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Entries from May 2009

INA raises money for Jonathans’s Place via Raffle

May 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I was so excited to be in charge of selling raffle tickets again for the INA’s annual conference. I have so much fun going around to the nannies and agency owners & workers seeking their donations to help a local charity at the site of the conference.  This year’s charity was Jonathan’s Place, an emergency [...]

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What no work on Monday?

May 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Today Kidlet #3 didn’t have school due to a professional day–not swine flu that is shutting schools around us.    We both woke up around 10am.   I find out he is watching tv, great I will check email and get some other things squared away before we do some stuff. 
I go upstairs and he pitches a [...]

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Leaving a job..

May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Over the past 14 years of being a professional nanny, I have heard workshops and read blogs on how to get a great job, write a great portfolio/resume, how to talk benefits and ask for a raise…but I have only heard from one person Glenda, on how to leave a nanny family/job.    I have known [...]

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What a Thursday morning!

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

I got back from Dallas at 2am on Sunday night from my nanny conference there. I of course got the sinus icky illness…….which one could have confused with the Swine Flu because Texas did have 2 of the cases in the beginning of the week. My friend Kellie and I arrived at the airport to [...]

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