Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Hi... I just wanted to add my 2 cents in on this subject.I cannot work in retail anymore because of the OA and RA...it's just too painful to be on my feet the 10 to 12 hours retail management requires. Once my foot heals...yes..I am still in a cast for my foot that I broke back in March...I am going to go back to substitute teaching in August...when school takes up again. I can deal with the walking around a classroom...and I can usually find a stool to sit on at the front of the class to keep order. Since I only teach Pre-k to 4th grade...it is easy to keep the kids occupied with seat work....and I can then walk around the class easily and sit when I need to on my stool. I really enjoy Pre-k and K...since most of the day is spent doing activities they enjoy, and I can sit down most of the time...since it is easier for them to talk to me at that level. As most know...I am 6'6 " tall and the little ones are very intimidated by someone so tall. So sitting makes me less intimidating to them...and easier for me!! Well...just my 2 cents for what its worth!!! Larry Holmack KarLa Bichon Frise Now in Houston Texas Bichondaddy1057@... --------------------------------- Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Larry, As a retired teacher, I admire anyone who substitutes. I bet that you are a wonderful sub; you certainly sound like it. I have a son who is 6'7 " tall, and my husband's brother is 6'9 " or somewhere around that. Both of them played college basketball. Were you ever a basketball player? I hope your foot will soon be healed. Sue On Friday, July 7, 2006, at 03:11 PM, Larry Holmack wrote: > > I just wanted to add my 2 cents in on this subject.I cannot work in > retail anymore because of the OA and RA...it's just too painful to be > on my feet the 10 to 12 hours retail management requires. Once my > foot heals...yes..I am still in a cast for my foot that I broke back > in March...I am going to go back to substitute teaching in > August...when school takes up again. I can deal with the walking > around a classroom...and I can usually find a stool to sit on at the > front of the class to keep order. Since I only teach Pre-k to 4th > grade...it is easy to keep the kids occupied with seat work....and I > can then walk around the class easily and sit when I need to on my > stool. I really enjoy Pre-k and K...since most of the day is spent > doing activities they enjoy, and I can sit down most of the > time...since it is easier for them to talk to me at that level. As > most know...I am 6'6 " tall and the little ones are very intimidated by > someone so tall. So sitting makes me less > intimidating to them...and easier for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Wow Larry, I had no idea you were so tall, how nice for you. As for me, I am vertically challenged at 4' 9 " . Hugs June ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Holmack Hi... I just wanted to add my 2 cents in on this subject.I cannot work in retail anymore because of the OA and RA...it's just too painful to be on my feet the 10 to 12 hours retail management requires. Once my foot heals...yes..I am still in a cast for my foot that I broke back in March...I am going to go back to substitute teaching in August...when school takes up again. I can deal with the walking around a classroom...and I can usually find a stool to sit on at the front of the class to keep order. Since I only teach Pre-k to 4th grade...it is easy to keep the kids occupied with seat work....and I can then walk around the class easily and sit when I need to on my stool. I really enjoy Pre-k and K...since most of the day is spent doing activities they enjoy, and I can sit down most of the time...since it is easier for them to talk to me at that level. As most know...I am 6'6 " tall and the little ones are very intimidated by someone so tall. So sitting makes me less intimidating to them...and easier for me!! Well...just my 2 cents for what its worth!!! Larry Holmack KarLa Bichon Frise Now in Houston Texas Bichondaddy1057@... --------------------------------- Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Larry, it's wonderful to see men working with the little ones, and being a sub is hard work! I was the computer teacher for a while in a K-8 school, and both my sons are involved in education. One teaches literature to 6th, 7th and 8th graders, and coaches, and the other one works with autistic children. This summer he has seven 5 to 7 year olds in his class. He's 6'1'', and the other teachers love having someone around who's strong enough to lift the children when needed. It's great to watch him squat down to be on a level with his kids, and see how they respond to him. The summer program always has family night near the end, and I try to attend, I'm always so touched by the children. I hope you will be able to go back to work in September, children need men like you. On 7/7/06, Larry Holmack <bichondaddy1057@...