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M&T Bank has received 14 awards for small business banking — more than any other bank in the nation — as part of the 2011 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business Banking released in January.
The Buffalo-headquartered institution (NYSE: MTB) collected 12 national honors and two regional wins following an annual survey by Greenwich Associates of Connecticut. The financial consulting firm conducted more than 13,500 interviews with businesses whose sales range from $1 million to $10 million, asking business leaders to evaluate the banks they use.
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Among banks in the Northeast, the bank was recognized for overall satisfaction and overall satisfaction in treasury management. Last year, it received awards in three national categories — credit policy, financial stability and overall satisfaction in treasury management.
M&T is not the only local recipient of the Greenwich Excellence Awards. First Niagara Bank scooped up six national awards – in overall satisfaction, relationship manager performance, branch satisfaction and overall satisfaction, accuracy of operations and product capabilities in treasury management – and two regional honors in overall satisfaction and overall satisfaction in treasury management. HSBC Bank USA N.A., whose local roots are tied to the now-defunct Marine Midland Bank, received an excellence award for international service.
KeyBank N.A. of Cleveland, in the midst of aggressively growing its Western New York presence, received two excellence awards from Greenwich Associates. BB&T Corp. of North Carolina received 12 awards, the second-highest among the nation's 750-plus banks.
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If You're Getting all the Referrals You Need, You Don't Need to Sell
Truth or Delusion… If you're getting all the referrals you need, you don't need to sell?
Delusion. Anybody who's experienced and successful in referral marketing will tell you that sales skills are absolutely required. They're needed in every part of the process—not just in closing the sale with the prospect.
First, you have to sell yourself to your potential referral source—she has to buy the concept that there's value in introducing you to someone she knows. A referral is not a guaranteed sale; it's the opportunity to do business with someone to whom you have been recommended. You still have to close the deal—most of the time. You have to make it clear that you know how to sell, that you can and will provide the products or services you are expected to provide, and that your customer will be happy with both the process and the result—which will reflect favorably on the provider of the referral. If you can't make that first "sale," your potential referral source won't become your referral provider, because she won't be inclined to risk her relationship with the prospect. That is, she won't do her part to sell the referral. Two separate studies, the one I conducted in the early nineties and another one conducted in Florida in 2006, found that approximately 34 percent of all business referrals turn into sales.
This is an outstanding number, but it's still not 100 percent. Therefore, sales skills are still important in networking. Some people are better at closing sales than others. Having the knowledge and skill to generate the referral, then having the knowledge and skill to close the sale, gives the businessperson a one-two punch.
Second, you have to sell yourself to the prospect in order to get that first appointment. Yes, the referral helps a great deal, but you've still got to convince the prospect that the appointment is worth his time and likely to result in a favorable outcome. You should avoid being aggressive, indecisive, or evasive at this point; the prospect, having been in contact with your referral provider, is expecting a high level of respect and professionalism in your approach. You can and should be confident that a mutually beneficial deal is in the works, and you should communicate this to the prospect by your attitude and actions. Strive not to embarrass your referral source.
Third, once you have made the appointment, you have to persuade the prospect to buy your product or service. This is the part that usually comes to mind when one hears the word sale.
Your integrity is paramount at this stage. The prospect should know exactly what to expect—no hidden charges, no unexpected exceptions, no bait-and-switch.
If you've created a highly efficient system of generating referrals for your business, you will see a steady stream of referrals being funneled to you. This does not guarantee that you will be capable of closing any of them. You'll need sales skills to turn prospects into new clients, customers, or patients.
Note, however, that in referral marketing, closing the deal with your prospect is neither the beginning nor the end of the selling process. In order to get to this point, you will have made at least two other sales, as noted above. And in order to build and maintain the long-term relationships that characterize referral marketing, you have to follow up with both your new customer and your referral provider—again, part of the total
sales process.
Remember, the number one rule in referral marketing is to make your referral provider look good. You need to demonstrate that you know how to sell to the prospect in a way that doesn't embarrass the source of your referral—that you're going to consult with the prospect, discover his needs, offer solutions based on those needs, give him some options, and not force a sale if you know you can't provide a good solution. On the other hand, if your technique is to hold the prospect hostage at his kitchen table until he breaks down and buys, your referral source will not be pleased that you've abused your relationship with him and damaged his relationship with the prospect. You may get the deal, but you've shut yourself off from further deals with that client—and with any future referrals from your source.
The message about sales in referral marketing is this: if you're not comfortable in sales, or if you haven't been professionally trained, sales training is an investment worth your while. It will serve you well in every aspect of relationship marketing and referral networking.
The article above is based on material from Dr. Misner's recently released New York Times best selling book, Truth or Delusion, Busting Networking's Biggest Myths.
