| Author | Message | ||
     Loislane |
Okay, here goes; married, female; 2 year resident of Maplewood (I moved here because it reminds me of my neighborhood as a child in Staten Island); freelance graphic designer. Trying to start a family (2 near misses, still trying). I paint, read, watch way-too much TV and without kids, am having a hard time finding contacts/friends here in Maplewood. Any suggestions? (Starting to cruise MOL everyday, it's very addicting.) | ||
| Librarylady |
Hi LL, Try the Newcomers Club. When I moved her 16 years ago, it really was a lifeline. Met lots of new couples. Don't know their website but they met the first Wed. of the month at 7:45pm at Morrow Memorial Church. From one LL to another. NCJ aka LL | ||
| Shh |
LL, we have a few things in common. I am also from SI, but loved Maplewood because it was so different from MY neighborhood! I'm from New Springville...are you from one of the older, North Shore areas? Also, I'm a freelance graphic designer too, but my hands are very full with my kids, so I haven't been taking on many projects recently. Welcome to MOL and to Maplewood. | ||
| Barleyrooty |
Welcome LL, I'd be happy to send you info on the newcomers' club. I'll contact you via privateline. We have over 100 families as members and a huge variety of social activities. In the meantime, the newcomers' website is: http://www.newcomersclub.homestead.com Our general meeting is this coming Wednesday May 1st at 7:45pm at Morrow Memorial Church. Feel free to stop by, say hi, and pick up some info. Phil | ||
| Loislane |
Barleyrooty: I'll check out the newcomers site and meeting, thank you! Ssh: Were you always a freelance designer? Or did you work for a company before the kids? I lived in Bay Terrace on SI, a small town near Gateway Beach. It was very much like Maplewood, including being able to hear the trains pull in and out of the station, although we were a few miles away. | ||
| Loislane |
LibraryLady, There's another LL on MOL, Lanalang! | ||
| Librarylady |
Maybe we should change the site to MOLL (Maplewood Online Ladies)  NCJ AKA LL | ||
| Shh |
I pretty much began exclusively freelancing when I was pregnant with my first kid. (Though I did do some freelance work before that too.) I had been working at a small (5 person) design studio in NYC and the owner's deal with maternity leave was 6 weeks, no pay, come back full-time after that. Since the money was not that great, there were no medical benefits, only vacation and sick time, I decided it would be smarter to line up some freelance work before having the baby. I did, at a mid-size ad agency (before the small studio I had worked at a huge ad agency in the city) and managed to work one or two days there after having the baby too. Since then I haven't been working in the city much, but have found work in NJ. Now I'm pretty much on hiatus! | ||
| Kyle Trama Citizen Username: Kyletrama Post Number: 9 Registered: 8-2005 |
Are you really Superman's wife!? |
