{"id":69,"date":"2008-02-11T01:53:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/02\/eleven-years.html"},"modified":"2008-02-11T01:53:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-11T01:53:00","slug":"eleven-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/02\/eleven-years.html","title":{"rendered":"Eleven Years?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This advertisement was on the back of my latest issue of National Geographic:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
From AllState<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I found this pretty interesting. The statistic, that is. I never gave that much thought to how long I planned to stay out of full-time work. Sometimes I wonder whether I’d go back into meteorology, or if I’d pursue some other career: teaching rears its head most often. After all, our nation has a significant shortage of math and science teachers, especially at the high school level. I could do that…I think.<\/p>\n

A woman in my church knitting group recently changed careers and is now a high school algebra teacher near Fayetteville. Some of her stories are scary, but she still is very proud that she can help with the shortage.<\/p>\n

So…eleven years. Wow. I just hit 3 years out of the workforce last week.<\/p>\n

PS: I agree with all of the tips offered in that advertisement. Make sure your spouse is covered for his\/her retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This advertisement was on the back of my latest issue of National Geographic: From AllState I found this pretty interesting. The statistic, that is. I never gave that much thought to how long I planned to stay out of full-time work. 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