Dr. Ivan Misner has written nine books, including his recently released New York Times best seller; Truth or Delusion? Busting Networking's Biggest Myths. Called the father of modern networking, Dr. Misner is the Founder of BNI (www.bni.com) and the Senior Partner for the Referral Institute (www.referralinstitute.com). He is considered one of the world's leading experts in this field.


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As always, any threads that are in-progress when the patch goes live will follow the same rules as when they were started. Skills, items, new threads and evaluations, etc., must adhere to all new rules once the patch has been released.
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Dice Roller Tutorial Update:
The Dice Roller has been updated with some new rules regarding the "Roll Purpose" section: Rolls must clearly state the full action in the Roll Purpose field. When attacking: targets, sword arts, skills, etc., must be included. When crafting: tier and item type (not enhancements) must be included. Any loot, crafts, etc., that do not abide by the new rules must be submitted for evaluation before the end of the Floor 20 boss fight. Evaluations that do not meet the new criteria after the patch's release will not be able to be approved.
Appraisal Rework and Loot Changes:
The Merchant's Appraisal system has been reworked to Identify: The loot table and treasure chest guides have been rewritten. Permanent items obtained through chests or from killing mobs are now "Unidentified". Unidentified items are not submitted for evaluation by the person who looted the item. These items must be brought to a Merchant to be identified. Unidentified items cannot be used or equipped. Merchants will use their crafting rolls to identify items, similarly to the appraisal system. The Merchant who identifies the item is responsible for submitting the item for evaluation before it can be used.
The Loot Guide has been rewritten: There is now a Floor minimum and maximum for standard parameters. Monsters may not be spawned below or above these stats. Players must use a post action out of combat to inspect unidentified weapons and armor to determine their type. Players may not search for materials in safe zones, shops, etc. Separate Loot Die rolls are required when facing multiple enemies.
The Treasure Chest system has been revamped: Chests can be searched for every 20 posts. Sub-dungeons and chests cannot be searched for closely together. The Picking skill is no longer required to open chests. It is still the only modifier that affects rolls to open chests. Treasure chest rewards have been changed. Items found in chests are also unidentified. Check out the complete updates in the new Loot & Treasure Chest Guide and Merchant Guide sections.
<<The Gemini>> Quest Rewrite:
<<The Gemini>> quest and the skills it awards (Concentration and Disguise) have been rewritten: Players that have already completed <<The Gemini>> may re-take the quest in order to switch the skill they received in their initial completion. Players may not repeat the quest if they are not switching their current skill. Repeat completion will not award the col or additional SP from the quest rewards. Concentration (5 round cooldown): Gives +1 to the BD result for a single action. Can be applied after the roll. Can only be used against monsters. Disguise (5 round cooldown): Gives +1 to the BD result for a single action. Can be applied after the roll. Can only be used against players/NPCs.
New Beginner Quest: <<The Venomous Warg>>:
A new beginner quest has been released! With a level cap of 15 or below, this quest can be taken solo or with a party of 2.
Skill & Mod Changes:
Support players rejoice! First Aid has been reworked and given a few new mods. A new skill/mod focused around energy is being added. Focused Howl and the Dismantling mod have been adjusted. Fighting Spirit and Picking have been reworked. First Aid: No longer requires a roll to use. Healing amount has been reduced to 4% max HP per rank, down from 8%. Now has an energy cost based on the amount of healing done. Field Medic (Mod): No longer requires a roll to use. Energy cost now scales with user's total energy. New Mod - Sharpness: Increases your target's damage for a short time. Does not stack. New Mod - Barrier: Increases your target's mitigation for a short time. Does not stack. New Mod - Purify: Removes a status effect from your target
New Skill - Energize: Spend energy to restore another target player's energy. New Mod - Hyperactive: Increase a target's passive energy regeneration for a short time.
Focused Howl: Now generates 5 hate on a single target. Fighting Spirit: Increases Hate generated from attacks by 1. Missing an attack will generate 1 Hate, successful attacks will generate 2, and critical hits will generate 3 before other modifiers. Picking: No longer has ranks. Provides a flat LD bonus to opening chests. Dismantling (Mod): Reduced SP cost to 8 from 9.
