i am done.

It was a hard year.  The hardest yet. Last fall.  Leaving Yosemite in a blur to try and soften the blows of a family emergency and my sister's divorce.  The darkness of that. Fresno.  The tears of family, the delicacy of a two year old in question in your arms.  Hard. The frustration of uncertainty.…

you’re very yellow.

Today I wore my favorite yellow dress... the one I bought on a very happy day in Australia. I had been wanting a yellow dress.  It was a very long day.  The trains were all messed up [per usual], so I had to wake up at 3am to catch a train to the outskirts of…

this found happiness throughout.

We've been here before: You and I. You: Sitting at your computer with five other tabs open, keeping up with the Joneses and that tall girl in Australia. Lost again. Moving. Again. Me: Moving. Again. Leaving another nannying family tomorrow morning. Ready to get out. Usually, this would call for some Last-Day-Kitchen-Dancing. And let me…

enjoy your day.

I've been thinking a lot about how to do this... how to post about this... and I've decided I'm just going to tell you about the beginning of my Monday morning.  I want to remember every part about it, so I'll write everything down... I woke up and walked downstairs at 7:30am to start work. …

…what with the recession and all.

Kylie [my boss, a 29-year-old hottie] and I like our coffee.  We found a local cafe that serves our favorite: Campos.  The stuff is like heaven on earth, voted best coffee in the Southern hemisphere.  Campos deserves a post in itself... but this post is not about coffee... Ky and I have developed a little…

you are a very fit mom!

Bink [aka Sienna, the baby I nanny for] and I go for a walk every day.  We stroll around the shops, get lunch, or just go to the beach.  It's a nice part of the day.  I've about thrown in the towel on anyone not thinking she's my daughter, though.  I used to correct everyone:…

SYD CRIBS.

- Hey Gurl, turn on the tube! My favorite show's on! - What?? SYD CRIBS??! Awwwhellya... Who's on today?? - Oh snapppp! It's Rachel Stevens! She be my fave. - She's tight. Au-pair Extraordinaire. I wonder what her set-up's like. - Wait... What's all over that gurl's windows?? - Ohhhh... child. Them's tight.  Little blurry...…

IT’S GOING TO SPACE!

I love my life here at the Parker's... but they are on dial-up. Which means, less posts for Rach's blog... this not having wireless is a whole new world for me. This current dial-up situation makes me kinda feel like what this guy is talking about: Oh, so true. More to come on the joys…

it’s just going to take a while.

This weekend turned my already upside down Australian world, upside down. [right side up??] Either way, I'm happier than I've been yet here in Australia... or at least I will be... Friday. If you hadn't noticed, the Vincents aren't my favorite people to work for. In a fit of inward rage after an incident to…