Gym Update- Its been a month since I signed up, I've gone 20ish times, averaging abouts an hour each time. I'm up to 16 minutes running on the tready,(meaning running without walking) but that number changes every couple days cuz last week my record was 8. Its kinda exciting. I haven't lost much.. just a bit. So we'll see how much that changes over the next couple months.
Nanny in Winnipeg Update- this weekend I was in the city, I met "the mothers" as I call them (being the mothers that want a nanny-theres 2 and they are sister-in-laws) They were super nice-no problem there. The next day I got a supper invite to "Meet the Kids" loved them, all 6. they all got personalities, and are super cute. Verdict?!- I'm hired and want the job. Problemo!?!- I dont do amazing with change.. at first I thought Im scared but now I realize Im not really scared, cuz I love trying new things, Change is one problem, cuz this is a big one, and long term, its not just going someplace for awhile and then coming home, its moving, and making a new home. Its moving to a place thats never appealed to me before to move to, as much as I love spending weekends there and stuff, Im a country girl so thru and thru. I like my wide open spaces, and hwys that I can speed on without getting in trouble and black skies with bright stars, and no stop lights and traffic, and fresh air.. and so much of it. and cheaper car insurance and my precious lake that I can see from my house, and beach thats 10 minutes away. A front lawn that I can run half naked around cuz hey we got a thing called "not everybody can see you in your own yard" a huge flower garden that I can pick big massive bouquets from to put in my room. A road I can bike down for ages with the chance of even 1 vehicle going past me quite slim. Ditches I can hit, Mud I can get stuck in, Beaches I can get stuck on, a bank where everyone knows everyone, and half the people there are the mothers to the kids I take care of, and therefore they get to to see how much I get payed to look after their kids.. a lil weird. A hairdresser that I've gone to since I was 10, and knows your whole families history of hair, cuz hey everybody knows everybody and so on and so forth. People know how often you wash your car, and remind you everytime theres a speck of dust on it. Grandparents that live on the farm down the road. All you hear at night in summer is cows mooing in the distance, and frogs croaking, and crickets chirping and foxes barking, and coyotes howling (this is when I shut my window)
This is my country life. and I have 12 days to decide whether or not to give it up. Could it be that I could enjoy living in a city? Could it be that I could get used to it? Could it be that I would appreciate home so much more when I've left it? Could I be ok with rarely seeing my family that Im so tight with? Could I be ok with falling asleep to sirens? Could I be ok with the chances of being able to travel minimized? Could I be ok with this? Could I be ok with any of it? Could I be Okay? Yes I could. cuz if this is what God has in store for me, then its whats gonna happen. Awesome job opportunites don't grow on trees. Having Christian bosses-.. doesn't grow on trees, being able to talk about Jesus with kids without having to watch your back or "feel like your swearing" as Debbie puts it, doesn't grow on trees anymore. So after much much much thinking of this... and many minutes of staying up late at night thinking more, Im coming to my decision, key word is coming. Theres alot to leave behind, right down to my cat Max, and 6 fish.. well maybe they'll be able to come too, if they promise not to die in the city water. hahaha. Final decision yet to come. If your the praying kind, and you read this... plz pray 4 me? and if you want to help me make a decision.. tell me 100 awesome things about living in the city lol. (i've come up with 3...a great job,bunches of my bestest friends live there, apartment with a swimming pool in summer. (that is of course if my Stacey still reckons I can stay under their roof) oh and tell me how much gas you use if you drive across the city twice a day.
p.s i took the pic up top where Bishop is coming onto Pembina..
pps. dont take pics and drive at the same time.
3 comments:
I really liked the paragraph about living in the country!!!! Very eloquent, and ever so true! I do love country life..
Its a big decison but to me it seems maybe its time. It is natural and right when you grow up you move out of your parents house and make your own life. A nanny job can be rewarding. Ask Sheri about her latest blessing in her job. I will pray!
When I moved to the city, I felt so lonely and lost and would have loved to move back to the country. NOW, I don't know if I could go back to living there. And being a nanny (although sometimes frustrating!) is definately rewarding! It's pretty much the dream job besides the poopy underwear! haha
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