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Just wanted to throw out a little bit of gratitude. Although I am getting low in numbers soon and have been a little stressed about filling these great families spots with the "unknowns" out there. Just have to take a quick moment to say......I LOVE THIS JOB!!!!!:p Love the kids. and am so excited to see what God has for me next! through all the "troubles" of Day Care, I'm sure so many of you would agree...we do it because we LOVE kids! Just makes it all worth it.:D:D:D:D:D
I have to agree with you kidlove. I worked outside the home all my life for other people at big companies where I was just a #, making money for somebody else and I've never been happier since I decided to be self employed as a daycare provider. Now I'm investing in me! I get to choose wonderful families and cut the bad ones out of my life. I get to be happy and as stress-free as possible because I am in control of the rules and contract and who I work with and yes I am working with these parents and children. I only choose nice people to be in my life now.
There are always going to be problems but I solve them one by one and don't let anything build up anymore to get on my nerves. It's the best way to keep my life and my business running as smoothly as possible. And once in a while on a rainy morning like this I can get the children engaged in a lot of different activites and go onto my computer and take some time to go slowly. This is the first time all week I have taken some time to go slowly and I don't feel guilty at all. I'm about to go get the painting started though.
I hear ya! I got my first non-baby this month and we started toilet training this week. I made a chart, and put his prize on the back of the toilet. For every pee he does, he get a sticker. After 5 stickers he gets a price. Yesterday, he had two accidents. Today, only one and it was MY fault! At the end of the day, he had a poo!!! And he got his final sticker and was able to bring home his prize on Friday afternoon!! It made me feel SO proud of the little guy, but it also made me SO happy. This is the first time I have really seen any "results" to all my hard work! (Besides naps) and it made me SO happy. It really made me realize how much I LOVE being with kids and how f***ing good at it I am hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by kidlove
ha ha too cute little dragon, as a mom if you brag about yourself everyone finds you annoying, thats our chance in life to get acknowledgement for job well done without the need to brag....we do our job well and the Day Care Parent does all the bragging for us!!!! way to go on the training. just the first of many, you pro!!!!!:thumbsup:
Glad to know there are so many out there like me! Sometimes feel like such a "simple" freak for finding something so little that makes me so happy. (guess thats just the worlds point of view though) to people like you and me, taking care of kids isnt "little". keep up the HAPPY work!:p
No kidlove you are so right, I've said all my life that I just want a 'NORMAL' life! The problem was that I worked outside the home all my life for other people with nasty, horrid co-workers and had to move about 100 miles per hour all night to get everything done at home and for my children and ready for the next day. It was complete insanity and I missed so much time with my children.
Now that I work at home and I'm the boss I finally feel normal and happy and contented. I like things very simple.:)