Not Quite Mary Poppins

 

 I've said before, that back in my twenties, I was a real nanny.  I even went to school at a real nanny school.  And that I was applying again to the nanny temp agency, which the school also runs.  When I first applied, I was told that I needed more recent experience with kids.

Huh?

My own kids don't count as experience.  Can I actually be trusted with other peoples kids? 

Well, I no longer look like a sleek, clothes-mad, big haired Nanny.  And I do tend to wear the same outfit over and over, have a few frazzled hairs, a growing mole or five, and stress lines about my face from raising, and homeschooling my own kids...

 Anyway, since February, I have been acquiring more experience and now have the references to prove it. But there's been some upheaval at the agency, (a long awaited overdue grand-baby) and I haven't had  my final interview yet. 

I did take a course to prepare me for a "Newborn Care Specialist" Certificate.  Which I'll get, and then I can add some letters after my name.  I might also go for my "Sleep Trainer" Certificate.  Yep.  They have nannies that people PAY real MONEY to train parents and children how to sleep. 

I need a little refresher or two to feel comfortable calling myself certified.  After all, I can only remember the name of two butt rashes, and a handful of common infant and toddler illnesses.

And, I'm also on a waiting list to take Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate Program.  I think that a CNA is more practical than and Early Childhood Education Certificate when on the hunt for a job. 

I've been so busy lately.  And I don't quite like busy.  There's never time for doing nothing, when your busy.  And doing nothing is quite my favorite thing.

But, I am feeling a push to get out of my comfort zone, to go back to school, go back to work, to do something outside my home. It's part practical, and part Spritual.  Yes, I've discussed the matter with my Life Coach.  You know, Jesus.

I've been gone a lot from the kids, but their Dad is here to take up the slack, and he is so very good with them.  He is a teacher at heart, even if it isn't in a classroom.  In fact, his favorite thing, if you can imagine, is to teach and spend time with his kids.  So, if he can't find that great job over the rainbow with the pot full of family benefits, maybe I can.