Posted on 08 August 2011.
Home Business CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Job security. It’s one of the benefits of military life, but this job security does not roll over to the dependents. In many cases, each PCS may mean a new job for a working spouse. Unless you can take your job with you! The number of home-based businesses is [...]
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Posted on 19 April 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY NIKKI MULDER One of the downsides to living on Okinawa is that embarking on a new adventure in uncharted waters can be a bit intimidating if not downright discouraging. Luckily, in today’s age of Social Media, we now have a wealth of information at our disposal with just a few clicks of a [...]
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Posted on 15 September 2009.
If you've ever walked by the makeup counter in a big, fabulous mall and wished that could be you, comfortably seated while a professional applies makeup and turns you into an unexpected beauty, then I have someone for you to meet!! Welcome to Okinawa, Kimberly. 1. Please, tell us about your job. [...]
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Posted on 21 April 2009.
She remembers scrapbooking for the first time seven years ago after a vacation to North Carolina. She had never thought she had enough patience or time to do memory books, because she begins feeling very ADD about projects and tends to lose interest very quickly. But, she found that sitting down and reliving the moments [...]
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Posted on 16 April 2009.
She’s a nurse. A brilliant job choice for a military spouse. A career where jobs are available everywhere, right? Well… everywhere except Okinawa. Carmen explained to me that while it is possible for spouses to work in civilian nursing positions at Lester Hospital, openings are limited. They did hold a job fair last fall [...]
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Posted on 07 April 2009.
We live on such a stunningly beautiful island, it's no wonder there are so many budding and professional photographers here. And we're lucky, because for those of us whose camera expertise extends to a disposable point and shoot, there are plenty of people around who can take considerably better hang-on-the-wall-send-to-the-grandparents kind of shots of our [...]
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Posted on 24 March 2009.
One of the most interesting pieces of advice I was given when first married was this: “Don’t save the pretty soap.” It’s been an interesting concept to incorporate into life. Not to hoard and save the special stuff – but to use it up, joyfully. Goes along with those lovely “We’re spending our kid’s inheritance” [...]
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Posted on 03 March 2009.
Another reader has figured out how to do their dream job here on Okinawa! And you thought there was nothing to do here but play and eat soba!!! Big thanks to Pamela for filling out our TO WORK questionnaire. Please check it out and tell us about your work experience here on island. Self-PortraitWhat is [...]
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Posted on 24 February 2009.
I love hearing about people who are doing their dream jobs. It's so encouraging! Stephanie has known since the 7th grade that she wanted to be a hairstylist and she loves it!! As this picture CLEARLY shows: Stephanie was willing to be one of the first to fill out our exciting new (!!) To Work [...]
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Posted on 25 November 2008.
She loves having babies. No, really. She loves being pregnant. She loves laboring and birthing her children into this world. So much that she’s done it three times. Each time she chose to experience things naturally, without drugs, and with little to no intervention or assistance. As I listen to her speak I realize that [...]
Posted in Healthcare, On Becoming Me, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Running a Business25 Comments