Enhancement List Update:
The Enhancement List has been completely rewritten. We recommend checking out the link above and reviewing the full list. For some quick notes, the following has been significantly changed: Cook/Fisherman enhancement names have been normalized. Light Momentum: Gives temporary Accuracy instead of damage after an unsuccessful attack. Regen: Reworked. Now provides a healing over time effect after taking damage. No longer stacks with Battle Healing. Recovery: Now scales with Tier. Taunt: No longer unique. Can be applied to weapons, shields, and trinkets. Skill Rank: Renamed to "Expertise". Alcoholic: Renamed to "Protein". Reworked. Now reduces mitigation instead of evasion. Energize: Renamed to "Vitality". Now scales with Tier. Monster Call: Reworked. Monsters spawn at minimum loot requirement stats. LD bonus scales with slots but does not stack with other consumable LD bonsues. Misperception: Damage reduced from enemies changed to 10% (rounded down) from a flat 4. Fallen Damage: Now triggers on successful attack rolls of 6-8 (before modifiers) rather than any non-critical attack. Phase: Reduced the slot cap to 1 down from 2. Removed the second slot effect. Freeze: Attacks against frozen enemies now removes the effect and deals additional damage. Life Mending: Reworked. Now increases the user's healing done to other targets through the use of skills and consumable items. Absolute Accuracy: Reworked. Allows natural attack rolls of 1 to no longer automatically miss. Gives +1 to the BD when attacking (stacks with regular Accuracy). Caps at 1. Flame Aura: Reduced the mitigation received to (6 per slot * Tier) down from (9 per slot * Tier). Reduced the damage dealt to (5 per slot * Tier) down from (8 per slot * Tier). Combat Craft has been removed. Paralyze Water has been removed.
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Well.. Tired to see that chrome rust in my trunk opener y decided to replace it! It looks like the clear coat of the logo is starting to peel off at the bottom.
Got another one with a different design the logo is not flat like the original, because is a 08 I guess but whatttt! Surprise!😱... Rust! At the bottom of the opening, I guess is because of the water sitting there. I know! I park my car outside all time year around .. Rain snow heat .. Storms..... But I take care of it with a weekly bath and 2 months wax.
Ok so I decided to get rid of the rust, remove it ant paint it.. So first thing I did was to use my dremel
then I use some rust remover , clean it , then I used rust oleum reformer..
A light sanding with fine grid sand paper , then duplicolor primer...and touch up paint.. Couldn't find the right color but you will not see it anyway, a couples coats then clear and that's it! In my case I had to go a little more at the edge so I had to use my touch up VW paint set😁
Let it dry and put the new opener
But just in case I put some clear silicon in all the bottom and like 1/2 inch hight in the back like building some pitch so water runs straight down and That is all folks!
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@Cormac, i agree, seems there will be lots of mouse clicking but it looks like there's some skilled timing and in-fight methods involved more than just button-mashing…re: info's via lead designer Michal Madej…….
Click on an enemy to lock onto him and the Witcher will stay faced towards the enemy for the duration of combat. Double click on the ground to perform an evasion and hold down the Shift key to power up for a strong attack. He also has three different schools of combat he'll be putting points into as the game progresses; strong enemies, fast enemies and groups all have separate considerations, and the Witcher can switch between the three on the fly. He can also chain attacks; audiovisual cues will instruct the player to swing at a certain moment, and when the player times it right, the Witcher's attack will become more powerful, until he unleashes a finishing move, which is different for each type of combat school. Attacks are also much more powerful if initiated from behind, so non-player character assistance can come in quite handy when you need to face a particularly tough baddie. Weapons are also modifiable, and the Witcher has unarmed attacks as well. And if he's fighting a ranged fighter, he can deflect arrows, summon magic shields (which disappear when he attacks), and set enemies on fire from a distance. Since he's proficient in both melee and magic, the Witcher has a bevy of tactical options at his disposal. Against groups, he can strike the ground and cause them to fall down, and he can stun them.
…i'll wait and see how the game feels, the keyboard will be my main choice but it sounds like using both keyboard and mouse together will be the ideal?
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I like it! I just tried my LCP and it fits the exact same way. Way cool!!!
This is my daily rig, if I'm not using the belt clip IWB. It looks, feels, and functions like a wallet, and you get a back-up mag in the same package.
The holster is a Mike's Size 1, with the top and side of the spacer cut out, and restitched along the very edge by hand. It takes a few stretches with the mag to get it to go in and out easily, but it fits.
The "pinky hook" mag baseplate is shaved a bit too with my bench grinder, to remove the hook end. It actually just gets to my ring finger, but gives you a MUCH better grip on the '3AT.
Try it, you'll love it.
I like it! I just tried my LCP and it fits the exact same way. Way cool!!!
Thanks for the Pic Jeff. I just put one on layaway. gotta find the square bottom uncle mikes # 1 though. they all seem to be rounded bottom here. Can you do a close up of where you restiched?
I opened and restiched the edge in the bottom of this photo. I cut it from the "front edge" of the spare mag, all the way to the bottom right corner in the picture, then loop-stitch-sewed just the edge from the back of the spare mag, to the tip, in the bottom right corner.
It's held up fine through daily abuse for a few months now... Standard black nylon thread, sewn twice.
Thanks for the clarification Jeff. My eyes were having a hard time on details in the photo.
1) Does your reload magazine get in the way of grasping your pistol in a strong, secure firing grip, before presentation? It looks as if it would.
