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[quote=Anonymous]I think some of the things you talk about can be dealt with, others do go to her wasteful personality and you don't want to fight that battle.

I really don't like to be wasteful so I see where you are coming from, but of the things you mentioned: in the grand scheme of things paper towels are not a huge deal. Yes, it's wasteful and yes, it does add up over time, but that's something you can presumably deal with.

Wasting the absolutely awesome kinetic sand like that is inexcusable. If you don't want a confrontation, get a tupperware container and tell her that it will be used for storing the sand. Label it, if you feel like it, mention how wonderful it is that it sticks together like that and how handy it is for clean up.

Point blank tell her that broken crayons and scribbled paper are okay - DC is only little and doesn't care, tidy them up for later use.

The key, I think, is to correct the way she treats her job things (aka your supplies) rather than how much tp she uses, because that would never go down well.

At my first nanny job I used to always empty the 4 kids' juice bottles into the sink when they came from school instead of letting them finish them during dinner - it was easier to clean all lunch things straight away and then use glasses that go in the dishwasher. The mom had repeatedly told me not to do it, and to this day I have no idea why this one simple instruction was so difficult for me to use. But only when I myself started paying for my own things fully did I realise how these little things add up. Perhaps your nanny just needs a bit of a reality check.

Whether it's worth it for you to raise these points and try and make things better because she's otherwise excellent, or it's only the tip of the iceberg, only you know that. Good luck.[/quote]

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