Re: What does everyone do for a job?

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Thought I'd start things off by introducing myself to

you. My name is Barbara and currently I work as a

Library Aide at a public elementary school in Culver

City, CA.

My family and I live in Los Angeles. I'm married and

have one son and two cats. (Though sometimes I think

I think of my hubby as another son. LOL Just

kidding.)

I just completed my A. A. degree in Child Development

and Liberal Arts at West Los Angeles College. Not

sure what I'm going to do with it yet though. I'd

like to wait and see how my son is doing in 2nd grade

before I commit to anything new.

Hope this helps to you to get to know me better. As

to my cea, it can go between mild to moderate. I

had my 1st Vbeam treatment and will go in for my 2nd

next week. Take care.

Barb S.

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[Guest guest]

My primary job is ideal for someone with rosacea -- I

am the Choir Director at Arkansas School for the

Blind. No one cares if my face is red or not.

My other job is quite the opposite -- I am the Cantor

at the Cathedral here in Little Rock. I do about 50

weddings a year and all official/diocesean masses. I

have to look professional, pleasant and confident

while singing the right thing at the right time, also

moving (unnoticed) between the choir loft and the

altar while wearing heels. I hid a battery operated

fan in the choir loft and someone took it. (Yes, in a

church.) So, I try not to think about what my face

looks like.

Ruth

> You all suffer from rosacea but I was wondering what

> you all do for a living

> to give me a bit of an idea of what I can achieve.

>

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[Guest guest]

Im a software developer. I spend 10-12 hours per day

in front of computer in air-conditioned office writing

programs. Air conditioning rocks

--- Ruth Hooper reh1960@...> wrote:

> My primary job is ideal for someone with rosacea --

> I

> am the Choir Director at Arkansas School for the

> Blind. No one cares if my face is red or not.

>

> My other job is quite the opposite -- I am the

> Cantor

> at the Cathedral here in Little Rock. I do about 50

> weddings a year and all official/diocesean masses.

> I

> have to look professional, pleasant and confident

> while singing the right thing at the right time,

> also

> moving (unnoticed) between the choir loft and the

> altar while wearing heels. I hid a battery operated

> fan in the choir loft and someone took it. (Yes, in

> a

> church.) So, I try not to think about what my face

> looks like.

>

> Ruth

>

> > You all suffer from rosacea but I was wondering

> what

> > you all do for a living

> > to give me a bit of an idea of what I can achieve.

> >

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth

I was interested to hear from someone else who is a musician for a living.

I'm organist at a church in London. Like you, I do about 50 weddings a year,

funerals etc., teach piano, play in wine bars etc.

I get flushed every day, usually in the afternoon, except on Sunday - If

I'm nervous (which is almost always) I get very flushed from the anxiety. By

the end of Sunday morning I'm crimson! I wonder if other performers with

rosacea who experience this sort of accute short-time anxiety experience

this, and I wondered if ETS might help with this aspect of the flushing. Any

thoughts?

Simon

[Guest guest]

I work with computers but the bad thing

is that I give technical support to

people so I have to deal with them all

the time, and I have to attend all

kinds of meetings and travel all the

time which no matter what I do, it

always puts a lot of stress on me and

therefore a red face.

> fan in the choir loft and someone >

> > You all suffer from rosacea but I

was wondering what

> > you all do for a living

> > to give me a bit of an idea of what

I can achieve.

> >

>

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

>

> You all suffer from rosacea but I was wondering what you all do for

a living

> to give me a bit of an idea of what I can achieve.

>

I'm finishing up my PhD dissertation in physical anthropology

(migrations of human populations in ancient Sudan). I do a lot of

fieldwork and research-related travel to very hot dusty places which

is not so great for my skin! However, I love what I do and would never

give it up.

Ruth, wow! I grew up in Little Rock and my mom taught for a while at

the School for the Blind (this would have been in the early- to

mid-Fifties). Small world!

Jane

[Guest guest]

I haven't performed in awhile but I used to quiet

extensively. We had many exercises to help focus us

and also keep us calm.

One thing you can do is to lay down in a quiet area

and close your eyes. Think of a sensation of your

body filling with colored paint, let's say blue.

