Oh hey there! It's me. I wanted to wear this blue and white tank top because I want it to be summer. Unfortunately, it's 35 degrees out. So I have to wear a sweater. My options for sweaters are neutrals, lime green, or red. I picked the red because it's clean. I feel like a real American in this outfit. I'm planning on going to caribou today, because it's pay day, and that will make up for the 5$ drink. Right? Also I spent a good hour last night mending all of the chewed up undies I had piled up from George. I deserve the coffee. Right? Anyway, I hope that when I'm in Caribou people don't assume I'm wearing the American flag because I'm a proud citizen today. Hopefully now that gay marriage passed MN can focus on a real issue.
Nanny Diaries-
I'm trying to find a new nanny family because I'm moving. It is REALLY hard. Usually I have tons of interviews and get to be picky. But now I've heightened my standards in my families because I have been spoiled by my current families. I'm thinking 1 baby maximum and no on the side night babysitting and a fantastic paycheck. But... people do not want to pay for child care. Some lady offered me 50 dollars/day because she knew I would just love her son and it would be worth it. Ummm.. WHAT?! Another person was at 8 dollars/hr. And I was like, do you know minimum wage is going up to 10 dollars an hour? I could work at McDonalds (my most favorite place) and NOT have to deal with your snotty child and get free burgers. I am not a babysitter. I am an educator. I am a daytime nanny. I am not putting your kid to bed and watching t.v. and raiding your fridge. I am, quite frankly, replacing YOU, mommy. I have a degree in this. I know what I'm doing. Good grief. Frustrated. I have even broadened my search to look at jobs at the YMCA with the kiddy area and even applied at a home daycare as a helper. She said she'd like to get back to me this fall. Sure lady, I'll just wait 4 months and see what you think about me then. UGHHHHH. Everyone wants babies. Nobody wants to pay for them. Just because they have to do it for free they don't understand that this is my whole income. I have to get paid. Kind of like a prostitute. I do what you do for free, but get paid for it. And people don't like that. Except my current nanny families who genuinely appreciate my help. These pregnant women with no kids are the worst. They don't quite "get it" yet. They are excited to be a "mom" and leave their baby with a nanny all day and only have to put it to bed and then want me to babysit on the weekends so they can have a "break". DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE A PARENT? Gah.
Alright. Done ranting. Gotta go hang out with my besties! It's going to be a great day! It's Friday!
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