New Mexico Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Poll
We've probably done something like this in the past (or for sure on other boards), but since it's ridiculously slow here, I figured WTF not.
1. What is your name?
2. What part of NM do you live in?
3. How old are you? DH?
4. How long have you been married?
5. Kids?
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices?
7. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you):
8. What other boards do you frequent?
9. What is your dream job?
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow?
Re: Poll
1. What is your name? Valerie, but Duff was my nickname in HS
2. What part of NM do you live in? ABQ Westside
3. How old are you? DH? Me - 25, DH - 25
4. How long have you been married? It was a year on 5/19
5. Kids? None and we plan to keep it that way.
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices? It sucks, but what can you do?
7. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you): It's probably no big surprise given my endless sig, but I'm running my first marathon on 10/19. And I've never ever been a runner before.
8. What other boards do you frequent? I'm still a regular on the knot's May 07...other than that, BNOTB and H&F. BOTB when it gets slow on BNOTB, but not often...and talk about an oxymoron.
9. What is your dream job? I'm still trying to figure out how to be a beach bum but make gazillions of dollars at the same time.
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow? Because we spend so much time on other boards?
.: Diary of a Recovering Runner :.
1. What is your name? Katie
2. What part of NM do you live in? Portales, NM (raised in Abq., though)
3. How old are you? DH? Me - 25, DH - 38
4. How long have you been married? 1yr and 3 months
5. Kids? None...and we probably won't have any for another year or two.
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices? Let's just say that spending $600 on gas per month sucks, and I had to change jobs because of it.
. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you): Completing my scrapbooks...and trust me, that's a HUGE goal, because I'm not creative whatsoever.
8. What other boards do you frequent? D&R, but I lurk on WC, MM, and 9 to 5.
9. What is your dream job? Ditto Duff, but I really love my job now. I've never understood why people complain about teaching. We work 180 (+/-) days a year, but still get paid for 12 months.
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow? Because there's only a handful of us, and we tend to spend more time on other boards.
1. What is your name? Chlo?
2. What part of NM do you live in? Rio Rancho
3. How old are you? 21 DH? 21
4. How long have you been married? 2 years + 1 month
5. Kids? None yet...we're trying though
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices? Ugh, makes me sick! lol
7. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you): We hope to be pregnant
8. What other boards do you frequent? I'm on WC all the time, also D&R, T-TTC, Pets, H&F and F&B
9. What is your dream job? SAHM
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow? Because there aren't very many NM Nesties and we're all on the other boards
1. What is your name? Susan, but flame is a nickname I got 20 years ago in high school becuase of my red hair and attitude.
2. What part of NM do you live in? Albuquerque (but I work in Santa Fe and end up all over teh state for field work).
3. How old are you? DH? 36 and 33
4. How long have you been married? 7 years this October
5. Kids? No, no and no
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices? It's about time they went up. We've gone to the downslope of Hubert's curve/peak oil, so chea oil is gone. Gas prices hadn't kept up with inflation for years.
7. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you): Get bookcases for the home office and finish getting furniture.
8. What other boards do you frequent? MM, 9 to 5 and Gardening
9. What is your dream job? I have it!
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow Big state with low population coupled with the low income levels. Most folks don't have high speed internet in this state. Plus, we're an old state population wise.
1. What is your name?
Claire
2. What part of NM do you live in?
Los Alamos
3. How old are you? DH?
I'm 27 DH is 30
4. How long have you been married?
6 years, 5 days
5. Kids?
Not yet, one of these years
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices?
They are higher...
7. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you):
I want to be able to keep up with the guys I go running with (or try to) at lunch
8. What other boards do you frequent?
Money matters, Health & fitness, pretty much any of them depending on how bored I am that day.
9. What is your dream job?
I really enjoy my job, I have random thoughts of doing nursing or event planning though.
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow?
Everyone else in the state has a life? I think it is slow so people don't check in much, so they don't post, so other people don't check it, just a bad cycle.
1. What is your name? Sandy
2. What part of NM do you live in? Los Lunas
3. How old are you? DH? Me: 23 DH: 25
4. How long have you been married? 1 year last month!
5. Kids? We have a brand new little boy named Ethan! He's 6 weeks old!!
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices? Ugh...
7. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you): Pay off debt
8. What other boards do you frequent? BOTB
9. What is your dream job? Win the lottery! Ha!
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow? Because they is only about 10 people on it! LOL
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.
1. What is your name? Nikki or Nichole
2. What part of NM do you live in? Albuquerque
3. How old are you? DH? Me: 25 DH 27
4. How long have you been married? 4 years in September
5. Kids? Just the kitties Captain Charisma and Silver Surfer
6. How do you feel about the increasing gas prices? Sucks. But I don't mind now that I live here in ABQ. Back in Ohio I drve 128 miles round trip... 5 days a week. DH drove 96 miles round trip 6 days a week... these prices would have killed us.
7. Name one big goal you plan to complete before 12/31/08 (PS: "Big" is all up to you): Get our Ratings to increase
8. What other boards do you frequent? A board with some other nesties and such
9. What is your dream job? I have it right now. I'm on a Morning Show
10. Why do you think the NM board is so slow? It's SUMMER