Being a nanny has its ups and its downs, under the Good things I have the unreplacable satisfaction that I am changing someone's life for good and hopefully for the better, there is never a dull moment when taking care of three boys, and I am almighty as far as they are concerned. but with every pro comes a con and that is what I am going to write about today. From a birds eye veiw, I am a mom. I carry around a diaper bag stuffed ful of every item imaginable, I smell like babies, I have low patence, my hair is always messed up, and the backseat of my car is jam packed with carseats. I know every word to every Thomas the Tank Engine songs and know all the names of the characters from seasame street. I have aquired senses that I didnt have before this job.. I KNOW when someone is doing something they arent supposed to and I can reconize other "parents" even without their children. I AM SUPER NANNY! Seriously, I am only 19. I have all this crap that I carry around with me constantly and I am still just a teenager and whats worse every available guy is looking at me as "off limits" because I am so obviously a mom. How do I meet a single guy while buying baby food, or being shofer to Big Bird. Its almost impossible. Even when I am off work I am never off work, my car always has car seats, I am always planning projects and buying kid things. Its a single girl's worst nightmare for a job... I have been saddled with all of the "taken" or " Used" signs when in reality I am as baggage free as someone's whose luggage went to mexico while they went to Italy. I know I need to stop it with the metaphores... but they are so helpful! Anyways, I was thinking of getting a bumpersticker that says " Nanny on board" or something cheesy like that. But then no one would want to talk to me because I am cheesy. Its a lose, lose situation.
And for the record I love my job way to much to quit so its completely out of the question.
~* Nanny Of the Year*~
Lily