So the last few weeks have been…overwhelming. In case you are wondering, trying to find a nanny sucks. Like I want to spend my evenings conducting interviews, you know? We decided on hiring a girl, offered her a job on a Sunday, told her she’d start on Wednesday, and thought everything was just dandy. On Tuesday afternoon she emails me to tell me she decided to take a different job. Uhhhh….? NOT COOL.
After a few days of scrambling while the husband started his new job, we managed to hire another girl. So far, all is going ok. It is an adjustment, to say the least. For starters, it is odd having a complete stranger in my home while I’m not there. I will tell you though that it has motivated me to keep a cleaner house, so that is good! But more importantly, it is a big adjustment for Claire. She did pretty well the first week, but I think she got confused by the weekend and is struggling a bit this second week. It’s pretty safe to say that my heart broke into about 8,000 pieces as I walked out the door to the sound of her crying this morning. Ah, I hope this period in our lives is short lived!
It is always a challenge to find a New Normal. We’ve done it over and over again since having a child through job changes, class schedule changes with a new semester, etc. It is never easy. But it is times like these that force us to pull together as a family and teach us to rely on one another, to communicate, to trust, to appreciate good friends and loved ones, and to value the precious time we have with one another. How lucky I am to have a sweet little family to make this all worth it!
And it’s only Wednesday …. sigh. I hope this is short lived soon for the sake of your heart that’s in 8,000 pieces!
PS. I’ve read the Time Traveler’s Wife (I see it on your right side bar). Have you seen the movie? You’ll have to tell me what you think of it.
I’m so sorry!
Let me know what I can do to help. For real…you better let me know!!!