question.

[nimrodiel]

Ganked this from inlaterdays, and wondered how my friends would answer it.

If you could make a good living doing *anything at all*, what would you do?

Comments

[caguar.livejournal.com]

Design jewelry. Yeah...me the programmer...with a secret, hidden artistic desire. Go figure.

And...I like shiny things =)

[nimrodiel.livejournal.com]

I think you would be good at this.

I want to take a jewelry class sometime. I never had time for it when I was at Parkland.

[satanicmechanic.livejournal.com]

well if not taking care of my son then working on motorcycles...

[inlaterdays.livejournal.com]

you know my answer. i'd write! :)

[satanicmechanic.livejournal.com]

Yes but you would would write TECH MANUALS!!! :p Or actually i think you would rather write Operating Systems...;p

Easy.

[artyste.livejournal.com]

It would be doing exactly what I do *right* now.. and that would be working with infants and toddlers.

Unfortunately, the catch is that we that take care of infants and toddlers *don't* make good money at it, and probably never will.

Re: Easy.

[nimrodiel.livejournal.com]

Which is a sad thing.

We need caring people to look after our young ones when things like work keep us away from them...

Re: Easy.

[satanicmechanic.livejournal.com]

Yea but its more rewarding in other non-monetary ways....once my S.O. is making the big bucks...im so the stay at home dad...:p

Re: Easy.

[nimrodiel.livejournal.com]

when we have kids, I would love to be a stay at home mother. Even if it's just untill they start school (and then be lucky enough to get a job that would cater to kids school hours)

Re: Easy.

[artyste.livejournal.com]

Good for you! We have a number of stay-at-home dads that bring their kids to the daycare (it's a drop-in center in a YM-YWCA) while they work out or swim or whatever, and it's so nice to see. It's good for me too, because I'm not always surrounded by female gossip machines ;) lol.

Anyway. I love my job.

Re: Easy.

[caguar.livejournal.com]

I agree completely. My daycare provider is a second mom to my daughter, and we both love her dearly. I wish I could pay more than I do, but I can barely pay what I do, since I make just enough not to qualify for state aid.

It's a shame that employers don't include a daycare cost benefit to employees. Even families with mothers or fathers who do stay at home could use it to supplement the loss of the second income. It makes as much sense to me as health insurance.

And you wonderful people who help our children grown and learn are one of the most valuable assets we have. Those of us who can't stay home with our own beloveds worship the ground you walk on. (Or they should.)

Re: Easy.

[artyste.livejournal.com]

:)
Those of us who can't stay home with our own beloveds worship the ground you walk on. (Or they should.)

Most love us, and let us know continually that they appreciate everything we do, and it's wonderful.. but there's just something about humanity you know? Out of the 50 wonderful parents we have, there's the four or five that tend to take advantage of us and the daycare, like to blame us for anything that is clearly not our fault, or simply are in a foul mood all the time, and maybe should have thought twice before even *having* children..

so yah, (or they should) is a good add-on ;)

I like the idea of employer cost benefits.. but my employer is a non-profit organization that barely has enough money to pay us as it is :) If I was to start making any more money, I'd need the government to step in, and this is Canada.. *that's* not going to happen. hehe.

But as someone said, the satisfaction of this job *far* outweighs the low income. "Find a career where you can go home ever day with a smile on your face and a desire to return to work the next day, and you shall be the richest person there is."

'nuff said :)

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[nimrodiel.livejournal.com]

But as someone said, the satisfaction of this job *far* outweighs the low income. "Find a career where you can go home ever day with a smile on your face and a desire to return to work the next day, and you shall be the richest person there is."


when I was working at the YMCA, the most rewarding part of my job (lifeguard/swim instructor) was teaching the parents with infants/toddlers and the 5 and the 3-5 year old swim classes.

I'm actually sending my resume into a local gymboree that is hiring.

I miss working with kids.

[sister-bluebird.livejournal.com]

Art. A good living, not this dribs and drabs that nowhere near add up to my rent, thing. But I'll get there someday.

[zentariana.livejournal.com]

what i'm doing now.
taking care of my friends.
i happen to love it, they happen to need it.
a good living out of it would be nice :)

[to-althea.livejournal.com]

If I could just read books of my own choosing and knit for a living I think I would be in heaven, as long as i didn't have any deadliness

[linnapaw.livejournal.com]

As a job-type sort of thing.. Either being a wandering minstrel or helping people in foreign lands. :)

[rachieo.livejournal.com]

i'd run an independent record label. i'd love signing bands and really getting behind music that i loved, and musicians that moved me. that'd be my absolute dream.