, etc. and sometimes I filled in and trained new secretary's for one of the colleges.
Before having my own business I always worked as a Secretary...lawyers, 2 different colleges (ASU and OSU). I always liked doing secretarial work and loved having my business. Computers were rather new to the universities and it was great watching a dissertation or master's thesis coming together on my screen. I was a whiz at creating forms and documents on the typewritter because you could eyeball everything...the computer was a real challenge and then all of a sudden it just came together.
Knitting is like that, as I knit along, all of a sudden it starts looking good and then comes together...an accomplishment, what a great feeling.
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kellianne
Warming Up
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2004 : 2:07:19 PM
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Another librarian here... Actually, I don't have an MLS (I do have an MA in art history). But I do the work of a librarian. I manage the rare books collection at an academic library and am still searching the collection for a rare knitting book -- I'm sure there's one out there!
Kelli
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ajastoy@aol.com
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Posted - 12/26/2004 : 06:57:32 AM
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After being a Jack of all trades, Master of none for years, lol,,,,I am currently for the past 4 years a NYC Bus Operator,,,,driving my 40 and 45 footer local and express buses in and around NYC and Staten Island. My knitting is literally my therapy after a day on the bus!
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kekokat
Seriously Hooked
USA
845 Posts |
Posted - 12/26/2004 : 2:48:16 PM
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Hi,
I'm the alumni director for a 125-year-old preschool through 12th grade independent school in Ohio. B.A. and M.A. in philosophy oh so many years ago. Julie |
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sonnetstitches
New Pal
USA
17 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2005 : 10:46:27 PM
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Sandra C
Gabber Extraordinaire
403 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2005 : 08:37:49 AM
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That's interesting, Sonnet Stitches. I am a technical editor and people tell me that they think *I* am finding *their* typos, so they feel intimidated! Nothing could be further from the truth! LOL Now, when I'm working on a 300-page report that is used to guide engineers in the workings of a power plant, *then* I am definitely looking closely!
After working freelance for several years, I am now starting my own business, and will contract to have other editors as well as graphic designers work with me. I am currently trying to figure out the "build a web site" thing. I need a dictionary of terms just for this.
Great topic. I love reading about other parts of our lives.
Sandra in NY
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sanesi
Chatty Knitter
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2005 : 1:27:52 PM
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Wow, what an amazingly diverse group. You all are very interesting. I am a government attorney - I do mostly oil and gas and land things. Before I went to law school I was a manager at a large department store. I find knitting a creative outlet because my job doesn't lend itself to creativity. Eventually, I would love to open a yarn store. There isn't a yarn store in the town I live in and I think it could be really successful - a college town. That is my dream, so I'm trying to improve my knitting skills so that I am qualified to have a store and teach classes. Until then, being a lawyer pays the bills (yikes - student loans!)
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Inkmama
Seriously Hooked
891 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2005 : 3:21:47 PM
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I'm an author of a quirky, inspirational writing book (PEN ON FIRE), radio show host and writing instructor (including at Gotham Writers Workshop, which is online). Plus I make and sell beaded and wire-wrapped jewelry on a very parttime basis. (Knitting is taking over my handcraft need....!)
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
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Broadwaybaby
Warming Up
73 Posts |
Posted - 01/07/2005 : 08:02:05 AM
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| I am an actress living in both NYC and Los Angeles. I do mainly stage and TV so have knitted many items while hanging around on set and backstage. Last year I knitted scarves for Glenn Close, Bette Midler and Nicole Kidman while working on Stepford Wives. |
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pjkite
Permanent Resident
1198 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2005 : 07:15:31 AM
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I'm an administrative assistant to two groups of engineers and one of physicists at a national laboratory. I do a tremendous amount of technical writing and editing, a lot of reading to keep up with the continual changes in administrative procedures, and a certain amount of just plain nagging to keep my group leaders up to date on the 'necessary' paperwork. I also do the general clerical stuff necessary to keep 75 people paid, insured and up-to-date on their training. High pressure, lots of deadlines, and lots of rather dull meetings. But also lots of really great people and a certain amount of fun!
My knitting and spinning and weaving and tatting keep me sane and restore my sense of humor after the rough days. They also help me keep from committing serious mayhem at home - I have two teen-age boys and a daughter in college. And a darling DH of 22 years who is tremendously supportive of both my job and my avocation. I teach some - mostly beginner spinning, knitting, crochet and tatting - and have three local fiber guilds - one spinning, one general (but mostly spinning and knitting), and one I started last year of general needlecrafts instruction. We meet at a local library once a month. That group is satisfying - we've grown from 2 or 3 to a dozen over the past year, and encompass ages from 11 to 75!
Pamela Kite
East Tennessee
http://fiberlife.blogspot.com/
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needleknit
Chatty Knitter
USA
134 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2005 : 7:14:22 PM
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desi_knitter
Gabber Extraordinaire
507 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2005 : 5:52:12 PM
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Professor of history, started after my phd three years ago.
was editor at a book review journal before this, long years ago... |
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Sketcher
Gabber Extraordinaire
597 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2005 : 9:58:09 PM
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| Started as commercial artist. Had kids. Worked as CNA for 10 years so I could have flexibility to be at home for them. Then worked as assistant librarian (and was in charge of storytime) for 6 years. Now am freelance artist. |
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Lumberjill
Chatty Knitter
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2005 : 12:31:46 AM
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Well, I'm not in any sort of career path, but I'm a recent (last summer) college graduate from a liberal arts school (Carleton in MN anyone?) with a degree in English. I'm currently an Americorps VISTA volunteer, doing communications/marketing/editorial work at a poverty law center: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, to be exact, in Chicago. I'm making a difference -- which is what all of the volunteers say, in lieu of making a dollar!  |
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RobA
Permanent Resident
2373 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2005 : 05:12:04 AM
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Another knitting librarian here -- I am an academic foreign languages librarian, trying to figure out how to break into translating fiction.
Rob http://roberta.typepad.com/robknits/ |
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Shemac
Chatty Knitter
USA
281 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2005 : 11:18:52 AM
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I'm an RN, but I gave up my job to stay home with my youngest wee-un. I recently got certified as a knitting instructor, so I hope to teach knitting from my home as soon as it is ready to be moved into (we are building- with a promised completion date of March 30th!!).
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what's your line of work?
