Second Semester: Initiated
4.0 GPA: Achieved
My course load will be a little more difficult this go-round, but as long as I stay motivated I know I'll do just as well as I did last semester. I'm nervous about my financial aid for the Fall though, I made about six thousand more than I did last year, so I don't know that I'll be eligible for receiving aid this time.. My fingers will be crossed, because a) I'm cheap and like free government money, and b) I don't have any savings so paying for school would be difficult. Can I just fast-forward to having my degree??
Also need to start looking for summer employment, my after-school nanny job won't be continuing over the summer (though it will continue for a month after school lets out which actually sucks considering it's 30 miles away and I won't need to be in that area daily like I am now for college) so I'm not really sure of the best course of action. I may do a live-in situation for the summer for the right price, but ideally I'd like to get some kind of retail gig. Guess we'll see!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sunday, December 19, 2010
it's started!
I will be finishing my first semester in college this afternoon, and it feels amazing. I have really enjoyed classes so far, and I feel that it will only get better. I am confident now in the benefit of my waiting to go back to school, because I look around at the kids fresh out of highschool and see their lack of drive and dedication, and I know that I would have probably been the same way, had I not lived a bit of life first. I know for a fact that is the only way for me (beyond some fateful rocket ride to fame that no one, much less me, can count on) to be financially successful and fulfilled is to get a degree. I see my mother living paycheck to paycheck at 52 years old, and I know that I will not let myself be that person. I have to take strides to secure my future, and they need to be purposeful ones.
I plan on getting my bachelors degree in Social Work, and then my MSW, and finally getting AASECT certified as a Sex Therapist. Big plans all start the same way: with baby steps. I may be just a community college student working part-time as a nanny right now, but one day I'll have my own corner office and make six figures from talking about sex.
Dreaming had finally been replaced by doing. Love it.
I plan on getting my bachelors degree in Social Work, and then my MSW, and finally getting AASECT certified as a Sex Therapist. Big plans all start the same way: with baby steps. I may be just a community college student working part-time as a nanny right now, but one day I'll have my own corner office and make six figures from talking about sex.
Dreaming had finally been replaced by doing. Love it.
Monday, June 7, 2010
eight weeks before i move home!
super stoked.
i've started on a diet and excercise plan to try and lose a few before i go back.. i'm not banking on dropping any jaws, but just fitting into my clothes a little better would be lovely! have been at it for about a week and a half now and have lost a little more than five pounds, so obviously i'm doing something right! really there's no reason to not do it, with this gig i have a free membership to the YMCA and all of my food is bought for me, so i'd honestly be nuts to NOT do something.
the girl's father asked me tonight if i was more excited or scared to go back to school (i haven't taken anything even resembling a college class since graduating highschool in '06) and honestly it's all excitement! especially since it will be community college the first two years and i mean.. not to be a bitch, but virtually ANYONE can take those level courses and survive. the only really worrisome thing will be writing papers, because i somehow avoided writing them in most any capacity throughout my public school career, so this should be interesting. perhaps should go to the library and see if any books are out there to help me prepare. speaking of books, i have a lot of erotica that i apparently need to read, like venus in furs and torture garden and ghosts of sodom. gotta love a nanny who is a porn fanatic.
super stoked.
i've started on a diet and excercise plan to try and lose a few before i go back.. i'm not banking on dropping any jaws, but just fitting into my clothes a little better would be lovely! have been at it for about a week and a half now and have lost a little more than five pounds, so obviously i'm doing something right! really there's no reason to not do it, with this gig i have a free membership to the YMCA and all of my food is bought for me, so i'd honestly be nuts to NOT do something.
the girl's father asked me tonight if i was more excited or scared to go back to school (i haven't taken anything even resembling a college class since graduating highschool in '06) and honestly it's all excitement! especially since it will be community college the first two years and i mean.. not to be a bitch, but virtually ANYONE can take those level courses and survive. the only really worrisome thing will be writing papers, because i somehow avoided writing them in most any capacity throughout my public school career, so this should be interesting. perhaps should go to the library and see if any books are out there to help me prepare. speaking of books, i have a lot of erotica that i apparently need to read, like venus in furs and torture garden and ghosts of sodom. gotta love a nanny who is a porn fanatic.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
oh boy, totally just remembered i had this thing!
have since finished out the job in northern VA, went home, worked retail for a little while and am now working as a nanny again in virginia (hampton roads area this time) as a nanny for another set of twins, girls this time. very much enjoy my position here, i make great money and my bosses are fabulous, but at the end of july i'll be moving back to north carolina to go to college! very exciting for me.
it's amazing how different families are in their attitudes and their routines, makes me wonder what my own will be like, if i ever choose to have one. working with children so intimately, even with a great family like this, has really pushed me to question if i want to bring any of my own into the world. life is so short in the scheme of things, and i think i might just want to live it for me and do exactly what i want to do with it and not have to worry about fitting in more human beings. also considering how the environment is going into the toilet and overpopulation becoming an issue, i actually think it's a little irresponsible to have kids, ESPECIALLY more than one, so.. we'll see. perhaps i'll meet the man of my dreams and want nothing more than to create life with him, but i sorta doubt it. only time will tell!
have since finished out the job in northern VA, went home, worked retail for a little while and am now working as a nanny again in virginia (hampton roads area this time) as a nanny for another set of twins, girls this time. very much enjoy my position here, i make great money and my bosses are fabulous, but at the end of july i'll be moving back to north carolina to go to college! very exciting for me.
it's amazing how different families are in their attitudes and their routines, makes me wonder what my own will be like, if i ever choose to have one. working with children so intimately, even with a great family like this, has really pushed me to question if i want to bring any of my own into the world. life is so short in the scheme of things, and i think i might just want to live it for me and do exactly what i want to do with it and not have to worry about fitting in more human beings. also considering how the environment is going into the toilet and overpopulation becoming an issue, i actually think it's a little irresponsible to have kids, ESPECIALLY more than one, so.. we'll see. perhaps i'll meet the man of my dreams and want nothing more than to create life with him, but i sorta doubt it. only time will tell!