2) If you need to reload, how do you get your second magazine out of your pocket? Do you release the pistol, or shift it to your other hand?
The purpose of the rig is NOT fast presentation, but deep concealment and convenience, covering the first rule of a gunfight... have a gun.
Drawing from a rear pocket is a practiced art of grasping the grip between the thumb and first two finger tips, drawing, and shifting to a "full" three finger grip. The holster and spare mag stay behind.
Swapping mags requires: A. finding cover, B. praying to yourself, C. Digging around for it behind your back in the pocket with your off hand, D. cursing for only bringing only a .380 with you, but thanking god you've got at least that while reloading, and E. getting back in the fight.
It ain't fast, it's invisible... and it's 13 rounds in one pocket.
Thanks for your humorous and informative reply.
I hope that you never have to do any of those things in any kind of rush.
Back on topic, I too am able to get a decent grasp of the firearm, and as I carry back pocket, any slowness would likely look very close to only a fumbling for a wallet in a mugging situation.
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Here's a hypothetical for you. Your husband is in medical school full time with a $40k/year tuition. You work full time at a job you do not enjoy, that pays just barely enough, and are also taking on a second job over the summer. Your husband is also taking on two jobs over the summer as part of your mutual goals (a) to pay down your undergraduate student loans in two years time and (b) to avoid taking out additional loans for living expenses. (Most of the medical students you know are forced to take out $30k/year for living expenses/books in addition to the $40k/year tuition. Yikes!) You live very frugally- no cable, one paid-off car, $40/week grocery bill, great deal on rent. The only major expense you carry is those pesky undergraduate student loans, which you wish you hadn't taken out because you aren't actually actively using that college degree and the idea of a $10k private loan doesn't sit well with you. You have no family support because you live 2000 miles away from you and your husband's hometown. You and your husband have wanted children since you married two years ago, but have used NFP to effectively avoid pregnancy because you didn't want to take out loans for living expenses like so many medical student couples do.
Here's where the story takes a real hypothetical turn: say you get pregnant. Despite your NFP success, there were several days in the past month where you knowingly chose spousal unity in spite of the clear chance of getting pregnant. You are in a bind, because your job doesn't pay much to begin with and doesn't offer health insurance; you are not eligible for state medical coverage because of your murky residency status and your husband's student status; your personal health insurance is still through your mother's policy, which is effective only for emergencies in the state you live in, but offers comprehensive and insanely low cost OB/GYN coverage in your home state. You will not be able to keep your job past the birth of your baby, and even if you were able to your salary would be fully eaten up by the cost of child care. (You don't believe in sending your child off to be raised by someone else anyway.)
What would you do? The options are: 1. find a low-paying job anyway, feeling guilty about being away from your child for long hours and paying almost your full salary in childcare costs. Pay out of pocket for prenatal and delivery costs, praying to God that you have a healthy pregnancy and delivery. 2. accept your husband's offer to take out full loans for living expenses, despite your hesitance to take on that much extra debt. Stay home with the baby and feel completely guilty that at graduation your husband will have almost $300k in medical school loans to pay off. Pay out of pocket for medical care. 3. move the 2,000 miles to live with your parents-in-law, who have a spacious house and are lovingly willing to house you and the baby indefinitely.
Option 3 offers certain benefits, some expected and some unexpected: a generous and tight-knit family support system who will help care for mama and baby; a comprehensive health care plan which would pay almost 100% of the cost of prenatal care, delivery, postnatal care, and well baby care; proximity to friends; the ability to continue working and contributing to the cost of living expenses because of a stay-at-home mother-in-law who offers to care for her grandbaby as long and as often as necessary; low cost of living due to sharing a home with family and husband being able to live in a small studio apartment in the interim. Another option opens up as well: the ability for your husband to transfer to a medical school in your home state. Normally medical school transfers are strictly limited unless in the case of "family need", which would be the case in your situation. For option three, if all went well with a school transfer, you and your husband (and baby) would be apart for less than a year. If the transfer doesn't go through, your husband is still eligible to elect for "away rotations" in your home city, which would mean visiting you and baby sporadically during his remaining two school years. The distance would be painful, but the two of you successfully maintained a long distance relationship for three years of undergraduate schooling, so it's something you're a little familiar with. You worry about your husband's ability to handle being away from you and baby while he completes an emotionally and intellectually rigorous program, but are happy that you are providing a more stable financial future for your family. You really hope your husband will be able to transfer to that other medical school, which would put the distance between you at 85 miles instead of 2000 miles. In the instance that your husband gets into that other medical school, he will be able to live with his great-aunt (the same aunt your husband's father stayed with during HIS college years!) rent-free and visit any chance he gets. Living expenses will be reduced from $1900/month to $1200/month, which your salary will be able to handle and then some.
None of these options are, of course, ideal. But what do you think?
