Tuesday, September 4, 2007

My two jobs

I have two full-time jobs.

One of them requires me to work 40 hours a week. The other requires me to work 168+ hours a week.

One of them pays me in dollars for my time and expenses. The other one pays me in smiles and laughter and includes thousands of dollars a year of expenses that are not reimbursable.

One of them offers benefits such as medical and life insurances. The other offers benefits such as hugs, kisses, and "I love you's".

I get "paid time off" for one of them. There are no sick or 'vacation' days from the other.

I have two full-time jobs.

At one of them, my title is "GIS Analyst". At the other, my title and name is "Mommy".

Being a GIS Analyst - is what I do for a living. Being a Mommy - is who I am.


This post was written as a submission for the September Group Writing Project at MamaBlogga.
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19 comments:

  1. ~Amber~September 4, 2007 at 12:48 PM

    AWWWWWWWW!!!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2007 at 3:01 PM

    This was great way to do this project. I loved it!

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  3. Corey~living and lovingSeptember 4, 2007 at 4:02 PM

    Holy cow! I love it! what a great take on this project.

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  4. KarenSeptember 4, 2007 at 10:46 PM

    This is awesome! I Stumbled you!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2007 at 11:29 PM

    Very nice, Deb. Isn't it amazing how motherhood changes your self image?

    I remember when I first became a mother one of the things that hit me the hardest, aside from the fact that these were the hardest, longest days I'd ever worked, was that I'd never get a vacation.

    Thanks for participating!

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  6. DonettaSeptember 5, 2007 at 12:24 AM

    Great post. I like who you are. What you do is fine but I like you you are.
    Nice post.

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  7. JoSeptember 5, 2007 at 1:36 AM

    I liked your spin very much.....

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  8. RobinSeptember 5, 2007 at 2:23 AM

    Great take on things!

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  9. ShawnSeptember 5, 2007 at 6:42 AM

    Very cute post. So true, too.

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  10. reprehriestless warilleverSeptember 5, 2007 at 12:11 PM

    Beautiful.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2007 at 3:37 PM

    How true this is... nice approach!

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  12. TaunaLenSeptember 5, 2007 at 5:42 PM

    I loved reading this!

    ~TaunaLen

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2007 at 8:11 PM

    Your post was great! I could really use a sick day right now from my mommy job but as you said there are no sick days. Oh well! I still love being a mom.

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  14. PearlSeptember 5, 2007 at 10:34 PM

    Us moms wear a lot of hats, don't we?

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2007 at 11:27 AM

    I am mom to 3 girls also. I love the Mommy job best of all, even with no time off!

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2007 at 9:27 PM

    Deb - That was just priceless! I love hou you just condensed everything down into the essence of what matters -truly lovely!

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  17. UrsulaSeptember 7, 2007 at 10:43 PM

    Mommy...the toughest job you'll ever love! What a great post-I love how you see your payment from your non-GIS job! Beautiful!

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  18. Believer in BalanceSeptember 11, 2007 at 12:36 PM

    Ooh! I like that. Well put.

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  19. Amy@UWMSeptember 16, 2007 at 3:54 PM

    Love it! Sk*rted it!

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