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[aprilstarchild]

I'm thinking of looking into nannying (which is what 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.

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[ourglasslake.livejournal.com]

Yeah, pretty much. I'm just chatting (aka procrastinating), and after this conversation last night I just wanted to know what you thought about history as a subject because I'm not sure we've ever talked about it. :-)

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

I'm not really sure....I mean, saying "oh, History is the study of past events" is sorta accurate, but I know that's not everything. How people lived? What they did? Hm.

[ourglasslake.livejournal.com]

I'm just curious because of how you were dividing out the "history of ideas" as a separate topic, though that's a huge part of history as a whole. I'm reading an (unfortunately rather dull) article about Japanese colonialism right now, and it's all about ideas of racial superiority, the rights and responsibilities of "modern" nations, etc.

I love talking about history because so many people think it's either wars and battles or names and dates. I love it because it's so alive, and there's so much rich debate, and it's like this whole other world behind what we're presented with as the linear "story of the past" (which doesn't exist anyway).

I've just been e-talkative lately I guess, and I know you're online, so...:-)

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

Our connection's been super-wonky today though, so if I repeat myself or look like I've abandoned the conversation, I haven't.