Tips For Prospective Nannies

1. Do not have a publicly accessible Myspace account. 2. Do not include myriads of photos of yourself drinking, smoking and licking your friends’ faces. 3. Do not make up stories about families you’ve nannied for in your past 15 years of experience. 4. Do not decline a 9:00am breakfast meeting because you have “an […]

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Move Over, Magnum PI

Hi, I’m a little busy right now. Why, you ask? Because I still haven’t hired a nanny and I start work in less than 72 hours. Oh, but I love the pressure. The sweet, sweet pressure. I even added a new candidate into the mix this morning because nothing sounds more fun than interviewing nannies […]

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Nice To Meet You, I’m Your Wife

My husband has morphed into a new person when it comes to eating. Have I told you that D is a vegetarian? Going on 13 years now…no meat, pork or chicken. It’s pretty impressive, considering he grew up in a major red-meat-eating state. I’m not a vegetarian, but I probably eat less meat than most […]

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Stats Smhats

I’m not really into whoorl’s stats. I check them maybe twice a month- just to see a top-level overview of how many people are visiting. This behavior is quite baffling, considering I am one of the most analytical people on the planet. It must be my way of keeping afloat above the black hole of […]

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How Apropos

Did anyone watch Grey’s Anatomy last night? In the midst of my nanny search, was it really necessary to include a storyline about a nanny backing over a child with the SUV? And to make matters worse, the child ONLY wants the nanny to comfort her in the hospital? And not her own mom? Who […]

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The Nanny Diaries: Update

Scratch the previous questions. I have now resorted to one single request. Must have a pulse. Where are all the experienced Southern California nannies and babysitters? HELLO OUT THERRRRRRE!?! …echo echo echo…

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