First things first I have a different job. It has been wonderful! I started this job at the end of August. Changing jobs was kinda crazy! In the beginning of August a friend some church asked me if I would be interested in babysitting the kids she babysits since she was going off to school. At first I said no because I already had a job. The more I thought about it the more I felt like it was a good decision to take the opportunity. Well I ended up meeting with this family and immediately fell in love! Walking into this house was seriously a breath of fresh air! At my old job I was starting to feel very taken advantage of. The lady I was working for really wanted me to be her. It was very frustrating. I felt like no matter what I did it would never be good enough for her. It was very discouraging and making think I wasn't a very good person. Even the 7 year old would say things that would make me feel bad. I wasn't able to play with him as I (or he) would have liked because she had me doing so much housework. I seriously felt so overwhelmed all the time. It was not a good place to be in but I was used to it and thought that this was what I was stuck with. It has been amazing coming back to this new job because i feel appreciated. That sounds selfish but it makes me want to come back. I am now working for 3 different families and I love it! I only work for each family a couple hours a day. My days are much shorter and I'm not feeling so overwhelmed. I feel like I can be a person again and have time to focus on what I need not what they need. That sounds really selfish when I wrote it but I feel like everyone needs a couple of minutes in a day to be selfish and focus on themselves. I have spent a lot of time reading the script useless and figuring out who I am and who The Lord is. It has been amazing! I didn't get to do that before! Anyways just thought I'd let you know how much I live my new job and what I was feeling. It's been a very nice change.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Change
It's been over six months since I've written anything on here. To be honest life has been pretty hard over the last couple of months and that saying from Bambi kept popping in the head, "If you can't say something once don't say anything at all." Or however it goes. I didn't necessarily have anything mean to say just negative and I didn't want to dump that on here. I try to be positive so I chose not to say anything. I'm far enough past the hard stuff (life is still hard though) to finally post something.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Update
It has been probably a little too long time since I have updated this....but to be honest my life is pretty much the same as it always been.
I am still a nanny for the same family and am still loving it for the most part. There were definitely some rough patches there but it's getting better again. S (7) has decided to like me again and is letting me play with again. VICTORY!!! We have had our moments but we seem to be making some progress. I can't remember the last time he actually got mad at me or vice versa. That is seriously a miracle! N (18 months) is still cute as can be. He has learned how to say "hi" and is constantly waving his hand and saying "hi". It's adorable. He also knows where his belly button, nose, and eyes are. We are working on ears. He hasn't quite gotten that one. He likes to give kisses, which completely make my day. Overall it is going a lot better than it was a couple of weeks ago. I find myself actually looking forward to going to work and miss the boys over the weekend. Weird.
I attend the singles ward in our stake where I am the first counselor in the Relief Society Presidency. I have been in the Relief Society Presidency for a year now and I love it! It is definitely a challenging calling and could probably do so much better but I try my best and have a lot of fun doing it.
I am still living at home and finally got my room completely redecorated! A year later...but that's beside the point. For my 20th birthday my mom and brother made me an amazing head board that I feel completes my room. I love it! It's so good to have it done! Maybe I'll post pictures of the finished product but probably not.
My sister, Charity, is expecting her first baby and can not be more excited! I can not wait for this little girl to come into this world in September! They got a really good deal for a 2 bedroom apartment in Turlock but it was kinda run down and needed a lot of updating. The land lord gave them $1500 to fix it up so every Saturday and sometimes Mondays I was there helping her get it all ready for moving day on March 30st. It looks so much better now than when I first walked into it. You can't even tell it was the same place!
One of my new years resolutions was to lose weight. I haven't lost much but it's interesting to look at the changes that I have made since January with out even realizing it. I just sorta decided one day that I no longer liked candy bars and haven't had one since January. I wasn't really even aware of it until a month later and realized it. Other candy and cookies and stuff is another story but I am working on it. About a month ago I made a discovery that I have my biggest appetite at lunch and not much of one at dinner (where I eat the most.) I have decided that I am going to eat a bigger lunch and a smaller dinner-especially since we eat dinner so late. I haven't really done it yet but I am making a goal this week to try it. I also really want to get a bike. I hate to exercise and can never find the time. But I love to go on bike rides. I've been thinking that since it's getting lighter at night that I want to go on a bike ride everyday after I get home from work. I'm hoping to get a bike today...but we'll see.
Anyways, I think that is it for the update....nothing to exciting happening in my life right now.
Oh! My best friend, Brooke, is getting married in July! I think this is ridiculous because there is no way we are old enough for this but I am so incredibly happy for her!
That's it...
I am still a nanny for the same family and am still loving it for the most part. There were definitely some rough patches there but it's getting better again. S (7) has decided to like me again and is letting me play with again. VICTORY!!! We have had our moments but we seem to be making some progress. I can't remember the last time he actually got mad at me or vice versa. That is seriously a miracle! N (18 months) is still cute as can be. He has learned how to say "hi" and is constantly waving his hand and saying "hi". It's adorable. He also knows where his belly button, nose, and eyes are. We are working on ears. He hasn't quite gotten that one. He likes to give kisses, which completely make my day. Overall it is going a lot better than it was a couple of weeks ago. I find myself actually looking forward to going to work and miss the boys over the weekend. Weird.
I attend the singles ward in our stake where I am the first counselor in the Relief Society Presidency. I have been in the Relief Society Presidency for a year now and I love it! It is definitely a challenging calling and could probably do so much better but I try my best and have a lot of fun doing it.
I am still living at home and finally got my room completely redecorated! A year later...but that's beside the point. For my 20th birthday my mom and brother made me an amazing head board that I feel completes my room. I love it! It's so good to have it done! Maybe I'll post pictures of the finished product but probably not.
My sister, Charity, is expecting her first baby and can not be more excited! I can not wait for this little girl to come into this world in September! They got a really good deal for a 2 bedroom apartment in Turlock but it was kinda run down and needed a lot of updating. The land lord gave them $1500 to fix it up so every Saturday and sometimes Mondays I was there helping her get it all ready for moving day on March 30st. It looks so much better now than when I first walked into it. You can't even tell it was the same place!
One of my new years resolutions was to lose weight. I haven't lost much but it's interesting to look at the changes that I have made since January with out even realizing it. I just sorta decided one day that I no longer liked candy bars and haven't had one since January. I wasn't really even aware of it until a month later and realized it. Other candy and cookies and stuff is another story but I am working on it. About a month ago I made a discovery that I have my biggest appetite at lunch and not much of one at dinner (where I eat the most.) I have decided that I am going to eat a bigger lunch and a smaller dinner-especially since we eat dinner so late. I haven't really done it yet but I am making a goal this week to try it. I also really want to get a bike. I hate to exercise and can never find the time. But I love to go on bike rides. I've been thinking that since it's getting lighter at night that I want to go on a bike ride everyday after I get home from work. I'm hoping to get a bike today...but we'll see.
Anyways, I think that is it for the update....nothing to exciting happening in my life right now.
Oh! My best friend, Brooke, is getting married in July! I think this is ridiculous because there is no way we are old enough for this but I am so incredibly happy for her!
That's it...
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