[Jewelry making - Article 01104] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's former lives

[rene howard]

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    Well, my former jobs aren't nearly as extensive as others or as
    interesting but here it goes: When I was 15, I was serious in
    persuing a career in law enforcement until I shot my first firearm. I
    realized that if I became a cop I might actually had to use it.
    Knowing my temper, that might be a bad mix. 

    I had gone to gem and mineral shows since I was 11, and I still have
    some of the rocks from those $1.00 grab bags. I had seen how so many
    kids that graduated before me (high school) weren't doing much with
    their lives and I didn't want that for myself. I also knew that if I
    did something I loved, it wouldn't feel like work. So on a Saturday
    night I told my mom what I wanted to do for a living; it's been a
    long road from there. 

    While I was in school at Paris (Texas), I was a cashier in retail
    plus some jewelry retail on top of what I was learning in class.
    After I graduated, I worked for a year at the bench while I was
    pregnant with my son, then stayed home for a little over a year to
    take care of him. I can tell anyone now, I was not meant to be a
    housewife. I can't stand that much empty time at home. Since I took
    so much time away from the bench it was hard getting a job to be back
    at it but now I've been doing trade work for almost a year so I feel
    lucky. 

    I've enjoyed this post because it has reminded me of why I went for
    it in the first place. Can we do this again right before the
    holidays so we won't feel too much stress and wonder why we signed up
    for it? :P 

Rene Howard
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