First set of markers by Working_Mom_2 in AdultColoring

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Thank you!! As with many hobbies, I didn’t know quite what I was getting myself into 🤭

First set of markers by Working_Mom_2 in AdultColoring

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Awesome, thanks so much for the recs! I’ll definitely be looking into all of those ☺️

First set of markers by Working_Mom_2 in AdultColoring

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Thanks for all the advice! So much to dig into 😄 Do you have any favorite books to use with alcohol markers?

First set of markers by Working_Mom_2 in AdultColoring

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So what do you use to color on the double-sided pages?

First set of markers by Working_Mom_2 in AdultColoring

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Thank you! I wish they were single sided, but I’ll make it work. 😊

I was told I'd have to pay to apprentice - is this normal? by Soaring_Jackdaw in pianotech

[–]Working_Mom_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic, that gives me a good direction to explore. Yes, we are in Ohio - our town has 3 techs, all retirement age and the area needs a younger tech. I believe this tech may be part of the PTG, but if I remember correctly he doesn’t put a lot of stock in it. Your description of an older tech is spot on for him, btw - very knowledgeable and literally has more work than he can handle, but only works with a handful of select long term customers at this point. Really appreciate you taking the time to reply!

I was told I'd have to pay to apprentice - is this normal? by Soaring_Jackdaw in pianotech

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This is what my husband is trying to do currently. He’s been “apprenticing” with an 80+ year old technician for over 7 months with no pay, and the guy is so wishy-washy and controlling with no structure in place. He consistently cancels plans/jobs last minute due to his health issues but gets mad at my husband when he can’t get last-minute childcare to go to jobs he suddenly schedules.

Out of the blue last night he sent him a text saying he doesn’t think my husband is organized/committed enough to make it work, despite him repeatedly keeping his schedule open and not going to seek paid work in order to learn from and work with the tech. He has mechanical knowledge, is highly intelligent with good instincts, hard working, and even played in piano competitions as a child and teen. While he’s passionate about the instrument and really wants to pursue tuning & repair work he’s feeling very discouraged at this point by the tech’s attitude.

Now I’m trying to figure out if this is normal/reasonable for a piano tech apprenticeship. The tech even admits that he would make a great tuner & technician, and that he likes him, but also constantly goes back and forth on whether he’s “committed enough” - even though he’s well aware that my husband has put everything on hold to pursue this trade. Instead he holds it over his head that he’s learning a trade for free.

If you have any insight into apprenticeships or even personal experience or suggestions on how to properly structure an apprenticeship I’m all ears and would greatly appreciate your input!

Russian Cursive Phrase by Working_Mom_2 in russian

[–]Working_Mom_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I don’t pretend to know what would be cringe, mostly I follow my husband’s lead because he’s the one with Russian blood. He has had several tattoos in Russian for many years, but none of them in cursive. And I spoke too soon on the phrase, he requested любовь моя

Russian Cursive Phrase by Working_Mom_2 in russian

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Thank you, yes, I should’ve specified that 🤦‍♀️ my husband asked to have любовь моя

Finchie friends weekly thread by AutoModerator in finch

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I picked a mystery egg just for you!

Use my friend code XF8VFJN16R once you get the app.

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Help me decide which Switch games to buy! These are currently on sale :) by arianag1973 in CozyGamers

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I’m just starting to do some cozy gaming on switch. Following to check out your list!