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MaryV's Work It, Mom! Profile
MaryV
From Chicago, Illinois, United States
Joined 16th July 2008
Life
About Me:
I'm a full-time plus working mom of a almost 7 year old daughter who is older than her years. I'm married to a firefighter and retired National Guardsman. We are currently starting the adoption process to add a sibling into the family.
My interests:
Reading, spending time with my daughter.
My website/blog:
http://lifewithafouryearold.blogspot.com
http://whenqueen.blogspot.com
http://marysadoptionjourney.blogspot.com
How I de-stress:
Suduko; reading with my daughter, TV
Best advice I've gotten:
Be there for the "firsts" that you can plan and don't beat yourself up if you miss some of the others.
An adjective to describe me:
Nuts
My favorite book:
Watership Down
My favorite movie:
Twister
Family
Number of children:
1
Age of children:
7
Relationship status:
Married
Parenting advice I follow:
Don't dumb down conversations for kids.
Parenting advice I ignore:
Make sure you clean your plate.
Favorite activity with my kids:
Museums, movies and snuggling!
Work
Work status:
Work full-time
Industry:
Other
Position:
Vice-President/Controller
Employer:
Metropolitan Properties of Chicago, LLC
Hours worked per week:
40+
How much I like my job:
I love it!
Job stress level:
Pretty stressful
Best thing about my job:
Get to take projects from start to finish. Also a lot of responsibility.
Worst thing about my job:
Not enough hours in a day or days in a week.
My dream job:
Working from home a few days a week and a little bit of travel.
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Nataly
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New York
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