The wonderful thing about jobs is that jobs are a wonderful thing!

I have a job!

I am a nanny for an amazing Christian family that lives fairly close to me.  The mom is staying home as well.  Wouldn't you, if you had a 7 year old, a 6 year old, a 17 month old and (surprise!) 5 month old twins?

I've had a few days of work and love it.  The kids are playful and polite.  The babies are super cute.  The parents are solid people with good values and are organized.  These are all great things in a work environment. 

Am I teaching?  Well, yes, in the sense that every day you're alive is a lesson.  And yes, in that these kids are homeschooled and I'm helping out with that.  And yes, these kids take music lessons and I will assist there as well.   

But in the sense of I'll be salaried to work 40 hours a week and see hundreds of kids each day and will actually put in a lot more time and be stressed out as well: no. 

(Are there some teachers out there who actually only put in 40 hours a week or don't ever get stressed by your job?  Who are you and what is your secret?)   

It has been a quite the journey to arrive at a place where I am okay with this kind of set-up in my life right now, saying a temporary farwell to a music classroom.  But where I encountered closed door after slammed-shut door trying to get into the schools in this area, I found doors swinging opening with me barely tapping on them as I started pursuing and being pursued by this family.  I feel confident that I will be satisfied with my job.  Additionally, I will be full time and creating relationships and swamping recipes with a good cook.  Most importantly, though, I will be working, which is wonderful in itself.  I have enjoyed slower days in our apartment (mostly) and being home when Ryan is home and baking bread even more often than normal and all that... but working is healthy for so many reasons and on so many levels.  I am looking forward to being more involved with my work and trying something new. 

I have a job!