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October 14, 2019

Why should parents hire a nanny to care for their children?

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I feel like it’s so easy to be active with kids. Less easy on my own. Anyone else feel the same way? Nannying is good for our health!

Back at a cafe with a visit to an old favourite playground. Thanks for sharing your delightful kiddo for the morning, Bec!

I have to have hope that things will improve and that my favourite hobbies of travel (and planning travel) and concerts will return to my world!! It’s pretty amazing to see what we’ve all been through and how we’ve managed to deal with it. Recognising that makes it possible to see how we can come out the other side. I’m so hopeful that people will be encouraged to care better for one another after dealing with such impactful collective experiences.

I recognise the massive privilege and luck (also the large amount of fear, and sacrifice of my normal) that have allowed me to feel mostly safe over the past few years. I’m so relieved that my loved ones have also remained relatively well! This time next week I will have received my booster, which I am so, so excited about!! Can’t wait to feel really safe while getting back to doing more things that I love.

Spending so much time alone for almost 2 years has made me really appreciate connections with people. I love my me time - living alone is usually awesome and solo travel is my jam! - but it’s so important to me to balance that with time around people. Working with children has always been a great way for me to do that. It’s also amazing to know so many people (even though most are far away) who bring joy to me through text messages/calls out of the blue, a feeling of comfort when we’re together, and daily interactions through the wonder of social media.

Though I discourage a lot of screen time with children, and encourage them to be more in the moment without technology, I must confess I don’t practise what I preach… I’ve been ruined by the number of wonderful entertainment (distractions) we have at our disposal these days!

For someone who has worked as a nanny (and mostly “only a nanny”) for over 20 years, it was such a rare stroke of good fortune to be invited by Lauren @nanager_ to do some work from home in March 2020. It began with a few nanny interviews, blog writing, and content editing - all things I’m very comfortable with. Then it slowly grew, expanding to me having the opportunity to learn completely different skills. It’s honestly saved me during this time. I’m excited to be able to add kids back into my life in 2022 but I’m also looking forward to continuing on this unexpected new path. It’s nothing I ever imagined, but at the same time it makes perfect sense - I’ve always been passionate about supporting nannies and families!

It just makes me so happy! Although I’ve always loved iced coffee/coffee (since I was a pre-teen!), I have never had a daily coffee habit until 2020. My Disney X Starbucks tumblers are my very favourite souvenirs. Not only are they adorable and spark wonderful memories - they’re practical, which I love!

Babysitting - where multilingual little artists, who’ve never met me before, thank me profusely for their delicious dinner (store-bought gnocchi and pesto) and make me a medal for being “the best cook ever”. Soooo close to feeling safe enough to get back to kids!!

One of the perks of temp nanny life is that you have familiarity with so many parks across the city!

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