Patricia Porter:  

do I start? I love what I do, I love the people I work with, and I love where I work. I'm within one mile of my 4th graders elementary school, my 8th graders middle school, and my 12th graders high school. Sometimes I wish the 12th grader went to boarding school...but theres hope...she's off to college next year! Quick synopsis of my job: I maintain the citys debt: bonds, notes, cop's, arp's, leases, etc. I work with alot of banks and extremely impressive attorneys that I could listen to all day (some say they impress me becauseI started off a law major and switched to accounting....I say its because I'm married to a plumber who communicates on a totally differnet plane...but keeps me laughing 24/7). I'd rate my job a 10+ on a 10 point scale of loving what I do. While some would find my job boring...its my escape from an extremely hectic, fast paced life built around 3 kids that play separate year round tournament sports and a husband that lives by the mottos "You can't take it with you when your gone" and "You may not be here tomorrow to do it...so do it today". So to sum it up, work is my escape from home and home is my escape from work....there is no median.