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Shoot. I was all for Option 3 until you said your husband would have to be apart from you and the baby!
You could be covered under your IN LAWS' health plan? Really? I didn't know that was possible.
I guess the end result with Option 3 would be similar to a military family where the husband is deployed when the wife is pregnant and having the baby. When would you move to your in-laws' house? I'd try to minimize the time apart if possible.
Any of those scenarios can be done, but none of them are optimum, of course. Life rarely hands us perfect options. So I guess I'd choose Option 3, because it offers the best chance for the baby to start out with lots of loving family around him/her.
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Shoot. I was all for Option 3 until you said your husband would have to be apart from you and the baby!
You could be covered under your IN LAWS' health plan? Really? I didn't know that was possible.
I guess the end result with Option 3 would be similar to a military family where the husband is deployed when the wife is pregnant and having the baby. When would you move to your in-laws' house? I'd try to minimize the time apart if possible.
Any of those scenarios can be done, but none of them are optimum, of course. Life rarely hands us perfect options. So I guess I'd choose Option 3, because it offers the best chance for the baby to start out with lots of loving family around him/her.
With Option 3, I would try to stay here with my husband and work until 20 weeks. My husband would apply for a transfer this coming fall, which if accepted would go into effect the following summer, late May of 2013. All told, we would be 2000 miles apart for four or so months, then if his transfer was accepted he would attend a school an hour and a half away from his parents. His current school offers lectures online, so he would most likely be able to take a week off for the birth of the baby, then head back to school until it came time to move closer to me that summer.
My health insurance is through my own mom's policy (effective until I'm 26 years old) and my husband's is through his dad's policy (also effective until age 26.)
I was thinking of this option similarly to a deployment. The truth is that for my husband's final two years of medical school, he's likely to be so busy with rotations that he'll be unable to spend much time with us anyway. It would be good to be surrounded by family and have the option of seeing my husband when he gets time off. (One and a half hours is drivable if it's not every day!)
The situation is only hypothetical, though. I have a few reasons to think I *could* be pregnant, but won't know for sure until five or six days from now. Despite the complicated nature of having a baby during this juncture, my husband and I would be over the moon to be expecting. If it turns out we aren't pregnant, I guess we plan on sticking with strict adherence to NFP for the next three years. I'll continue with my job- which I honestly just HATE- and we'll attempt to defray educational costs that way until we feel we can reasonably and responsibly have children. But again, I'd be *thrilled* to be expecting right now and wouldn't regret our "moment of weakness" in the least.
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Let us know what happens! I'm excited for you too!
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Option 2 is not all that rare. I know a lot of people in med school and I myself will be attending dental school soon. I'm trying to get a military scholarship to pay for it all, but if I don't I will undoubtedly be $300k in debt upon graduation. This is pretty common. It is also pretty common for doctors to be paying off their student loans until they're 40+ years old, even though they may make $200k+ a year.
Message to all those reading this forum considering a career in medicine: If you're looking for a job that will get you rich, look elsewhere. Doctor's, especially after Obamacare is active, will be increasingly less able to live luxurious lifestyles. Dentistry is slightly different I might add, in that Obamacare does not greatly affect it, and interactions between dentists and insurance companies are somewhat rare. Not to mention they work a lot less hours per week and still pull in similar salaries to doctors. Per hour, many dentists actually make more than doctors, and the best part about it is they're actually capable of having a life outside of work.
Bottom line though, in my opinion, I wouldn't be concerned about having $300k in debt if your husband is going to be a doctor. What I would worry about is two things: 1. Depending on what kind of doctor he is, he may end up working beyond all reasonable human limits. I would be more concerned about your situation from the perspective of family than I would from the perspective of finances. 2. If the economy continues to tank. This is the worst case scenario for people like us who are in massive amounts of debt. This is reason to worry, and this is what concerns me about having loans to pay off. But if the economy is stabilized, banks are stabilized, and civilization in America continues to function, trust me, you will be fine financially when all is said and done, it just may take a decade or so. Medical careers are a major investment, but they certainly can pay off.
If this option doesn't satisfy you, I might suggest a combination of options 2 and 3. If your family is well to do and loving, I'm sure they will be willing to offer whatever support they can to you and your situation. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to move in with them does it? Maybe they can help raise your child while you stay with your husband for certain periods of time? I know of families who, instead of sending their kids to day care, had grandma and grandpa take care of their kids during work hours. Maybe you can think of something similar? Maybe your parents can send you guys resources every once and while? Maybe they can come visit you guys and help out in any way they can? Of course, I don't know how busy they are, or anything like that, but I'm just trying to think of ideas. You will probably have to ask them for help eventually.
