I am so relieved that this week is over. This was the week that I was going to quit my job. The crazy thing is that I wasn't even planning on quitting until a week earlier when an amazing job was dropped in my lap. I was never thrilled about my current job, not much money, not too many hours, oh yeah, and remember, they were expecting twins. But, at the time a job was a job, and I felt good about making a little extra money. Well, then I get an email out of the blue from a family who would just love to talk to me because they think I would be the perfect nanny for them, so I called. She seemed very nice and only has one baby {I even asked her if she was pregnant when we met, I tend to find all the jobs that will get harder in about 9 months} We went to their house to see if it would work out. She was SO nice, and didn't seem to mind my crazy little man jumping and climbing on EVERYTHING. So we talked over what I would be payed and I took the job. I start in two weeks. This was the exciting part, the not so exciting part? Quitting my old job. But it was made much easier when one of the ladies I work for was mad at me for putting her daughter down for her nap with her hair bow and soft little play shoes on. I honestly didn't think anything of it, the shoes were more like socks, and the little hair bow sure wasn't going to hurt her.... but I guess she wasn't exactly mad, or maybe she was she said "It was strange that she had a nap with her shoes and a bow" this was in a text message, so the way I read it, she was being a bit**, I sent her a message saying I was sorry and that I didn't think it was a problem since the shoes were so lightweight and told her I didn't even think of the bow. She responded with "It was just strange" Okay, well sorry that you think I am strange. She could've said "next time can you please take off her play shoes and her bow before a nap" but she went with "strange" well, I think she is strange, especially for a soon to be psychologist, you would think she would have a better way of expressing herself. Looking back, I normally would've taken off the shoes, and really don't know why I didn't. Probably because they have a crazy long nap time routine for her, so by the time I lied her down it just slipped my mind. I think it is silly for me to have to feel bad about something like that, and I realized I was defiantly making the right choice. If they are going to be mad at me for little things like that {I'm not perfect, and don't claim to be, I might forget things occasionally}then I don't want to be working for them. This also makes me REALLY hope that I got the right impression of the couple I am about to work for, I hope they are as nice and laid back as they seemed so I can finally keep a job longer than a year. I have decided that this weekend will be dedicated to celebrating my new job. We will be camping {yes I said camping, and yes I have an 18 month old} I know we will have fun, mainly because my best friend will be there, and we always have fun.{even when we are at a restaurant with horrible service and it is raining outside at the petting zoo.} We have planned some pretty impressive meals for camping, and of course we got some pretty impressive deals on a lot of our camping food. Although, when you need or want very specific items you sometimes just have to splurge, but with all the money we save with our coupons we deserve some steaks and vodka :) I hope that this weekend is great, and that my son has fun, and lets us have fun too. If he has a good time, we might even plan some more camping trips this summer, if he doesn't like it....well we might stay away from camping for awhile.
Kelly Callahan
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