Starting Over
FormerlyAK
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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.
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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.
Your SO "baseball card"
Ok, this came up in a post below, but there are a lot of newbies and it's getting hard to keep track of everyone. So post your stats here so we can keep everyone straight.
Age:
Time since divorce:
Current Relationship Status:
Kids?:
Occupation:
Hobbies:
Anything else you want us to know?:
Re: Your SO "baseball card"
Age: 32
Time since divorce: Officially divorced - almost 5 months
Current Relationship Status: Ugh - I have a b/f that I'm still trying to break up with. Living together is making it difficult
Kids?: Just a 4-legged furry one
Occupation: Loan Servicing
Hobbies: I need to find some...I'm so lame.
Anything else you want us to know?:AK, were you reading my mind? Get out of my head!!
Age: 29
Time since divorce: separated July 2009, officially divorced (finalized) in June 2010
Current Relationship Status: single!
Kids?: yes, DS, is 2.5
Occupation: financial advisor
Hobbies: working out, reading (something other than study materials), spending time with friends, traveling, wine tasting, snuggling with my main man (DS), and my new hobby is seeing how low I can get my bills each month, especially the grocery bill thanks to some of the wise ladies on here-it's turning into an addiction, seriously
Anything else you want us to know?: I'm obsessed with inspirational quotes on Pinterest
Age: 30
Time since divorce: 1.5 years (1.2 officially)
Current Relationship Status: actively in the dating market
Kids?: No.
Occupation: Sales support
Hobbies: Photography, running, my dog, volunteering, snowboarding, friends, reading & book club, wine, exploring my state...
I'm in my mid-late 20's.
A year and a half.
Re-married.
1 toddler boy.
Age: 45
Time since divorce: 2.3 years
Current Relationship Status: involved for a 1.5 years (minus a 3 month break) (still having mad sex with my flame)
Kids?: 3 grown. 24, (1 granddaughter), 21, and 20
Occupation: Childcare
Hobbies: reading, sewing, crafting, baking, cooking, gardening. Loving Pinterest!!!
Anything else you want us to know?: I look forward to reading the posts on the board everyday. It makes me feel connected.Age: 32
Time since divorce: Seperated since September 2010 - will be final as soon as XH signs the papers, so 1 yr and 5 months.
Current Relationship Status: In a relationship with an amazing man for just over 6 months.
Kids?: Just of the 4 leg variety - 2 boxers.
Occupation: Analyst for State Government
Hobbies: Being outside, shopping, reading, being with friends.
Anything else you want us to know?:
Age: 43
Time since divorce: it's about to be finalized in about a month. Been separated for 1 year and 2 months
Current Relationship Status: dating someone but taking s-l-o-w
Kids?: None. My x and I have a dog and cat that he has and I go see from time to time.
Occupation: Office Manager/Buyer
Hobbies: I'm loving Pinterest and Spotify right now
Anything else you want us to know?: I need to get my butt to the gym but I have very little motivation right now
Age: 32
Time since divorce: Separated 4 or 6 months, depending on who you ask.
Current Relationship Status: Single with no real interest in actually dating. I think about it a lot, but I'm not ready.
Kids?: a toddler boy and a kindergarten boy
Occupation: Custom sewing and embroidery, and retail fabric sales
Hobbies: Sewing and other creative stuff
Anything else you want us to know?: nope
Age: 29
Time since divorce: Separated for 8+ months. Divorce should be final in the next couple weeks. On the SO board ever since and everyday. I should post more!
Current Relationship Status: Single
Kids?: No
Occupation: Retail
Hobbies: I like to do a ton of stuff. I am not difficult.
Anything else you want us to know?: English is my second language and I sometimes feel overwhelmed living here. I used to have a great income and 5+ weeks of paid vacation. I used to go to places like Norway on a whim. Yeah not anymore lol. Welcome to Corporate America!
Age: 37
Time since divorce: Just over a year
Current Relationship Status: Dating
Kids?: 6 year old son
Occupation: Psychic
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, yoga, meditating
Anything else you want us to know?: Sometimes I'm kind of crazy, but it's the only thing that keeps me sane
Age: 34
Time since divorce: Officially divorced 3 months (separated 9 months)
Current Relationship Status: single and loving it
Kids?: DD 12 and DS 7
Occupation: Social Worker at an HMO
Hobbies: I love movies, music, concerts, reading (when I have time), and most recently redecorating my house and refinishing furniture.
Anything else you want us to know?: I've been locked in a jail cell with a murderer...during an internship at probation and parole
Time since divorce: Separated over 2 years. Legally divorced 2 years in May.
Current Relationship Status: In a relationship for 8 months
Kids?: No, but I want children in the future. I have a chocolate lab furbaby.
Occupation: Advertising
Hobbies: Watching MSU sports, reading, working out, decorating
Anything else you want us to know?: I will be an aunt by the end of the month. My brother and his wife are having a boy
Age: 25
Time since divorce: XFI and I split in June 2010 (20 months ago)
Current Relationship Status: Dating BF for just over a year
Kids?: Thankfully, no
Occupation: Researcher
Hobbies: Mainly dancing and cooking/baking, but I love to read!
