Seriously, I can't believe it's October! This year is flying by and I'm averaging like 1 post every 4-6 wks.... my baaad!!
Good-bye nanny #1 - Okie, so as the title implies, we already had a turnover in nannies. Unfortunately, the first nanny didn't work out. When you live with someone, you see everything and quite frankly, though she was very quick-learner and sharp, there were some fundamental personality issues. For instance, nanny #1 would give my mom and I plenty of attitude.
Plays out like this: On a Friday night (like 3 or 4 wks ago), we told nanny #1 that she didn't have to cook the next day. She pretty much cooked dinner for us every night, as we explained to her upfront. But then after the 1st week of being here she started complaining about how she has to cook dinner everyday AND she had the audacity to tell us that we should all go out to a restaurant for dinner (including taking her out!). We were like - hellloo, i don't think so! we frickin' told you from the beginning that we want home-cooked meals everyday.. it shouldn't be a surprise. Anyway, then she fabricated a story of how C-note's nanny didn't have to cook everyday and that this nanny only had to cook 3x's a week. Nanny #1 even asked me to confirm with C-note. And I did! Not like I ever believed nanny #1 but I did confirm with C-note that her nanny cooks like everyday, NOT 3x's a week. Nanny #1 has a tendency to tell prevarications so after about 2 1/2 wks, we let her go on a Saturday morning. The sad thing is that she seemed pretty seasoned at getting fired. She made us stand there to watch her pack her belongings and to make sure she didn't steal anything. We were like, there's nothing to steal in that room (her room, which was full of my bro and I's junk from high school, if there was something worth stealing, do you think we'd be stupid enough to store in her room?), yet she
insisted that we man her and escort her out.
And now I hear rumblings that our nanny #1 has been telling her friends that we offered her job back AND that we were going to give her a raise. Can we say DELUSIONAL.
Hello Nanny #2 - We did, however, hire nanny #2 just 12 days after we fired nanny #1. So far in the 8 days that she's been here, nanny #2 has been working out quite nicely. She seems hard-working, honest, and she always rushes down in the middle of the night to calm Jacob. Nanny #1 gave up on midnight wakings after the first few nights. She claimed that since JAcob is still being nursed that I was the only one capable of soothing him. PShhhh. Anyway, since I don't have to wake-up in the middle of night any more, for the first time
this year (and mind you, we're almost at the end of it), I feel somewhat rested! =D These last few days I've actually felt more like myself - carefree and happy =D Thank you C-note for supplying me with nanny leads and nanny agency #'s! It's all good re: nanny #1 - a total learning experience - taught us how to be a good "lao ban" and about keeping some distance. I hope nanny #2 stays!
Tokyo Table @DJ - For lunch, I took some clients to Tokyo Table in Diamond Jamboree. It's so close to my office that we all just walked there! It was my first time in DJ. Only 1/2 the stores are open and yet the traffic is already horrendous. Why do all asian shopping ctrs have the worst parking lots designs?! There's only ONE entrance - a total bottleneck of sorts. Reminds me of how The District at Tustin Legacy bottlenecks at Millikan and Barranca - stupid stupid design. Anyway, let me say that Tokyo Table was definitely NOT my choice. I knew it was going to be faux-japanese food, and it was. Everything was fusion fusion... a very "white" establishment, good for the clients. But surprisingly, the restaurant was filled with asians, probably like 90% chinese haha... I'm guessing cuz Tokyo Table has a pretty good bento lunch special. The interior of Tokyo Table is surprisingly hip - like VERY HIP and modern. I wouldn't go back for the food, maybe more like to hang out at their bar hahaaa... I'd much rather go to Ikko or Kitayama for real Japanese food. I know, I'm such a food snob.
I can't wait to try out Guppy House, BCD Tofu house, BBQ chicken, etc etc... after work today, I'm gonna drop by H-mart really quickly ;) woo hoo!
Some exercise for once? - I feel so good and pretty rested that I think I'm actually gonna go work-out this wkend! Maybe a lil tennis, maybe a lil swimming, definitely some hiking - bring it on!
Donald Duck says TGIF!!!
Donald Duck likes nibbling on Mickey's ears.
