First days as an Au Pair

My first days as an au pair are what i would refer to as eventful. Not bad, not the best, but eventful. Don’t get me wrong, things have been going incredibly smoothly, and the family and kids and I are getting along super well, but i’m just exhausted. I’m used to sleeping in and eating crappy foods, but now i’m cooking for the boys and they need to be balanced meals and i’m eating at proper meals times and my day starts at quarter to 7 and i’m just tired.

But i’m loving every minute of it.

Genuinely I love what i’m doing. I have busy times, which are very busy, but then I can do whatever I want during the days and I get nice cuddles at night and I get to hear all about their days, and help with spelling. despite me being tired 100% of the time right now, I do love what i’m doing.

So details!

The kids i’m looking after are 2 and 5 right now, and they’re bundles of energy. Teddy, the youngest, woke up this morning a bit early and had to use the bathroom, and then he got cuddled into bed with me for about 20 minutes. I took him to swimming lessons yesterday, and he’s learning how to starfish float, and was very good at it.

Charlie is a very opinionated 5 year old, who loves tuna pasta and the song You’re Welcome from Moana. He is in1st year and is, like me, very tired in the mornings.

Things have been alright though. There are a lot of moving parts to this job, which I knew before coming in to this, but I didn’t know the extent to it.

I also made some friends! On Monday night, I went to an au pair meet up at a local restaurant and met some new people! We’re all going out for thai food and some drinks next week!

Needless to say, i’m finding my footing. More about my first solo trip into London soon :)

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