What was/is your occupation
10-14-2011, 02:49 PM
#521
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Location: Fox Valley Wisconsin
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Went to school for Business and Interior Design...when I graduated from college, I worked in a furniture store for 2 months and hated it and quit.
Since then I have mostly worked retail...managed a craft department in a store, managed a basket/wicker furniture, and stretched fabric store with stitching and trapunto done on the fabrics....worked in a needlework store, then in a quilt store, then bought a quilt store, then had 2 kids, moved, and opened another quilt shop with a partner...all fun jobs...but also a lot of work.
Then my husband passed away and I had to get a "real" job...and for 6 years have worked in healthcare/related jobs...first in the cafeteria at hospital, then on surgical services floor as administrative assistant, and now as patient service representative at large clinic.
Since then I have mostly worked retail...managed a craft department in a store, managed a basket/wicker furniture, and stretched fabric store with stitching and trapunto done on the fabrics....worked in a needlework store, then in a quilt store, then bought a quilt store, then had 2 kids, moved, and opened another quilt shop with a partner...all fun jobs...but also a lot of work.
Then my husband passed away and I had to get a "real" job...and for 6 years have worked in healthcare/related jobs...first in the cafeteria at hospital, then on surgical services floor as administrative assistant, and now as patient service representative at large clinic.
10-14-2011, 02:54 PM
#525
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 44
I am a Jack-of-all trades! I was a teacher, a Salvation Army Officer. I raised a family of 7 (4 of my own and 3 of my brother-in-laws). I retired a few years ago from the newspaper industry where I worked for 20 years. I began as a reporter and ended up managing the local weekly. But, my real love is quilting, carving leather, knitting, crocheting and upholstery (the later of which I ran a business from my basement for a few years while raising my children. I'm still doing most of it when the need arises.
10-14-2011, 02:57 PM
#527
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 489
Teacher assistant working with special needs students for the past 18 years. Previously did daycare in my home while my 5 children were growing up. Was also very blessed to be able to work with a good friend in her Quilt shop until it closed a few years ago. Really miss it.
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