Nanny Shecando Is Hosting A #nannylifewednesday Link Party

Hello lovely! Guess what, I have big news to share with you.

Firstly, to my friends in Australia, I hope you’re enjoying the beautiful autumn weather in the lead up to winter. I know I am, scarves and light winter jackets are always welcome in my wardrobe. To my special American and European friends, well I hope you’re finally getting the chance to enjoy some much needed warmer weather. I know you had a pretty intense winter that seemed as though it might never end! To my fellow nannies, I’m glad you can now take joy in being able to get the frustrated and cooped up kids out of the house to let loose with that pent up energy.

I’ve been a little absent from the blog lately. I really wasn’t kidding when I said I had a way to help you become more time rich. See, you can hold me to my word! Theres been much to do behind the scenes here at Nanny Shecando, lots of planning and talks about where we’re going in the next few months and how to make the idealistic plans a reality. Exciting things to come! There’s also been some design work happening intermittently to the appearance of the site. Do you like it?

Today I’m very excited to announce the first of many new things to come for Nanny Shecando. The blog will be hosting a weekly #nannylifewednesday Link Up Party. Yay, let’s all have a party!

This link up party is something I’ve wanted to initiate for a while. Because as I’ve said before, here and here, being a nanny is a very rewarding career but it’s also a career that’s isolating. For many of us, long drawn out days are spent communicating solely with children. Yes at times we get to have a chat with the school mums on occasion, and yes the daily conversations with children are hilarious and amusing, but it can be limiting and at times leave you craving grown up conversation with someone over the age of six. And to be realistic, there’s not a lot of opportunity to achieve this. As I’m sure you know, whether you’re a nanny, or a babysitter, or a homeschooling parent, or a teacher, or a stay at home mum, or a stay at home dad, work colleagues are hard to come by. Believe me, I’ve tried. Apart from the kids, my work colleagues consist of the cat and the dog and the only time they get chatty is when they want something from me. Like food.

Further Reading: Nanny Magazine: 7 Ways To Fight Isolation And Build Your Nanny Network

So I’ve created this #nannylifewednesday link up party in the hopes that those of us working in similar industries can connect with each other. It can be a way to forge friendships, to share ideas, to benefit from the connections made with others, to commiserate, to congratulate, to support and to help. It’s open for anyone to join (if you have a blog), with a very easy and flexible theme being kids.

But What If I’m Not A Blogger?

A link up party is an online meeting where fellow bloggers connect and share their articles together in the one place on a flexible or set topic as outlined by the host. Sadly, that means some of you who don’t have blogs will be unable to share. However, you can still benefit by joining in and reading the articles and as always your comments and social media presence is always welcome, enjoyed and very much appreciated. Plus, if you feel that you really would love to participate, despite not having a blog, please email me at hope@nannyshecando.com as I am currently on the hunt for guest bloggers.

For more information please read the details below and check out the #nannylifewednesday link up page on the blog. I hope to see you there on April 30 for a party. P.S. I’ll bring the bubbles!

THE DETAILS:

If you are a nanny, babysitter, childcare worker, teacher, homeschooling mum, SAHM, SAHD or anyone else involved with children; come along and join. Simply link up your posts and get involved, it’s as easy as that.

WHEN:

Wednesdays aka ‘Hump Day’. The first party will start Wednesday April 30.

In true style of having a party I figured what better way to ease along the mid-week blues than to put a little cheer into it! The link will open Wednesdays at 9am Sydney, Australia AEDT time and stay live until midnight Friday AEDT. Plus, if you’re following me on either Facebook, Instagram, Google Plus or Twitter, I will be sure to remind you before it goes live!

THEME:

There is no true defined theme. Simply share anything that relates to the activities you’ve been doing with your kids and go from there. For example:

• a funny account of something your kids have just hilariously mispronounced, or
• the latest craft projects you’ve been working on together, or
• the adventures with kids in the kitchen, or
• thoughts on child development and education
• your experiences in the nannylife

RULES:

You can link up any post, new or old, so long as it relates to the (very flexible) theme outlined above. Please remember to visit the other blogs participating in the linkup, comment, and share the love across social media. A credit or link back within your post is always appreciated (and is viewed as being professional and good blogging karma) although it is not mandatory. To get in on the action across social media, use the hashtag #nannylifewednesday

HOW:

Visit the link up page on the blog and follow the prompts below via Inlinkz to submit your posts. Typically you’ll be asked to pop in your name, the url of your post. Then make sure you choose a seriously good picture and craft a catchy title to increase the viewers appeal!

Can’t wait to see you on Wednesday 30th April 2014 at http://www.nannyshecando.com/nannylife-link-party/ for a party!