It's my opinion that keeping a family together is more important than finances. I might get criticized for this and I expect others to disagree, but I also kind of think it's important for you to stay with your husband no matter what, at least for the first year or so. I'm by no means an expert on raising children, but I would think it's most important for the child to be with mommy and daddy for years 3-18. But those first few years, as long as the child is taken care of and his needs are met, how much of a difference will it make if the mom is holding the bottle versus if grandma is holding the bottle? Again, I could be totally out of line in thinking this. Surely it DOES make a difference, and ideally it should be mommy and daddy all the way through, but life often doesn't go according to plan and we have to find ways to work things out.
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Option 3, move in with the inlaws. Financially it is a non-brainer.
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I never thought I would be one of those people who races through the work week, crossing the finish line on Friday to spend 2 blissful days free of the 9-5, only to go through the same marathon the next week, and the next, and the next...
As a young girl, when I thought about my future it was always filled with unicorns and cupcakes and kittens: there was no way it could possibly go wrong. I was going to publish my first book before I graduated high school and have a book and movie deal before I hit 20. I was going to move to some far off land and live a spectacular life - traveling wherever I wanted and writing my heart out and everyone would love what I wrote, because I was so inspiring. Young girls would want to be like me and I'd have an endless list of suitors waiting for my call.
It was a nice dream. Sometimes it was the only thing that got me from day to day; to say that I had a well-balanced childhood would be giving it too much credit. But the dream was going to happen - I was determined. I never told anyone, but I wrote most of what I thought would surely be a best selling novel and sent it off to 5 publishing houses at the age of 14, including a letter to let them know that it was almost finished, and I was sure they would love it, and I was ready for their call. I received rejection letters from all of them, of course. But it didn't stop me from dreaming. It did keep me from writing for a while, and convinced me that maybe I wasn't cut out to be a writer after all. I'm also pretty sure I trashed the book, thinking it wasn't all that great of an idea after all.
I graduated and moved to Phoenix to attend art school. I didn't write much, then. I recorded my dreams, but mostly I was so busy with art projects that I didn't have time to write, even though I had the itch. I started several stories, jotted down any spare idea I had, and vowed that some day I would get to them. Someday I would write them and tell their stories. Someday I would be an Author.
After college I got a big-kid job. I worked long and hard to be successful. I wish I could say that I have been, but 6 years later I'm in almost the same place. It's not for lack of trying, but there aren't really any opportunities for me here. Its something I probably should have realized sooner, but I was so busy trying to be successful at something that didn't make me happy, that I didn't stop to look around.
And so I find myself working for the weekends. Rushing through the weekdays, doing just what I have to in order to squeak by, and cherishing my two, blissful days off; my reward for the rat race I've found myself stuck in.
But I never forgot about my dream: to one day become an author. Over the last several years I've had my struggles. I've started and stopped several projects. I've attempted NaNoWriMo a few times, not yet succeeding (mostly because it makes my writing feel forced - but some day I'll be a 'wrimo finisher).
I'm pleased to say that while I can't admit I've figured out life (because really, who ever does?), I have finally figured out a big part of myself. There are some changes coming up in my life - big and glorious and long overdue changes.
For now I'm still working for the weekend - and even the week nights. Writing when I come home from work isn't a chore - it's a reward, and the weekends are like endless playgrounds in my imagination. I can't wait to dive into my characters and see where they take me. It's an exciting, brave new world in my head, as crazy as that sounds.
Some people believe that you can't truly be happy until you're doing what you believe you were put on this earth to do. Everyone has a talent, a special skill, and not everyone figures out what that is or how to use it. Some people slog through their daily lives, working for the weekend like I am now, and never chase their dreams. I don't plan to be one of those people. I plan to someday write for a living - full time, as my real, big-kid job. I know it will take many years for my dream to be come a reality - I may even have to wait until I'm 40 for it to happen (which really isn't old at all), but someday it will, and knowing that makes me happier than ever.
Stay shiny - and whatever you do: don't give up on your dreams.


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The under/over/around 1 Twins thread for support, tips on how to survive and enjoy twin parenthood!(823 Posts)
BB3: dcda non id girls Sept 2011 (plus ds)
TwelveLeggedWalk: DCDA DD and DS 14.09.11 (PFBs)
Tiggersreturn twin boys (?!) (plus ds age 5)
Wherearemyearplugs twins (plus ds)
Ceeveebee b/g twins 21.11.11, PFBs
minesapintofwine: non-id boys 02/02/2012. dcs 1&2/pfb on good days.
ClaireMarathonFeeder: Boy/girl twins born 08/02/2012, no3&4, dd1 (2001) and dd2 (2004)
rednellie nonID boys 13.03.2012 + DD 03.02.10
Lemele: id boys (plus ds)
Skitoo : DCDA Non ID Boys, 01.04.12 DC 1&2
DreamingofPeace: dcda non id boys, 4.4.12 DC 2&3 (DD Sept 2010)
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Scollister mcda girls 3.5.12 plus DD age 4
Twin2makes4 mcda girls plus 2 ds,age 8 & 4
Again, sorry for mistakes, doing this from my phone!
