Little Wing, (my new training group here in Bend,) kicked off today, AT LONG LAST!
For months it’s been in the works. The initial sparks came from long, late night talks with the Lesko’s, (the brilliant investors in Oiselle I lovingly call the fairy godparents.) Talking to these guys makes you feel like you can conquer the world. We fantasized about starting a training group here in my new home of Bend, Oregon, just over the mountains from Eugene at mild elevation, bathed in 300 days of sunshine a year. In this fantasy, we would have a young crop of strong, healthy, inspiring women, backed by Oiselle, working together to reach our potential. With me as the “experienced” one, I could help guide the younger athletes in the group along until they could kick my ass, (preferably after I retired, hahaha.)
As their arrival date got closer, I spent hours and hours scouting the pieces neccessary for a successful group: A world class PT, experienced massage therapy, access to facilities, an on-site assistant coach, a general weekly training schedule we could plan within, strength and conditioning resources…I drove dirt roads looking for long run loops and tempo run sites, and mountain biked running trails (a lot of this while very very pregnant) to find the best places to work hard and stay injury free. Every piece of the puzzle I worked on got me more and more excited for them to arrive.
There is still a lot more to do, including hiring help for Jude and for some other projects I need support on. That’s going to be the hardest part of all because I know I need help so badly in order to do what I want to do, but when it comes time to actually find help or hand Jude over, my heart breaks a little. I need help, but I don’t want help, if you know what I mean. I want to be two people living simultaneously. Until I solve this final piece, I’ll be schlepping a carseat everywhere and searching for the oracle. What do you think? Au pair? Personal assistant? Nanny/intern?
In the meantime, welcome Little Wing! I’m so happy to have you here. Tomorrow I’m gonna kick your asses in the gym…prepare to be sore :).
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also i had au pair and a babysitter for a while, both were awesome!
I recommend hiring an enthusiastic college student who then stays in school for another…umm…9 years total…so then you have a student who needs money until Jude at least enters later elementary school. I speak from personal experience on this one 🙂
I’ve been on the other end of the babysitter hiring process quite a few times…on my end, I feel like I have a relationship with these families and kids… They have treated me beyond well (more than fair compensation, meals, extras, etc) and loyalty was instilled on both ends…I love my families like they are a part of mine…I sometimes even call them “my kids.” I love seeing them and watching them grow up so its not really a chore. Now that I have a “job” and can’t sit, I miss them terribly…and I sometimes still go sit so I can see them. Find someone who just wants to be a mom but can’t be yet?
Depending on the family, I’ve either been strictly babysitter or babysitter/helping hands. My role was usually always defined. “Helping hands” often just meant emptying and reloading dishwasher, cleaning up after meals, folding clothes here and there. I did have an actual au pair job in Italy that was much more involved but that’s another story for another day.
So, if you ever want the babysitter’s perspective, just holler.
Can’t wait to hear more as the project grows. You’re the perfect woman for the job! PS – Love seeing you as Jude’s mamma, confirming that women can have babies, careers and maintain their badassery all at the same time. 🙂
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