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Permalink Reply by Desilu on August 6, 2012 at 7:30am

AMEN! Although i think i will (guiltily) buy one for ... nope, not gonna do it! Oh yea, now i remember - i actually have a ton of free books (classics, anyone? free on amazon!) downloaded on my laptop, but carrying that around is a pain in the ass. so, yea, maybe i will - but only for that. who could turn down free books???

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Permalink Reply by Éibhie NíGhríofa on August 6, 2012 at 11:59am

I love to surround myself with books too, in fact almost every room of our home is lined with books. (I always tell people that it's another way of insulating the house! All those books keep us snug) So my home life as well as my work life are biblio-centric.

I love the ephemera that I find in some books: receipts, train tickets, photographs, notes, once I even found a birth certificate! 

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Permalink Reply by Éibhie NíGhríofa on August 15, 2012 at 3:50pm

Thank you! I love to give and receive books, both new books and collectibles. Some of my favourite books are not the most valuable, but the cheesy/trashy paperbacks with fantastic pin-up cover art :) I cover them with mylar (protective plastic covering) and display them. They are so much fun! 

I also collect Alice editions, love 'em.

We mostly sell our online books to libraries and museums at the moment (last week, I sold a book to the Picasso museum in Barcelona, exciting!), and through the listing sites like abebooks.com and amazon but here's a link to our facebook page for the physical shop :) We have a spiral stair case and a fireplace in the shop. Visit if you ever come to Ireland! https://www.facebook.com/ScealEileBooks 

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Permalink Reply by Desilu on August 5, 2012 at 7:00am

I can totally get behind the random shit... Right now, I'm getting ready to go to my aunt's house to clean (I do her landscaping and housecleaning when she both needs it and when our schedules work; today'll be the first time in about 3 months that I've been over, so it's going to be a mess, then off to my real job!). Fortunately she pays me; unfortunately, it's not nearly enough to cover everything that I do for her *sigh*. But, I'll keep doing it because when I was unemployed, she kept me in the extra money to help cover my bills and not go insane from not working. The economy right now is killing people not just financially - it's so hard to keep up the motivation to do anything when you can't even get hired to do what you do well! I actually had to keep my degrees off of my job applications, because with them, I couldn't even get an interview anywhere (too overqualified!)!. Hopefully - for all of our sakes - it starts to improve soon... I was so happy to start working a real job again, I actually cried. =)

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Permalink Reply by Ronda Harris on August 5, 2012 at 7:36am

Hi, as for what I do for a living, I am an instructional designer. However, after beating my head against the stone wall that is Corporate America, I decided life is too short to continue to fight the losing battle of trying to do things the right way, in an environment of apathy and resistance. Hence, the pursuit of my photography career - more specifically pin up and boudoir photography. 

I also used to have an organic gourmet bakery on the side. It was a big hit, but I couldn't stay open at the time due to financial constraints. Now, with a second wind and more focus, as well as being prompted by the number of customers who continue to call asking for orders, I have decided to give it another go. So, I guess I an the cupcake baking photographer. That is my new "what I do for a living" answer. :)

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Permalink Reply by Ronda Harris on August 5, 2012 at 12:02pm

Thank you so much! Once I figure out how to do so, and have some to share, I'll post some pics! :)

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Permalink Reply by Desilu on August 5, 2012 at 10:24pm

awesome! so glad to hear that you're getting a 2nd chance to restart your bakery!

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Permalink Reply by Ronda Harris on August 6, 2012 at 11:26am

Thank you! :)

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Permalink Reply by Vickie on August 5, 2012 at 10:22am

Well I don't have a typical female job I am in the automotive parts business so I too wear steel toe boots to work everyday dickies work pants and a work shirts I wear eye liner to work and my hair is usually a piled mess on the top of my head since I m not allowed to leave it down, on my days off I normally do casual PUG but on occasion I do get the urge to go all out from head to toe!

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Permalink Reply by Vickie on August 16, 2012 at 7:26pm

Well I used to do the whole mechanic/ auto paint and body with a little custom paint thrown into the mix that is until the economy crashed her in the states. Now I am working as a manager at an big box auto parts store that I can not name but I honestly love my job now and I am the only female at my location. I also would not wear make up to work if it was considered a taboo and you are totally right about the drawing attention bit...

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Permalink Reply by Éibhie NíGhríofa on August 5, 2012 at 1:42pm

Hi Rayleen - I can relate, as someone who.has two chronic illnesses. I struggle to find enough hours in the day to run my business, do my theatre work in the evenings and on weekends, and manage my health. I spend 5 days out of every 6 weeks in hospital getting treatment and usually have many appointments with doctors on top of that. I feel that my illnesses have shown me how bloody strong and driven I am...that's about the only positive thing I have to say about being chronicallly ill though! If you ever need a good rant or a chat, inbox me :-) xx

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Permalink Reply by cela hyatt on August 5, 2012 at 9:40pm

This is really interesting, its nice to get insight into people's lives! I recently stopped working to focus on school full time, I just finished my associates degree and transfered to my local university, and to be a stay at home mom (which doesn't really work since I'm at school 5 days a week).  I am getting my degree in Neuroscience, then will be going to medical school to specialize in Psychiatry.  I too will be a tattooed doctor :) Prior to this, I worked in a warehouse driving a forklift.  I wore track pants, a sweatshirt and freezer gear (insulated bib overalls).  I worked at the Walmart distribution center, in the freezer (-10 to -20 degrees F) and the refrigerated areas.  I dont wish that job on anybody, I did it for almost 3 years, but now I'm free! And I only have 5.5 years of school left hooray!

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