A few things I've learned while being a nanny.

• saying "you have 5 minutes" doesn't always mean they have 5 minutes.
• falling asleep on the couch for 5 minutes after putting the baby down will happen.
• makeup looks flawless at the beginning of the day but not at the end of the day.
• you'll never really know why you're so tired at the end of the day.
• it's fun to teach the baby to say words until you hear the same word over and over and over and over.... like the word dog or Halie.
• somehow just going for a drive in the country with the baby makes everything okay.
• saying to yourself "I could never have kids without Christ" becomes "I could never come to work without Christ." 
• going for a walk becomes a whole lot slower... 
• you have to close the microwave over before pushing start in order for it to work.
• some tantrums will last over 45 minutes. 

more to come...