I did get a very small job working with very small people. I am a long-term substitute for the Developmental Pre-school 4 afternoons a week. I only work for a few hours a day, so I am sort of embarrassed to call it a ‘job’, except I do have to remember to go and be nice to people, so I guess that qualifies.
Actually it is not that different from the farm..
Chaos – organized and a bit like herding cats.
Clothing – practical for being adorned with paint (yesterday’s color was orange), side-walk chalk and ground-in fish crackers.
Fencing – the area the children ride their bikes at play time is a corridor of sorts, so two teachers are the ‘fence’, keeping the little two-legged animals ‘inside’ the riding area. I’m pretty good at fencing, so I have already excelled at this.
Messy- plenty of messes, some that the kids clean up and the others I often tackle and we all know how good I am with a mess.
Noisy – lots of loud crowing over achievements, which is exciting and fun. Occasional head butting or righteous indignation when one little chick steals another chicks ‘nest’.
Attitude – being firm but loving, as with our horses and just acting like I know what I am doing.
Congratulations! It counts as a ‘job’ if you get paid, it is just a part-time ‘job’.
At first, I couldn’t tell if you were talking about children or chickens…. Then decided they are pretty similar anyway. I’m sure the little darlings love you as their teacher and herder-in-chief.
Mims!!
Haha, Herder-in-chief! I love it!
Hahaha, I do a lot of acting like I know what I am doing at school too………..someone, someday will blow my cover!