Please send positive AuPair vibes our way

[mishmash]

Was with an Agency today with my applications etc.. for an AuPair.

Ideally we were looking for one for a year and preferably Polish but they told me they were impossible to come by and the earliest any were available was July . Anyway she had one application from a French girl - available in May and looking for a 4 month placement.

She gave me her file and she seems to be everything we are looking for so looks like we will be using Uwilas questionnaire very soon

We had a few things in our favour as regards our application - ages of the kids, what we are willing to pay, her job description, the fact that we have a cleaner and the fact that we live in a town with good amenities.

So please, please send some positive vibes our way.

Hi mishmash. I'm puzzled. There are millions of au pairs dying to come across to English speaking countries. How could you have only one applicant? Please tell me you are not paying an agency fee for this level of (dis)service!

Have you been to greataupair.com?

also a neighbour of ours found some excellent applicants on gumtree.com

Mishmash is in Ireland. I was going to mention gumtree, but not sure if they have much of a market in Ireland. Do you know, Bundle, if they are good for Ireland as well?

just had a quick look if you go to gumtree.com there's a list down the right hand side with other gumtrees - cork, dublin etc at the bottom of the list..

Good luck mishmash - I hope you get someone as lovely as our au pair, she's transformed out life for the better!

mishmash, try AuPairWorld.net, there are zillions of Polish Au Pairs on there.

And if you employ a cleaner, you can take your pick of Au Pairs, they'll be fighting to come to you!

Thanks everyone - Uwila it isn't that they don't available AuPairs but most are not available until June/July and we need one now.

Have just been on Nighty Night's recommended site and again most of the Polish girls I have looked at so far aren't available until later - will go through the site in more detail later.

I have only registered with the other agency Uwila so if I can find something on the other sites I will certainly keep my options open.

Nighty Night thanks a million for the site name. I have picked out 7 Polish girls to show DH when he comes in.

Good Luck Mishmash! Czech and Slovak girls also have a very good reputation. Can you e-mail me the name and address of the agency you used which is local to you so that I can pass it on to my fabby au pair when she leaves us this summer (sob) as she wants to work in Ireland. Milton Keynes sadly holds no charms for her.

Tanzie

Consider it done Miss Tanzie - actually Tanz remind me of when she is available again because she could still be worth keeping in mind depending how this works out.

bump for tanzie

September time. I am hoping she will come back to UK with us for a couple of weeks to "settle us in."

Do you like new name? Because I am married to Mr Schadenfreude...

Ok keep me posted

Will prob need someone in Sept as well going by the length of time aupairs want to stay.

Gotta get you on MSN!!!! Need to catch up

Thought your DH was English

wondering if that is a cryptic message! Mrs Schadenfreude

oooooh, French au pairs.......

good luck!

Ah, so MrsSchadenfreude is Tanzie...

Hello!

So, you are moving to Milton Keynes. When is this??????

And you both need to get on MSN and include me in your catch up!

Of course Miss Uwila