The Truth About My Job

My name is Sarah and I am a Day Care Mum

I look after 4 children a day in my home.

We play, we laugh, we learn, we connect, we sing, we dance, we grow.

But there are a few things you may not know about my job.

~ The secret truth of a Day Care Mum ~

I work in one room all day long with 4 children under 5 with no adult interaction what so ever. Sometimes I may or may not put the toys in hilarious positions and laugh with myself about them. Woody and I were totes chilling this day watching the kids do puzzles.

Every day we have 'dance time' and at my Kindy we rock it out. No Hi-5 or Wiggles here. We listen to all the latest "clean" pop songs and my kindy kids groove like nobodies business. We pop, lock and roll all over our 'dancefloor' and I may or may not pretend I'm on stage and rock it out harder than all of the 3 year olds put together ;-)

Our favourite at the moment is...

Don't tell me you didn't do a little toe tap or shoulder shimmy to that songs!

My children squat. Yep every day we get our body squats on. I think a while back during our dance time I did a few squats to change it up a bit and well they remembered and now every day as part of their dance routine they all squat. It is so hilarious, totally unplanned yet completely encouraged for the pure cuteness of it all. These kids get low let me tell you.

I have 'Kindy Couples' in our group. A couple of the children have paired off and have found their first true loves. Its ridiculous adorable and they literally spend all of their time with each other. They get so excited when each of them arrive at 'Kindy' and the love that they show for each other during the day is just priceless.

 The truth is I am 27 years old and have permanent wrinkles on my forehead!

This is because of my Kindy Faces.

Number 1: My 'Discipline' Face - "Oh my goodness me I hope you are using your walking feet when you are in my Kindy room" "Oh Dear I hope you are using your gentle hands" "Oh O we need to share with our friends here at Kindy"

Number 2: My 'Encouraging' Face - "Can you please pass me the BLUE block?" "Where's your nose?" "How do you spell your name?" "How many flowers are in the garden?"  "Are you going to do a poo on the potty?"

Number 3: My 'Celebration' Face - "Horray Horray Horray You did a wee on the potty woo woo woo" "Woohoo you walked to the door instead of running woohoo" "Horray for eating your apple" "Good Job passing that toy"

My eyebrows are constantly raised! ALL DAY...EVERY DAY ;-)

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The biggest truth about my job, which is definitely NOT a secret at all, is that I am absolutly 100% IN LOVE with my job. It is so funny calling it a job, it sure doesn't feel like it. Every single day I get to play and hang out with 4 beautiful souls who bring so much joy, love and happiness into my life. I could not and do not want to think about doing anything else.

Being a Day Care Mum ROCKS!

and that's the truth!

Peace, Love and Hope

x S.K.K x

Sunday Social 48

 Today is brought to you by the letter '4'

1. 4 favorite things to do on a weekend

Spend time with Rob and our babes

Explore new places

Take time out to relax!

Run.

2. 4 favorite things about your best friend

From highschool until now she has never given up on me.

She lets me be myself, even though that has been many different personalities over the past decade.

No matter how much time has passed, as soon as we are together it's exactly the same.

She is the most amazing friend, support, mother and wife I know! 

3. 4 things you would do with $100,000

Pay off some debt

Send Rob on a trip to see his brother

Take a trip to Cape York

Start a family.

4. 4 favorite books you've ever read

The Secret

Eat, Pray, Love

The Art of Happiness

New Choices in Natural Healing.

5. 4 favorite snack foods

Bananas

Strawberries

Grapes 

Lactose Free Cheese

6. 4 things that you must do daily

Shower

Check My Blog, Twitter and Facebook

Feed and Play with all the animals on the 'farm'

Tell Rob how grateful I am of him and how much I love him.

 

Peace, Love and Hope

x S.K.K x

A Simple Recipe

Simple. Easy and Delicious

You will need

 250g of beef cubes

 a plate of broccoli florets

 1 tablespoon of garlic

decent splash of Tamari sauce

decent splash of Pure Sesame Oil

Combine tamari, sesame and garlic.

Poor over beef in a fry pan and brown off your meat.

Add in broccoli and cook to preferred taste.

Once cooked, turn off heat and add 2 handfuls of spinach, cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes.

Serve with your favourite rice and sprinkle with black and white Chia seeds.

Seriously Easy! Enjoy!

Peace, Love and Hope.

x S.K.K x

Amazing April

Dear April,

Thank You for the amazing once in a life time trip to New York City. I will never forget.

Thank You for reminding me how breathtaking Australia is by showing me some beautiful sunrises this month.

 

Thank You for giving me some extra special smiles and cuddles from my beautiful babes.

 ...and my gorgeous girls.

