Eclectic Lotus

  Yup, pretty much this week and the last three months So, I will try to make my updated post as clear and positive as possible. I have been working- a LOT!!! We went through one nanny but with two parents working 45 minutes away from home- that can put a lot on someone. So, I leave home at 7AM and get home around 7PM. Once home, I have my cases and they have come in larger numbers. I have slowed down doing them because I get tired being on the computer so much. The good thing with work? While seeing how the patients are doing I am stretching and exercising along with them. I am, apparently, a big ball of energy and no one truly believes my age. Really? Forty-one year old women are not supposed to move like this? OK.  The highs and lows of attempting a vegan diet are better with planning. If I make my meals in the beginning of the week I have salads for the week and that helps a lot. I notice the salads and soups are quite energizing and I can even go, go, go with minimal slee...

 I have been extremely swamped with life in general but I am back with a helpful blog on finding a sitter or nanny. Most of my ideas come from conversations with friends and one that keeps coming to mind is childcare. Now, if you have been following my blog for a while- welcome back- and you know that we had some struggles every now and then with care for the home and my career decisions. You also know we are new homeowners. So, here we are- Two kids, both parents are working, and a house. Wait, who taking care of these kids!? Once I got my job, we did the transitional thing of sending the kids to my mother-in-law's where she had help from my brother-in-law. But, our kids are a little energetic and that online learning fell by the wayside when I went to work and the in-laws were not up-to-date on his schooling. So, what to do? We made the decision to find a nanny or a "sitter". (Sorry, I still don't feel like I am rich enough to hire a nanny.) So, we are currently onb...