Anything else you want us to know?: Sort of along the lines of Doris's...I was in the back seat of a police car once. I was a freshman and got lost on campus, so one of the campus policemen gave me a ride to my exam. Did you know that you can't open the back doors of a police car from the inside?Age: 27
Time since divorce: Separated 8 months. Divorced for 5 months
Current Relationship Status: Single
Kids?: Not yet
Occupation: Legal recruiter
Hobbies: Spinning, volunteering, reading, drinking
Anything else you want us to know?: I just started blogging again (I deleted the one I kept while I was married). Link in siggy!
Age: 36
Time since divorce: 3 weeks, but separated a year before that.
Current Relationship Status: dating BF
Kids?: one 6 year-old daughter
Occupation: teacher
Hobbies: running, reading, playing violin
Anything else you want us to know?: I wish I could post more, but I can't get on until after 8 or so, and some nights not at all. My job doesn't afford me time to nest during the day. I'd love to be more active on the board.
Age: 30
Time since divorce: separated Oct 2009, haven't filed for divorce yet (I lose my health insurance when we divorce so the idea is to wait till I graduate in a few years and get a job unless something needs to happen sooner)
Current Relationship Status: not even remotely interested in dating
Kids?: Nicholas (7) and Emma (5)
Occupation: mostly stay at home mom, part time student
Hobbies: reading (mostly textbooks lately) and I enjoy going to the range
Anything else you want us to know?: I wish I posted more but I really don't feel like I have anything interesting to say
Age: 35
Time since divorce: separated for 2 months
Current Relationship Status: single
Kids?: Ivory Marie - cat
Occupation: legal assistant/paralegal
Hobbies: reading, drinking, hanging out with friends, working out.
Anything else you want us to know. I'm a sports fanatic - right now it's Pitt Panthers basketball. I'm a huge country music fan and I cannot wait for summer concerts, especially Kenny Chesney! I have an addiction to lip balm and my friends counted over 30 tubes of lip balm scattered over my house, purse, car and the few that I have a work. I crack my kuckles when I'm nervous.
Time since divorce: since May 2010
Current Relationship Status: In a relationship for 1.5 years
Kids?: a dog & cat
Occupation: Histo Technician/Office Manager for a surgery center
Hobbies: Photography, running, my dog, reading, soccer, softball, swimming
Anything else: I can't nest at work, so I am usually on the board at night and hardly ever post because I don't think anyone would go back and read my response. I wish I could be more active here!
36
Separated June 2009, Divorce final September 2010
In a relationship
3 kids
Claims Adjuster
Singing, sewing, running
When I grew up I want to open my own bakery
Kelly Monaghan's 5K - 5/15/11 - 3rd Place in AG
Walk the Talk 5K - 5/18/11 - 31:12 PR
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/14/12 - 1st race of the year, 32:45
Age: 32
Time since divorce: 6 months finalized (almost 2 years separated)
Current Relationship Status: Living with BF
Kids?: One, a boy, age 13
Occupation: Banker + Full-time student
Hobbies: travelling, reading, special projects (like volunteer work, or helping someone start a business, stuff like that)
Anything else you want us to know?: I should be ready to close on my first place (financially alone) next month!
31
Divorced for a year now...
single single single lol and looking though......
1 6 year old daughter, Emma Grace
administrative Asst.
Spinning, spending time with friends, reading, movies, etc...
Age: 29 (ok not really, i'm 32)
Time since divorce: was divorced on 29 June 2011
Current Relationship Status: engaged
Kids?: no kids
Occupation: mechanical engineer
Hobbies: boxing, snowboarding, hunting, archery, fishing, reading, running riding sport bikes
Anything else you want us to know?: not that i can think of
Age: 35
Time since divorce: Separated Jan 2010 (2+ years), divorced April 2011
Current Relationship Status: Dating foreigner (3+ months) who may move back to Europe. Not sure where it will lead, and I may be stupid, but I'm having fun
Kids?: Yep, DS, 3.5
Occupation: Quality Director
Hobbies: hanging with DS (is that a hobby? :-) working out, working too much, reading, shopping, decorating, dance
Anything else you want us to know?: nah
Age: 35
Time since divorce: Separated August 2010, divorced will be final wednesday, February 22nd!!
Current Relationship Status: living with bf
Kids?: BF has 11 year old son + we have 3 dogs
Occupation: Underwriter
Free Disney Tickers
Age: 33
Time since divorce: We weren't married, but we've been apart for 1 year and 2 months now.
Current Relationship Status: Single and finding humor in internet dating
Kids?: DD is 16 months
Occupation: Paralegal
Hobbies: Reading, working out, playing bags, hanging out with friends, making DD laugh, and doing anything fun. Oh, and I love bingo!
Anything else you want us to know?: Happy Friday ladies (and JM)! Tonight is a girl's night out for me! Woohoo!!!!