Friday, October 10, 2008
took the kids to the park today for a picnic since their school is doing a long fall break weekend- it was absolutely crawling with kids and their caretakers. freaks me out to know that in all likelihood, one day that's going to be my life, not just my job. that more than anything tells me i'm not ready for motherhood haha. i think one of the girls was a nanny too, because she was thin and young with three kids under her care, one too small to even be out of its carrier, and she had no rings on her left hand. i wanted to ask her, but she was blonde with big sunglasses, and those kinds of women always intimidate me. guess it's a little bit of highschool lingering with me haha.
E (the girl twin i watch) is so fussy about getting messy. it's okay for her to get dirty, but if she can't get washed off when she wants to, watch out. she played in the stream and her feet were filthy, but she had to put her shoes back on to go play in the mulch, and she almost was in tears because she wanted to wash them off before she did but there was nowhere to do so. J (the boy) cried before we even left for the park because he couldn't find his pirate eyepatch to bring with him. it's funny how intensely upset kids get over the smallest things. thank goodness most people grow out of that.. though i do have some friends whose inner four-year-old comes out entirely too much, as i'm sure we all do!
i'm still having trouble meeting people here. i've been trying to use the internet, but most of the people are like 40+ minutes away, which is just a pain in the butt. plus their mom is uncomfortable with my meeting people offline (ah, the generation gap) so i'm trying to limit it. i've been here almost two months though, i'm ready to have some kinda friend base here. i've only met one guy more than once and we kinda had a thing going for a while, but i haven't heard from him in a few days and i have a feeling he's seeing someone else. ah well, what can you do.
well, snacktime calls.
later days.
E (the girl twin i watch) is so fussy about getting messy. it's okay for her to get dirty, but if she can't get washed off when she wants to, watch out. she played in the stream and her feet were filthy, but she had to put her shoes back on to go play in the mulch, and she almost was in tears because she wanted to wash them off before she did but there was nowhere to do so. J (the boy) cried before we even left for the park because he couldn't find his pirate eyepatch to bring with him. it's funny how intensely upset kids get over the smallest things. thank goodness most people grow out of that.. though i do have some friends whose inner four-year-old comes out entirely too much, as i'm sure we all do!
i'm still having trouble meeting people here. i've been trying to use the internet, but most of the people are like 40+ minutes away, which is just a pain in the butt. plus their mom is uncomfortable with my meeting people offline (ah, the generation gap) so i'm trying to limit it. i've been here almost two months though, i'm ready to have some kinda friend base here. i've only met one guy more than once and we kinda had a thing going for a while, but i haven't heard from him in a few days and i have a feeling he's seeing someone else. ah well, what can you do.
well, snacktime calls.
later days.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
So..
In an effort to help myself chronicle my experiences as a nanny as well as to inform anyone else who might be so inclined to bouts of random curiosity, I decided to create this blog.
I'm a twenty year old nanny working in the DC area on my first gig, trying to decide where to go from here- to college, to another entry-level "normal" job, or onward to another family who wants a secondary parent. When I first started here, it didn't seem like something I would ever wanted to do again, and I regretted my decision to leave everything and everyone I knew to live my life almost wholly with and for another family, but as time as gone by (I've been here almost two months) I've grown to like it. It may just be my ability to adapt to most any situation pretty quickly after a routine is established, but I don't think I'd mind doing this again, after I finish out my time here and take a summer off.
It's difficult to find a good balance between your personal discipline style and that of their parents, and to be working (albeit at different intensity levels) pretty constantly, but it's satisfying to see your relationship with both the children and your employers grow. And your bank account, haha. I haven't taken a position with a really well-off family so my wages aren't as amazing as they could be, but my bills are few, along with opportunities to spend, so it's working out nicely for me.
I'm a twenty year old nanny working in the DC area on my first gig, trying to decide where to go from here- to college, to another entry-level "normal" job, or onward to another family who wants a secondary parent. When I first started here, it didn't seem like something I would ever wanted to do again, and I regretted my decision to leave everything and everyone I knew to live my life almost wholly with and for another family, but as time as gone by (I've been here almost two months) I've grown to like it. It may just be my ability to adapt to most any situation pretty quickly after a routine is established, but I don't think I'd mind doing this again, after I finish out my time here and take a summer off.
It's difficult to find a good balance between your personal discipline style and that of their parents, and to be working (albeit at different intensity levels) pretty constantly, but it's satisfying to see your relationship with both the children and your employers grow. And your bank account, haha. I haven't taken a position with a really well-off family so my wages aren't as amazing as they could be, but my bills are few, along with opportunities to spend, so it's working out nicely for me.
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