You have become a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings and that has brought on some winter colds. Don't worry, I bought a new blender so I can keep having my daily green smoothies and I stocked up on some extra supplements so now I am pretty much unstoppable.

Thank You for allowing us to share one night with this special Bride and Groom. April you will now hold a very special place in this couples life, just like you do ours.

We had a few birthdays to celebrate.

Our darling Molly turned 4 and beautiful Ruby turned 2!

Happy Birthday to my two special girls.

 Our gorgeous A also tuned 2 and although Uncle Rob had to work I was so lucky to be able to spend the morning with our dear friends and their little ray of sunshine!

 We celebrated 3 years of wedded bliss!

 ...and my amazing Mum and Dad bought me a gorgeous bunch of pink roses to celebrate!

More April Love

April you gave us a very special once off chance to celebrate the love of 2 special people. Our dear friends live in N.T but flew down for a short trip to celebrate their engagement with their close friends and family. It was a very special night for Rob and I and we are so happy for our amazing friends.

Now that you are a bit cooler April my home made bread tastes that little bit better when it comes straight out of the oven. Can you say comfort food?

April went out with a bang and on the 30th of April 2013 my sister played her first gig at a pub in the Valley. Her support act was amazing but our girl Rachael simply blew them all away. She played an hour set and the room was packed full. Not a single person moved or took their eyes off her the entire time. She had them hooked like I've never seen before and the goosebumps, lump in my throat and pride in my heart was constant for the full 60 minutes. I'm so proud of our star! She has matured so much and owns that stage!

Introducing...Rachael Rutkowski

Thank You April 2013

You have been Amazing and have created beautiful memories for us!

Peace, Love and Hope

x S.K.K x

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Aging Beautifully Like My Mum

As you all know I am a member of the 'Fernwood' Gym. Ive talked time and time again about how much I love my gym and how Fernwood fueled my passion for fitness and allowed me to spread my wings and shine in a safe and supportive environment. Recently I did a mini interview with Fernwood magazine and was asked to talk about the topic "Will I age like my mum?" Both mum and I attend Fernwood gym and we both absolutely love it. I was sent the questions by email and had 1 night to complete my answers and email them back to the editor. I wrote my piece, sent it away and didn't think anything would come of it. Well my little story was chosen and even though it was only a little snippet from my interview, I was ridiculously excited to actually see our photo and my writing printed in a magazine. 1 sentence, my words, in print! Squeeeeeeel!

 and here is my little feature :-) 

Of course it needed to be edited to be a feature so here is my full interview that I did for the magazine!

1. Do you want to age like your mum? Why?

Absolutely! Without a doubt. I am in complete awe when I look at my mum. Her beauty, passion and wisdom shines every day. I love that she has aged beautifully, gracefully and naturally. She takes care of her body and eats a healthy diet and this absolutely shows in her skin, body and face. I love every line and every wrinkle. It shows the hard work and dedication she has put into her life and our family and her inner beauty shines through this all.

2. Do you think you are aging like her? In what ways?

If you had of asked 5 years ago I would have said no but in the last few years I see little sparks of her in me every day. 3 stand out aging features are the small lines in my hands, the wrinkles in my forearm and the single line on the outer corner of my eye. Our hands show the hard work and dedication we have put into our careers. Our arms are the source of all comfort and our eyes show the signs of years of smiles and laughter. Some people fear aging but these 3 signs put a smile on my face and warms my heart as they prove to me I am living an active, passionate and happy life...all because of my mum.

3. What sort of health example has your mum set for you growing up?

I was extremely lucky to grow up in a generation where the outdoors was our life. My mum created amazing childhood memories that will stay with me forever. She laid down the foundations to ensure that both my sister and I loved sports, loved life and loved keeping active. No dream was too big and she encouraged us and made sure that we took advantage of every possible opportunity. She ensured our life was simple and fun. I'm positive it wasn't simple for her but for us, we were living, loving and experiencing a simple, happy and active childhood.

4. What do you like about working out together?

Life gets busy. Even though we both have very demanding lifestyles Fernwood Gym provides a special place we can both go to share our passion of fitness. There's no pressure, there's no deadlines, we can just go and push our bodies to the limit and work hard every day to be our best selves. The most important part is working hard, getting fit and succeeding...together.

I am so lucky to have the most beautiful mum in the world. Every single life that she has touched is instantly changed for the absolute better and I speak for everyone when I say that they are very lucky to have her in their lives. As her daughter I feel in complete debt and eternally grateful to god for allowing me to be guided in this life by my beautiful angel. My life is filled with passion, gratitude, prayer, empathy, forgiveness, compassion, confidence and most of all love because of her.

Thank You Mumma! Always and Forever!

Peace, Love and Hope.

x S.K.K x

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