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Feb. 27th, 2007 02:26 pmI'm thinking of looking into nannying (which is what ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jenhowell and ourglasslake do) after all. I poked around the nanny listings on craigslist, and many of the jobs are super-flexible (yay for school!) and pay $10 to $12 per hour. No benefits, though.
My two biggest worries in terms of that kind of work:
1. It's been ages since I baby-sat regularly, or was around small children all the time. As in, like, a decade--I stopped babysitting right after high school. So I'm not used to children anymore. I haven't even been around Boo that much, really.
2. What if I suck at it? I don't have the highest level of patience in the whole world. Can I really keep a kid or two entertained and/or out of trouble for hours on end every day?
I've had it pointed out to me that I plan on having my own kids, so why not nanny? And it's like--if they're mine, I don't have to care as much if the house turns into a mess, or if I have an "off" day now and then. And, in theory, I'm not doing it alone, either.
jenhowell said she'd help me write a bit for a nannying ad on Craigslist if I wanted.
I've applied for a cell phone call center today, and I have to get to the library to print out Central City Concern's application to bring to my interview Friday (the same day my period's due--yikes!). I hope I get that job. I thought I was done with medrecs, but I think it might be an awesome environment to work in!
One of my holds came in, too. I'm hoping it's the Globetrekker DVD about Iceland. I'm waiting for Jarrod to get home from his visit with his mentor, because the weather's nasty and I'm hoping he'll drive me! Maybe I'll get a book on child care while I'm at it.
I wish PSU had a major in Political History.
jenhowell and ourglasslake do) after all. I poked around the nanny listings on craigslist, and many of the jobs are super-flexible (yay for school!) and pay $10 to $12 per hour. No benefits, though.My two biggest worries in terms of that kind of work:
1. It's been ages since I baby-sat regularly, or was around small children all the time. As in, like, a decade--I stopped babysitting right after high school. So I'm not used to children anymore. I haven't even been around Boo that much, really.
2. What if I suck at it? I don't have the highest level of patience in the whole world. Can I really keep a kid or two entertained and/or out of trouble for hours on end every day?
I've had it pointed out to me that I plan on having my own kids, so why not nanny? And it's like--if they're mine, I don't have to care as much if the house turns into a mess, or if I have an "off" day now and then. And, in theory, I'm not doing it alone, either.
jenhowell said she'd help me write a bit for a nannying ad on Craigslist if I wanted. I've applied for a cell phone call center today, and I have to get to the library to print out Central City Concern's application to bring to my interview Friday (the same day my period's due--yikes!). I hope I get that job. I thought I was done with medrecs, but I think it might be an awesome environment to work in!
One of my holds came in, too. I'm hoping it's the Globetrekker DVD about Iceland. I'm waiting for Jarrod to get home from his visit with his mentor, because the weather's nasty and I'm hoping he'll drive me! Maybe I'll get a book on child care while I'm at it.
I wish PSU had a major in Political History.
