Update

I always start this sort of post feeling rather ashamed. I’m trying to push away my regret for not having posted in, oh, ages and doing a rather terrible job of it.

(Hopefully many of you have been reading my recipes at The Little Gourmande to tide you over?)

I HAVE A NEW JOB! A few readers have asked me what I’m up to since I left my job as a nanny. Besides missing Kai and Amélie like mad, you mean?

I am managing a café. I’ve traded library visits, afternoons at the pool, craft projects, tummy tickling and grilled cheese sandwiches for serving, bussing, making coffee drinks, ordering food and products, scheduling, hiring and banking. Phew! Talk about learning to be a grown-up. My new job is a real challenge, but one that I like and at which I’m eager to succeed. I feel totally unqualified to be managing, but I’m trying to make up for lack of experience by willingness to step outside my comfort zone and learn. My dad, always full of worldly advice and a veteran of the restaurant business, told me that managing a restaurant isn’t so very different than nannying in that I have people for whom I’m responsible, whom I need to tell what to do and make sure that they’re happy all the while. The longer I’ve been in my new position, the more I feel this analysis is a bit of a stretch, but I’m doing my best to remain optimistic and be as good at doing my job as I can be. 

Nonetheless, I miss playtime and my favorite playmates.