Things aren’t going terribly well in the Great Nanny Hunt of 2007. Let me put it this way: quantity doesn’t mean quality. Meaning, my husband and I only requested one callback out of six candidates to meet our son. Could it have been that one had absolutely NO experience as a nanny? Or was it the comment one of the potential nannies made about the “mean Jewish family” she used to work for? Hello, did she not SEE the bend in my nose, brown eyes and frizzy hair? (In her defense, it IS rather humid in Chicago this week.) Whatever it was, yesterday put me over the edge.Â
So I did what any insane working mom with-no-nanny would do. I went on shopping bender. It’s the perfect antidote to the blogging and nanny-searching bender. Especially when the purchases arrive the next day like these:
I bet you’re wondering what came in such a HUGE box. Or why I have two.
Or when they are really expensive, even though you could get a great knock-off at the Gap, like these:
There’s no way I’m linking to the brand name or price of these khakis.
Or when they are really pointless, but totally cute, like these:
Neither rain nor gloom of night nor whatever stays this mommy from the swift completion of her nanny hunt.
Ahhh… I feel so much better now. And really, aren’t I, in essence, saving money this week because I’m not paying for a nanny? If you care, that’s how I am going to rationalize all of this to my husband when he finds out what I did.
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You did not just buy camo rain boots?!?!?!
And if that is your stomach in those pants, then we can no longer be friends.
I think it’s perfectly appropriate to shop when the going gets tough. Last night after three very stressful work days, I was wandering around Target half out of my mind, buying all kinds of stuff. Somehow, it seemed like a good idea. Till I saw the receipt.
Sorry about your ongoing nanny troubles! Here is another possible source: http://www.mommymixer.com/home.aspx. Apparently they have events in Chicago. Maybe it will be better than the BlogHer “speed dating” event?
Susan at Working Moms Against Guilt
http://www.workingmomsagainstguilt.com
LOL well I got a nose job when I was 17, so I’m totally incognito.
So I too have found myself on the receiving end of low level antisemitic rants.
Not from a nanny candidate though LOL, gotta keep the sense of humor!
Isn’t one of the first rules of job interviews that you don’t make RACIST remarks?
Birdie, if that was my stomach, do you think I’d be blogging and working part-time and stressed out about a nanny?
LOVE those khakis! Where did you get them?
Love all of the purchases. And I know the name (and price) of the pants bc I almost bought them. I didn’t go over the edge, but I was close. And where did you get the camo rain boots? And are you actually going to wear them???
Ugh… there’s nothing worse than nanny hunting to put you off your mood. But FORTUNATELY there’s nothing like a good spending spree to make you feel a whole lot better! Way cute boots!