Category Rebecca’s Blog

Agency Owner, Rebecca Dyk, shares her expertise, stories, and more from the world of nannies.

First Babysitting Gig

I’ve been in the nanny business for 20 years now.  For 4 years prior, I was a part and full time nanny, and for about 6 years prior to that I was the neighborhood babysitter.  I remember when my Mom…

Babysitter Horse

In the country, the term babysitter is used with horses that are specifically great with kids.  For example, older horses that have previously been great competition horses in all kinds of rodeo or ranch work eventually get to semi-retire.  This basically…

Farm kids in the summer

We have lived in the country for 3 years fulltime and 4 years part time.  When summer is coming, the city mom in me starts researching camps and classes trying to figure out what we are going to do for the…

Datenight with a twist!

I am 6 months post delivery.  I have not been able to get my body back to it’s pre pregnancy place.  As a result, going on a datenight in a small town has some challenges.  Since I’m nursing I don’t…