Sentences with phrase «it a hobby rather»

He had just one amateur fight before he became a professional, treating his training as a serious hobby rather than a full - time job.

«amypanda has always been an enjoyable hobby rather than a job,» adds Amy.

«Community members throughout New York find it offensive that legislators like George Amedore, who have blocked ethics reforms and treat their public service as a hobby rather than a full - time job, would try to give themselves a pay hike,» Niccoli wrote.

In 2011, I started photographing actual clients, but I approached my business as a hobby rather than a money making endeavor.

One of the most common mistakes singles make when creating a profile is to talk about hobbies rather than discussing their passions.

My writing career began as a hobby rather than a career, which was interrupted by marriages, divorces, births, deaths, graduate school, and a demanding job as a global collector for multinationals.

This question was raised in a Facebook group this week: if you're not earning much from writing, does that make it a hobby rather than a serious pursuit?

Displaying nano - tanks as nursery tanks may inspire people to try breeding fish and raising coral, thereby doing more to make their tank ownership a real hobby rather than a means of decorating an office or bedroom.

I want to build something that lasts, I want an outcome that does right by my kids, I want to grow a thing where I can eventually afford to leave and be able to do this whole games development lark as a hobby rather than as an incredibly stressful and low - paying job.

If you can't make a profit, this usually results in the IRS treating your business as a hobby rather than a business.

When you started blogging you probably imagined it as a pure hobby rather than a business involving serious legal issues.

Not exact matches

Rather than focusing on turning a hobby into a business, be creative.

Rather than commit to a sensible but dreary goal, here's a change you can easily make to your life that science says will make you much happier — start a new hobby.

«Other kinds of work — be it exercise, a creative hobby, hands - on parenting, or volunteering — will do more to preserve your zest for Monday's challenges than complete vegetation,» she has written before recommending that, if you really want to feel jazzed up after a break, you should proactively schedule challenging or engaging activities rather than just planning to chill and take things the days as they come.

A concern I have is that since Hobby Lobby is not a church or church affiliated organization, but rather a for profit corporation, if Hobby Lobby does win out and can get away with not paying certain health costs due to their religious beliefs, just exactly where would the line be drawn?

If «corporations aren't people» and it's no big deal for force them to comply, then wait until Hobby Lobby decides shut down rather than provide morning after abortion pills through their employee insurance plan... thousands of employees will be out of work.

Terming the protections of RFRA as «extreme religious liberty rights,» the Foundation and associated groups go beyond even what the Obama administration requests, asserting not only that Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood don't qualify for the law's protections, but rather that RFRA itself is unconstitutional.

Personally i would rather support a well financed well managed club than a team that is a hobby to their sponsor.

You preschooler must begin by searching outside for their materials, rather than through the aisles of Hobby Lobby.

The hairy, reddish - brown invaders have also been spotted wandering erratically (rather than in ants» typical regimented formations) at NASA's Johnson Space Center and close to Houston's Hobby Airport.

The more you love your new hobby, the more it will feel like a treat rather than a chore.

Rather than dive into the cushy comfort of carbs, they might want to find other ways to create joy and happiness, like spending time with friends or engaged in hobbies that nourish them.

Blogging used to be a means of sharing hobbies and interests rather than being so focused on business.

I'd rather my hubby take me to Hobby Lobby with a loaded gift card in hand than buy me chocolates or roses.

If you really want to learn how to sew, you are going to need to invest in a piece of equipment that will make your new hobby enjoyable rather than an exercise in frustration.

Take up a new hobby, invite friends around, throw yourself into your career: the main thing is to work on being strong and happy by yourself, rather than trying to get that from someone new.

They use tactics like guilt - tripping to keep this attention and stop those they date from having their own hobbies and friends.5 After you've moved on from them, however, you rediscover just how necessary it is to fulfill your own needs too, and you see the value of those who encourage you to be a happy, well - rounded partner rather than a one - track devotee.

Rather than speaking about her physic, you could focus on her interests, hobbies, hopes, dreams, opinions, and so on.

I started the site in 2013 as a small business hobby of mine, and rather quickly this resource grew to be the World's largest independent men's health and hormone optimization website.

So if you have ideas for some interesting conversation rather than the usual, job, hobbies etc your advice would come in very handy!

People will want to see more about your hobbies and interests, rather than where you have worked.

Rather than pursuing a hobby, or better yet, a career, your man - child consistently chooses video games, sleeping, and drinking with friends over all else.

Complimenting other users is fine, but compliment them on their interests and hobbies, rather than their appearance.

And as a nice addition, eHarmony profiles are rather extensive when it comes to hobbies as well.

But when talking about what you like to do in your free time or your hobbies and interests, it definitely pays to be specific rather than using these clichés that can mean many different things and apply to almost anyone.

The majority of these folks clearly understand that their penchant for motorcycles is rather unique so it can be rather challenging for bikers to look for a partner who shares the same hobby or sport.

The third time, in this case, really is the charm, or rather, the Charming, as Rupert Everett's foppish suitor prince from Shrek II now finds himself sadly relegated to dinner - theatre derring - do, fighting a clumsily costumed pseudo-Shrek atop a wooden hobby horse, two shows a night with a weekend matinee.

With that in mind, rather than doing a comprehensive history on the game like I usually do, I'm just going to briefly recap its origins and then try to explain why I think it's one of the greatest, most important JRPGs in the history of the hobby.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT, is calling for a «better system of assessment - one that works for parents, pupils and teachers, rather than one that just ticks boxes for bureaucrats and politicians».

Instead, Hobby suggested the government should base its reforms on «evidence rather than anecdote».

«David Cameron has chosen to do what it is easy - score points off teachers and play with structures - rather than what is difficult but effective - work with the profession to improve the quality of teaching,» said Mr Hobby.

Russel Hobby added later that given the speed of changes, headteachers should not be held immediately accountable and told they «might be sacked» — rather, pilots should test those changes first.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, warned some schools had more opportunities to generate income, and said it could «risk widening inequality rather than solving it».

To become effective summarizers, ELLs need instruction in combining sentences and in the use of superordinates, so that they can use category words (e.g., relatives, hobbies, injuries, mammals, countries) rather than enumerating lists.

But posting regular updates can be healthy for you as well, because it frames your passion as a career, rather than a hobby.

They treat their writing as a business rather than a hobby.

Borders lists its self - publishing program under the rubric «Borders Lifestyles,» as if writing were a hobby, like golf, rather than a calling or a craft.

Especially if you're writing and publishing as a business rather than a hobby, selling your own books can open up a lot of networking and sales avenues; just listing on Amazon and leaving it be simply don't offer the same opportunities.

It allowed me to approach my writing as a hobby, as something I loved, rather than something I needed to pan out.»

It is a fact that, numerous new real estate speculators neglect to view their vocation as a financial specialist in a business; rather they treat it like a hobby.