Settle in ladies
Very quiet indeed, I miss BB3 she's always very sensible! And it's to good to hear from someone ahead of you snd still alive!!
Baileys, re help, I have a cleaner, I was lucky that I found a very good one, she does what I ask her to do and better than me too
She comes once a week to do a deep clean so I csn keep on top of it.
Then I have a babysitter for when I need to go places where it would be just too complicated/long/near impossible with two babies: hospital appointments, school stuff for the older two etc.
I also use her to go and do a big shop once a week, so I can buy bigger stuff that doesn't go under pushchair. I occasionally also use her to look after the babies to spend some time with the older too.
Hope this can give you some inspiration and that your nights aren't too bad (feel like a whimp for moaning about two babies!!)
Oh and since we're all coming clean, (see what I did there) no more daily showers here either.
I thought I was the only one
I popped in here last night but didn't manage to post as both babies were up ALL night I have joined the Facebook page so hopefully see some of you there!
Oh good, its you! I saw a request and realised the group was still set to closed and set it to secret quick- this lasck of names business means I didn't know who was asking to join [scared of trolls]
<nips off to add chocolateforthree>
That made me chuckle claire
I'm so damn tired though and my dad has 'popped' up to take DD swimming (from over an hours drive away He's amazing), new nanny has come to get to know the children so I am off for a lie down!!!!!! Will try and post later.
Hi guys, will get PM'ing later for the FB page, what is it called again?
Everything ok here, nights no change. I don't mind the feeding so much, it is just sooo frustrating when they don't settle after a feed and another one is crying. Have to admit I have ended up putting one to sleep in a bouncy chair in the middle of the night if they won't settle in the cot Know it is not great for them but really don't want to feed again and don't have the energy for jigging to sleep.
Older DS woke up at 6.30 rather than 8ish this am so feeling pretty bleugh this morning.
Also starting weaning at the weekend, REALLY dreading it, much more than Ithought. Just the extra work, and worry that they aren't going to take to it very well. DS was a dream to wean and I went down the BLW route so feel clueless re purees. Imagine once I start I will get into the flow, but eek.
coo-eee baileys, we're here!! Un-secreted the group for you,
Fed up of illness, sleep depriavtion and lack of crawling... Learn to move and stop winging DT!
Ill dt2 just woken, so best dash...
Hi Everyone
Dreaming, I'd like to join the FB group too please if that's OK. I've PMed you.
Claire - glad you are feeling more positive.
Things are OK here: I had a really busy week las week because DH was working all hours so wasn't around to do the 10pm bottle, which is usually when I get a few hours of guaranteed sleep before the night shift. We are back to normal now but I am still really tired, as is he, and everyone but me now has a cold. The boys had their 3 month check-up at the hospital and the doctor said that she didn't need to monitor them any further, which is great.
Does anyone have any good tips for entertaining two 3 month olds? I want to be interacting with them but find that I need superhuman levels of energy to play with them both at the same time. I feel like a slightly crazed children's entertainer dementedly waving toys and rattles around. There must be calmer ways of stimulating and encouraging them.
The other thing is that being tired and at home is a disaster for my waistline. I lost lots of weight while pg and now it feels like its piling back on. So I'm going to need to tackle that too.
Right, need to rouse the babes. It's no good being on a routine if I'm the only one following it!
Hi ladies. I have not posted before but have been lurking on this thread for a while, enjoying your tips and stories. Was hoping you might have some advice for me. I have B/G twins who are just over 5 months old, plus DD 22 mths. we have just set up the twins bedroom and I'm thinking of moving them in tomorrow. My main concern with this is night feeds. I am breast feeding them and try where possible to do tandem feeds at night (I have a Harmony Duo feeding pillow). Not really sure how to make this work without a bed in there to feed on. In bed I usually put them both on the bed next to me, position myself with the feeding cushion, put them on and feed and then lay them back on the bed so I can get up to put them back in their cots (IYSWIM). How to achieve this in their room - will I just have to feed sitting on the floor so I have somewhere to put them down? Am I missing an obvious, more comfortable solution? Also I'm hoping that getting them out of our room will help everyone's sleep as it did with Dd1, but what are your experiences doing this with twins, did it help or were you just in and out of there all night? Mine are not particularly good sleepers. Thanks!
Sorry, one other question for anyone who tandem breastfed - at what age did yours get too big to fit in the feeding pillow together comfortably and what did you do then at bedtime?? Thanks a lot
Hi eating. I didn't breast feed but lots of ladies on here did... I will give them a nudge to see if they can help! congratulations on the twins btw. I have a dd who is 3 tomorrow and 9 month dts. Id boys.
