After two weeks of searching, I finally got a full time nanny position!
Funny thing is, I promised myself, that after eight years of nannying, I would never nanny again. Except for my two darlings, Kennedy and Cooper, and my great friends Leah and Lucy. But other than those two families, never again.
Why?
Because, my last two nanny positions were a complete disaster! You all know my story about Switzerland, and then the last nanny position, the kids were really difficult to work with. So I've been having a bit of anxiety applying for nannying jobs, worrying whether I'll get along with the parents and the children, and so on.
But, I have a GREAT feeling about this job. I've been praying for a job where I'd get along with the parents and be happy in my work. I feel like nannying is what I'm best at, and I guess I'm just going to go along with the 9th year of being a caretaker.
I'll be taking care of a 10 month old baby girl. Her name is Onnolee. Quite the unique name. She is probably one of the most beautiful babies I've ever seen in my life! Blonde hair, brilliant blue eyes, and a beautiful smile. She's quite shy to other people, and apparently cries when she meets someone new. But, when I met her for the first time, she seemed really happy to meet me. The mother said she was really surprised that she wasn't freaking out. I think it pleased her that the baby seemed to like me right off the bat. Onnolee seems pretty easy to take care of. However, she has kind of a separation anxiety when her mother leaves the room. She'll cry and cry and cry. I witnessed it when her mom said, "I'm going to leave the room so you can see what she does." The mom left the room and Onnolee freaked out. I can tell it's going to be a hard first few weeks until Onnolee gets used to me and becomes more comfortable when her mother leaves. But, that's how it usually is with any kid or kids, in my experience. So I am expecting it to take a while, but I know it'll all work out in a couple or so weeks.
I'll be earning some good money (for a 21 year old nanny). It'll be enough to get me by comfortably. My responsibilities include doing laundry, housekeeping, cooking, running errands, and of course, caring for Onnolee. The mother works at home, so she'll be around every once in a while. She also travels for her job, and when she travels, I'll be joining her with Onnolee. So I'm really excited for that!
I'm excited to see how this works out. It's 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, and the occasional weekends. I've worked longer than that before for the same pay, so it's just fine for me.
Life is good, and I've been greatly blessed to have a wonderful home to live in, a good job, and a wonderful fiance. Thank you for all your support, I appreciate it!
Funny thing is, I promised myself, that after eight years of nannying, I would never nanny again. Except for my two darlings, Kennedy and Cooper, and my great friends Leah and Lucy. But other than those two families, never again.
Why?
Because, my last two nanny positions were a complete disaster! You all know my story about Switzerland, and then the last nanny position, the kids were really difficult to work with. So I've been having a bit of anxiety applying for nannying jobs, worrying whether I'll get along with the parents and the children, and so on.
But, I have a GREAT feeling about this job. I've been praying for a job where I'd get along with the parents and be happy in my work. I feel like nannying is what I'm best at, and I guess I'm just going to go along with the 9th year of being a caretaker.
I'll be taking care of a 10 month old baby girl. Her name is Onnolee. Quite the unique name. She is probably one of the most beautiful babies I've ever seen in my life! Blonde hair, brilliant blue eyes, and a beautiful smile. She's quite shy to other people, and apparently cries when she meets someone new. But, when I met her for the first time, she seemed really happy to meet me. The mother said she was really surprised that she wasn't freaking out. I think it pleased her that the baby seemed to like me right off the bat. Onnolee seems pretty easy to take care of. However, she has kind of a separation anxiety when her mother leaves the room. She'll cry and cry and cry. I witnessed it when her mom said, "I'm going to leave the room so you can see what she does." The mom left the room and Onnolee freaked out. I can tell it's going to be a hard first few weeks until Onnolee gets used to me and becomes more comfortable when her mother leaves. But, that's how it usually is with any kid or kids, in my experience. So I am expecting it to take a while, but I know it'll all work out in a couple or so weeks.
I'll be earning some good money (for a 21 year old nanny). It'll be enough to get me by comfortably. My responsibilities include doing laundry, housekeeping, cooking, running errands, and of course, caring for Onnolee. The mother works at home, so she'll be around every once in a while. She also travels for her job, and when she travels, I'll be joining her with Onnolee. So I'm really excited for that!
I'm excited to see how this works out. It's 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, and the occasional weekends. I've worked longer than that before for the same pay, so it's just fine for me.
Life is good, and I've been greatly blessed to have a wonderful home to live in, a good job, and a wonderful fiance. Thank you for all your support, I appreciate it!
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