> wrote: > > > Hi... > > I just wanted to add my 2 cents in on this subject.I cannot work in > retail anymore because of the OA and RA...it's just too painful to be on my > feet the 10 to 12 hours retail management requires. Once my foot > heals...yes..I am still in a cast for my foot that I broke back in March...I > am going to go back to substitute teaching in August...when school takes up > again. I can deal with the walking around a classroom...and I can usually > find a stool to sit on at the front of the class to keep order. Since I only > teach Pre-k to 4th grade...it is easy to keep the kids occupied with seat > work....and I can then walk around the class easily and sit when I need to > on my stool. I really enjoy Pre-k and K...since most of the day is spent > doing activities they enjoy, and I can sit down most of the time...since it > is easier for them to talk to me at that level. As most know...I am 6'6 " > tall and the little ones are very intimidated by someone so tall. So sitting > makes me less > intimidating to them...and easier for me!! > > Well...just my 2 cents for what its worth!!! > > > Larry Holmack > KarLa Bichon Frise > Now in Houston Texas Bichondaddy1057@... > > --------------------------------- > Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 I was wondering if anyone is experiencing problems working because of RA? Did anyone have to leave their jobs. or how they are dealing with getting up in the a.m. and going to work. Also the problem with fatigue? how are you handling that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi Eileen, When I was dx'd in 1999 I was in college, planning to become a high school English teacher. After my dx'd I decided that the structure, demands and germs in schools just wouldn't work for me. Since I got my 1st full time job in 2000, all of my jobs have been education outside of the conventional classroom. Currently I am the Information/Education Coordinator for Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District (here is my website: www.culpeper.vaswcd.org). CSWCD is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Being a state employee is great: regular hours, decent pay, lots of holidays & GREAT health insurance). In previous jobs I have had, I used to buy my own pens & pencils with grips since they are easier for me. On my 1st day at CSWCD 2 years ago, my boss saw me open a pen case with a bunch of pens & pencils. I told him that I buy them because the offices I've worked in always bought the cheap pens but they don't work for me. He laughed & said as a gov't agency CSWCD can make allowances to accomodate me. Now our secretary buys my pens and pencils for me. When I'm not giving a presentation or guest teaching at a school, I spend alot of time at my computer. Every 40 minutes or so I have to walk around my office building to stretch my body. Since I had been there 2 years now, all of my officemates don't notice it. Also, I get an hour for lunch (I work 8am-4:30pm) and if I need to take a nap for a few minutes I have a egg timer. Hope that helps, Steph in VA eileen_lavin <eileen_lavin@...> wrote: I was wondering if anyone is experiencing problems working because of RA? Did anyone have to leave their jobs. or how they are dealing with getting up in the a.m. and going to work.Also the problem with fatigue? how are you handling that? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead) AmeriCorps Alums -- We're Still Getting Things Done How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Ila wrote: > I never had a problem with depression or anxiety despite being in an > abusive marriage, we are divorced now, until Social Security approved > me for disability. I did not even apply until I had been out of work > for a year because I just could not accept that I was not going to be > able to go back to my job. My job was who I was. Ardeith writes: Oh, my very dear friend, you are NOT your job.....you are a caring, creative individual who has not yet found anything to fill her life the way her job did. I absolutely understand your despair, but dear lady, it may be the time in your life to feed your mind. I'd suggest astronomy. Lots of books about astronomy at your library. See if you can find some of the Hubble photographs.....there's nothing like a good picture of the Horsehead Nebula to make us realize how much we do not know. Ila wrote: What good am I if I can't work? I don't have an answer to that. Ardeith writes: You are here to teach something, or to learn something. That's what I used to tell my mother when she got to feeling she was a burden on the family. She had RA, too. Maybe the lessons you need to learn are concerned with taking care of a husband who has little compassion for you, or maybe what you need to learn, or teach, is concerned with the birds you give homes to. Ila wrote: I can't quilt anymore or do much hand sewing so I have a embroidery > machine. I use it to make quilt blocks which I sent to other people who > make them into quilts for charity for children but my involvement with > that group is about 1/8 what it used to be because of this RA. Some > days it just seems so pointless to even try. Ardeith writes: No it is not pointless....even the littlest effort to help children is worthwhile......even if it is not as much as you once could do. So, it takes longer to make enough quilt blocks for one quilt.....that's still one more quilt that existed before you put your skill to work.....and some child, somewhere will benefit from it. Ila wrote: I apologize for getting all whiny and forgetting to bring the cheese, Ardeith writes: Soooo, bring the cheese next time! Ila wrote: lol, guess I am just having one of those days. I was up all night with > pain and stiffness, Ardeith writes: If it's not too cold outside, that would be a good time to go count the stars.... Ila wrote: I have 10 birds that I have taken in from people who > didn't have time for them or for other reasons and if I go into the > hospital who is going to care for them? Ardeith writes: Ask around.....ask anyone you might trust in your home...ask at your doctor's office.......you'll find someone who would be willing to come in maybe every other day, if not every day, and fill seed cups and water dishes. Oh, BTW, who will take care of your DH if you have to go to the hospital? Sounds like someone will have to.......are there any organizations in your town that might put you in touch with such help? It also sounds to me like you need to get a baby-sitter in and have an afternoon out all by yourself.......friends? Relatives? Ardy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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