No sleep here either! !
Hey Eating. I'm still tandem feeding my two, but for only one feed a day - the one just before bed. They're almost a year old, but they are quite small...
The way I do it is I feed them in my rocking chair, with the pillow (My Brestfriend in my case), then I sort of twist them round to sitting after they're done, read them a book and then carry them under my arms into their cots. That sounds incredibly awkward, but it's not that hard.
Obviously, that doesn't help for nighttime feeds especially if you're trying to keep it dark etc. I 'think' I stopped feeding them together around 5 months and when we put them in their own room as they started having slightly different waking patterns. I wanted to encourage DT1 to sleep through, as he seemed to be doing, and just had to deal with DT2. Of course, it meant, on occasion, we were up a lot as they were waking at different times, but DT1 was stretching it and now is a reliable sleeper.
If I did have to feed them both, I'd get DH to bring them to me once I got sat in my rocking chair, then once I'd fed them I'd stumble around with them on the cushion and slid them off into their respective cots...not very safe...
Hi eating I am bf my 6 month old triplets, but probably a similar size to your 5 monthers so no answer on when too big for a cushion. At night I sleep on a single bed in the nursery with them as still feeding twice a night . I do exactly the same as you currently with putting one on the bed. I guess if you have no room for a single bed, what about a chair with no arms? If you pull the chair right up to a cot could you lean forward and place one in the cot while keeping the other on the cushion? Otherwise I guess you could sit on the floor with cushions behind/in front giving extra support to the bf cushion.
thereis entertaining multiples is a struggle isn't it? I tend to lie them together on the playmat and pull funny faces, but realistically only get decent interaction one on one when the other 2 are asleep . Have found having a 2 year old running around helps for entertainment - he is very funny apparently!
Thanks baileys. Hats off to you feeding 3! Yes no room for a bed in there so think I will have to go with cushions on the floor. Twice a night would be a dramatic improvement for me, think I will have to get a bit tougher with the little monkeys soon!
Sorry, just saw the other replies too, duh - thanks. Yes I was kind of hoping that the room move might lead to better sleep and therefore less tandem feeding, we will see! Love the image of you walking around with them both on the pillow and then plopping into cots red!
Oh and to contribute something as well, thereis, I generally play with one at a time while the other one is entertaining themselves with the baby gym (ive got the fisherprice rainforest gym which is fab, especially as it has a setting using jungle noises so you can have it "on" without any irritating music playing - i think mine started to get really into that at about 3 months). If I do entertain both together I tend to put them in their bouncy chairs and then sing to them, play peekaboo or just talk to them. They also love books, especially a little black and white cloth book with faces in (although more so in the last month or so). But to be honest a lot of the time they are just in their bouncy chairs watching me and/or the toddler and being talked/sung to. They don't get shown/play with a lot of toys as such. Hopefully soon they will be better at holding things themselves and can then wave things in their own faces saving you the bother!
Thanks for the replies. Eating43: I feed as you do, sorry not to be more help. But at night I try to do them one at a time if possible as I can do that from bed without using the feeding cushion or getting cold feet. My two are coming up for 6 months and are right on the bottom on the growth charts for that age - I'd say we have another month or so of being able to fit them together on the pillow (mybreastfriend).
Hi all,
Eating - I've got 19 week bg twins. A week ago we put them in their own room and sleep has majorly improved! Before they were in a side car cot and we were all just waking each other up. I was nervous about them g
Going into their room cos I thought if be in and out a million times but actually it is not the case.
Regarding the breast feeding pillow, my twins are pretty big (dtb nearly 8kg) and they still fit on it, their legs just hang off the end (it's the my Brest friend one)
Thereis - I've got this really horrendous plasticky 'winnie l ourson 'arche d eveil' that I got off amazon.fr. Dtb loves it and it keeps him amused for ages!
Good evening All,
Does anyone know how you tell the difference between the NUK Size 1 teats and NUK Size 2 teats? I ordered some size twos and washed and sterilised them but now i have mixed them up with the size ones and can't tell them apart. They all have M for medium flow on them and the holes seem very similar sizes ARRGGH
Afraid not onepopper. Might be worthwhile posting on breast and bottle feeding topic and you will probably get an answer x
Thanks baileys i'll do that
They've broken me.
Seriously, they're working together to overthrow us.0, I'm convinced of it.
Have just booked a holiday. With aeroplanes and everything. Am very very nervous!
I'm 19 weeks pregnant with twins and the posts on this thread are great!
I've been concerned at how to bf when dt arrive and have been answered by the breast friend! So shall be definitely getting myself one.
And it seems expressing can also help? What's the best pump for this?
Can I also ask how those of you with older dc cope with school run?
I'm concerned at how to organise without losing my sanity!
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