Visualize it in your mind starting at your toes, going

limb to limb until your whole body is engulfed. Make

sure there is someone around to wake you up, it might

relax you too much!

Another technique is to pysch yourself out. A few

minutes before performing say to yourself and really

try to believe it, that you are well rehersed, you are

talented and that you are going to go out that and do

a great job and the audience will love you.

Lastly, one minute before you go on... face the wall,

lean up against it pressing with your arms, exhale

deep breaths while pushing against the wall. It

surprising how much one gets over stage fright.

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--- sussexsi@... wrote:

> Hi Ruth

>

> I was interested to hear from someone else who is a

> musician for a living.

> I'm organist at a church in London. Like you, I do

> about 50 weddings a year,

> funerals etc., teach piano, play in wine bars etc.

>

> I get flushed every day, usually in the afternoon,

> except on Sunday - If

> I'm nervous (which is almost always) I get very

> flushed from the anxiety. By

> the end of Sunday morning I'm crimson! I wonder if

> other performers with

> rosacea who experience this sort of accute

> short-time anxiety experience

> this, and I wondered if ETS might help with this

> aspect of the flushing. Any

> thoughts?

>

> Simon

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

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>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently

> published book.

>

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[Guest guest]

There are lots of challenges with work when we cannot control the

temperature, heat, etc. The same applies to social events. I was at a party

over the weekend (lunch time) and could not eat A THING there. A tiny piece

of meat, 2 halves of a walnut and some blueberries not to faint created

havoc. If the group you are working with decided not to break for lunch and

order pizza you cannot touch?

These are hardships. I have advice other than endure and be creative.

[Guest guest]

There are lots of challenges with work when we cannot control the

temperature, heat, etc. The same applies to social events. I was at a party

over the weekend (lunch time) and could not eat A THING there. A tiny piece

of meat, 2 halves of a walnut and some blueberries not to faint created

havoc. If the group you are working with decided not to break for lunch and

order pizza you cannot touch?

These are hardships. I have advice other than endure and be creative.

[Guest guest]

There are lots of challenges with work when we cannot control the

temperature, heat, etc. The same applies to social events. I was at a party

over the weekend (lunch time) and could not eat A THING there. A tiny piece

of meat, 2 halves of a walnut and some blueberries not to faint created

havoc. If the group you are working with decided not to break for lunch and

order pizza you cannot touch?

These are hardships. I have advice other than endure and be creative.

[Guest guest]

Simon,

What a small world! If your Sunday mornings are

anything like mine (and I suspect they are) they are

far more intense than your weekday mornings. I am far

more tired by 1:00 on a Sunday afternoon than I am

after an entire day of teaching, and my skin shows it.

Then there are the Saturday nights. At 40, I no

longer have the desire nor the stamina to stay out all

night when I have to perform on a Sunday morning.

Most people (including my husband) can take it a

little easier on a Sunday morning than we can. If we

socialize on a Saturday night, we pay the price then

next morning, and our skin shows it.

The bottom line is that by Sunday night, my face is

bumpier and itchier than it is at any other point of

the week.

Feel free to email me privately. Would love to

compare notes on your program. We often get

criticized for being " too Anglican " -- we did a

Stanford piece today and we do a lot of Howells.

Ruth

--- sussexsi@... wrote:

> Hi Ruth

>

> I was interested to hear from someone else who is a

> musician for a living.

> I'm organist at a church in London. Like you, I do

> about 50 weddings a year,

> funerals etc., teach piano, play in wine bars etc.

>

> I get flushed every day, usually in the afternoon,

> except on Sunday - If

> I'm nervous (which is almost always) I get very

> flushed from the anxiety. By

> the end of Sunday morning I'm crimson! I wonder if

> other performers with

> rosacea who experience this sort of accute

> short-time anxiety experience

> this, and I wondered if ETS might help with this

> aspect of the flushing. Any

> thoughts?

>

> Simon

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to

> the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html)

>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently

> published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to

> rosacea-support-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/9/2001 11:04:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

reh1960@... writes:

> was interested to hear from someone else who is a

> > musician for a living.

> > I'm organist at a church in London. Like you, I do

> > about 50 weddings a year,

> > funerals etc., teach piano, play in wine bars etc.

> >

I am a second grade reading teacher.