Nanny Life, When Magic Strikes The House

There's a certain magic that rains over the house when life gives you the gift of naps, especially long, and beautiful naps. Mothers, nannies, and just about anyone who deals with young children for long periods of time understand this. It's so beautiful, it almost makes you believe in fairies. You find yourself tiptoeing through the house, afraid that the spell might break.

That magic was on this house today. And I am quite sure I noticed some pixie-dust on the floor as I tiptoed by the Toddler's room. Ssshhh... Don't let the spell break.

CG

Nanny Life, Hours to kill and Crayon Thoughts

Both Toddler and Baby are asleep. And it's only 1:20. Muhahaha. Quiet alone time all by myself. Got my Bible, my journal, and the 12 books I started and haven't finished yet. And at least (God willing) for 3, if not 4 beautiful hours. Oh, life is sweet.

Random thought, how long is the life of a crayon? If not used, could a crayon last forever? But a crayon not used is a waste of life, that crayon was made to achieve dreams and goals of children and adults alike.  We want crayons to live full lives, not necessarily a long life, but definitely  full life, full of adventure and imagination and... colours.

Being a crayon must be great, you get colourful and cool, and help along a person's imagination, "help colour their world" so to speak. And when you break, there's two of you!

It would be so interesting to be a crayon. #CrayonLife

So... what was I doing before? Oh yeah, 12 books, freedom, and kissing and cuddling Baby who decided to join me halfway through this post because she's not really tired, even though she is.

TTFN

CG

An Update on Life

It's been 5 weeks since I moved in with my brother and his family and 2 weeks since I started nannying. And it's been good! Amazing, really. I've already learned so much more about myself, my God, and how to deal with different circumstances better. God is SO faithful to me!

I get lonely sometimes, but really JUST moved here, so I really can't complain, I also have chosen not to go to different gatherings (I know, it was bad) where I might have been able to meet other amazing people. BUT! My Brother and Sister-in-law are having a party, and as I live with them, there's really no getting out of it. I also am going to try out a new church on Sunday and I'm super pumped, it looks like I might actually like it, which would be nice, and save me a lot of hassle.

I love my job (obviously) I mean really, read any of my Nanny Life posts and you'll see why, it's the best!

My Brother and Sister-in-law have been so amazing and understanding about the different struggles I've had and helping me to find solutions to problems, life, ect. They're the best and I am so glad I get to experience this  next part of my life with them!

My room is finally coming together (and by that I mean I finally got bored of all the boxes) so that's fun! I'm finally starting to enjoy being in it! Yay me!

God is so good! And that's all.

CG

Nanny Life, The Dumbest Decision I Ever Made + Nap Time

So, I guess this isn't the worst decision I've ever made, not even when nannying, but it IS pretty stupid, but keep in mind, I hadn't had coffee yet.

So I'm playing Legos with Toddler, (yay Legos) and finishing my breakfast of oatmeal (yay breakfast) while Baby, is napping (yay naps) and we're all having a grand old time, I mean, really, outside of not having coffee, life is great!

So as I said, we're playing when I hear Baby crying, so I get up, and start taking care of her, when I see this is going to take a lot longer than I thought, I go and put up the gate so he (Toddler) can't reck havoc in his Dad's office (one of his favorite things), and of course I feel genius for having the foresight to do this (I have forgotten many a time), and get back to putting Baby back to bed, well, not only did it take longer than I thought it would, I FELL ASLEEP TOO.

I wake up to the sound of Toddler yelling "I need to get oooouuuttt! I need to get ooouuutt! Do you want your oameaw? I need to get ooouuutt! Oameaw? Do you want your oameaw?!" It takes me a minute to figure out what Toddler is saying and then "crap! I left my oatmeal!" But I'm still cuddled up with Baby! Must. Leave. Warm. Cuddly Baby. Must move arm out from under her head. I'm free! Maybe he (Toddler) won't have done anything yet! Really though, who am I kidding?

