About me

I grew up in a small town alongside my brother and 16 cousins. We all spent about half our time on our grandparent's farm where we had room to explore the landscape, ride horses and four-wheelers, swim, and interact with all the critters around. With so many of us, and I being on the older end of my cousins, I wanted to take care of everyone. I also got used to the fun, loud, and sometimes challenging chaos that can come with having that many children around and it's made me able to navigate calmly through pretty much any situation. I learned a lot of my core communication skills, especially with infants and babies, from watching my grandma with so many. I carry a lot of her tricks and intuitive way of reading and relating to them in my work.

I have been working as a nanny for about 11 years. I have held many jobs, varying in duties and ages from infants to 15 years old. I am very interactive and like to develop a trusting environment. I am a very independent worker in general and happy to jump in when things arise but am also experienced with collaborative environments with parents, nannies, and other families. I value a good sense of communication and partnership with the families I work for. In addition to childcare, I have experience with house management, cleaning, cooking, laundry, running errands, and transportation/planning outings, homework help, pet care...ex. In my personal time, I like to travel, enjoy cooking, and I also work part-time for a ceramic sculptor. I do not smoke, can swim, and have my driver's license.

I thought about going into education but realized that I wanted to make a more individual impact and be an additive person in children's lives who they can go to to really feel listened to and comfortable expressing or practicing expressing what they need at the time. I'd love to meet your family and see if we'll be a great fit!