Fall Crafts

Since I have free time and because my mommy loves me she found some crafts for us to do together that were appropriate for the season. This was just one of them. You take a canvas, cover it in scrap paper (I used vintage sheet music, my mom used magazines). You then use cut out letters to make your saying. This part was quite tricky at first we used contact paper but it failed, then my mom used vinyl (which the blog said to use) but that failed too because it would rip up your layer of scrap paper. We had the most success with these post it now letters and really thick sticker letters. Then you paint all over it, wait until it dries, then peel the letters off (carefully!) And Wa La!

Life of the Unemployed

Since I no longer spend my days with Dora the Explorer or making PBJ's and pasta you may be wondering what I've been up to. 

Well here it is (other than you know the boring, tedious job searching business):

SLEEPING IN

 (I figure I need to take advantage of this before it goes away)

Completed 3 puzzles including the one that had a whole duplicate corner of about 10 pieces

and one on the table with pieces waiting to be sorted

 

 Voted

 

Got addicted to this show

 

 Went to my very first book club meeting and enjoyed yummy Indian food that Megan and I prepared

Kicked my mom's butt at Quiddler

Saw this movie with the hubby and for not loving James Bond movies,

I thoroughly enjoyed this one

 

Spent more time with Niece One and Niece Two

Started a new round of projects for NW Children's Art
(So I guess technically not completely unemployed)

 Did I mention sleeping in?

Emancipation Declaration

Free at last! Free at last! 
Welp folks it's happened. As of yesterday the era of "Nanny Jessica" has come to an end. Last Friday my nanny dad came home and told me to stick around for a sec. He then told me that he had gotten laid off that day. As he was telling me this I was kind of in shock but a good kind of shock. I have been wanting out of this job for quite a while. But trying to look for a job while you're working a full-time job is kind of tricky so it just wasn't happening.
When I got this job is was the perfect job and I know I was blessed with it. Everyday I was grateful for it even though it wasn't ideal. It meant being able to get married and it meant a consistent income for Cody and me. We knew this change was going to happen sometime soon it was just a little bit sooner than we both had expected. Yes it would've been nice to be able to make it through the holiday season but neither of us are freaking out. I really needed this change. Spending most of your time being miserable and the rest of it dreading going back to that miserable situation just wasn't doing a whole lot for my zest for life.

Changes sometimes suck but this is a change I welcome with all of my heart. Now it's just waiting to see what else is out there for me.

Even though I knew Friday that I wouldn't have job they still wanted me to finish out the month. Parts of it were bittersweet. Anytime the girls would do something cute there would be a little tug at my heart strings but most of it I was glad to be doing some things for the last time. I have learned a lot during this job. Mainly taking a look at how I handle stressful situations but mostly how I want to do things as a mom. A lot of my frustration in this job was wanting to do SO MUCH MORE but being so limited and so powerless. I will take what I learned from being a nanny and hopefully I can apply it to be the mom I want to be someday.

Gabby, Dylan and Abby (and Spicy the cat)