I get there and... "Oh no."... Okay, so it really wasn't that bad, but I didn't that, you see he had MOVED my bowl from one side of the room to the other, anything could've happened. Luckily, (more like proof my Jesus loves me) it was only on him, his chair (easily wipeable) and.. The floor?! The wonderfully carpeted floor.... Somehow, I'm not quite sure how, I managed to get it all off the floor relatively easily.

And there ends the story of one of the dumbest things I've ever done.


Toddlers' are something else. They remind me of this everyday.

Nap time

I laid him (Toddler) down on his bed and told him it was nap time, not to get up, and sang to him for a bit, he seemed tired, so I left. Come back, he's playing with his Legos, put him back in his bed and tell him if he gets out of bed again, we won't be able to play cars, he says okay, still looking tired, and I go. Come back, he's not playing Legos, now he's sprawled across the floor re-enacting a book with his little toy people, put him back in bed, and as I do so, he looks at me with those huge beautiful eyes and says "play games after I go sleep and wake up?"
"Maybe," I say "as long as you don't get up again."
And you'll never guess what he did after I left... He got up... Again.

But this time, he thought he was sneaky, this time, he was sprawled across the floor with his feet (toes, really) on the bed, and when he saw me he says (quite cheerfully) "I'm on the bed!" 'Sigh' I give up. It's not worth it. But it is a bummer this kid's not gonna get to play all the fun games I had in store for him.

And this was my day. How was yours?

CG

The Makeup Challenge

My friend and I decided to challenge each not to wear makeup for 2 weeks, as a way to remind ourselves of our own beauty. If one chose not to follow the challenge, they would have to run a full mile. I hardly wear makeup, so I obviously thought it was going to be a piece of cake.

It wasn't, but not for the reason you would think, I didn't feel ugly or stupid (though it might have been nice to cover up that huge zit that popped up day 2). It was hard because when I made a mistake in other parts of my life, I wanted a way to hide and get my confidence back, or when I met new people, I wanted a way to cover up what I was really feeling and be my usual happy and upbeat self.

You see, I felt ashamed of myself for making mistakes, I always want to be perfectly perfect in every way, all the time, everyday, and when I can't, I'm embarrassed.

 And feeling shy and sad is not me (ask anyone of my friends) not being happy, outgoing me just does not feel okay. But you see, I couldn't hide any of that, it felt like it was just out there, for all the world to see, and that's humbling. And I don't really like things that are humbling, who does?

So what have I learned from this?

First, I relearned a painful lesson that I can't just run away, hide or cover up things when they're painful, I have to turn and face them or they will always have the better of me.

Second, it's okay to make mistakes, and it's okay to feel, even when it's unpleasant feelings like sadness (Inside Out anyone?) because I'm human and sadly all humans make mistakes and all humans feel sad sometimes, and those feelings and experiences are what shape us to be our great, beautiful, and amazing selves.

So guess I did learn to see myself as more beautiful, learn to accept myself a little more, just not at all in the way I'd planned. Never the less, I've never been so excited to wear makeup. Ever!

CG

Nanny Life, Nap Time

Let me tell you a story,

Once there was a nanny, this nanny was a clumsy nanny, and sometimes she had a hard time, but she managed. So one day this nanny was just enjoying nap time when the baby got hungry, which woke up the baby from this beautiful nap time, so nanny, in haste to pick up and comfort the said baby drops her phone (which has quite the case on it) onto the wood floor which awakens the the toddler, the nanny then is headed to the kitchen to whip up some milk for the hungry baby, trips over a bag, and narrowly misses the wall, and nearly trips over her own feet. When nanny gets to the kitchen she then spills hot water all over the counter and floor, and  by this time, the baby is really crying and  the toddler is wide awake and is rather frustrated to be trapped in said napping room. Somehow, though no one is quite sure how, the nanny manages to feed the baby and let the toddler out. Nanny saves the day. But, sadly, no more nap, that's okay though, because it's just one more hour before Mom and Dad come home! Joy and gladness! This can be done.... But what to do for an hour?