Meet Rachel H!

1.    Name: Rachel H

2.    Hometown: Mentor, OH

3.    Age: 24

4.    Favorite Color? Blue 

5.    Major/Occupation: I am certified to teach English language arts grades 7-12. I am currently a substitute teacher. 

6.    What did you want to be growing up? I wanted to be a veterinarian, but decided working with sick animals would be too sad. 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter? My babysitter used to tell us bedtime stories that she made up on the spot. They were hilarious. She would ask my brothers and I a few things we wanted the story to be about and she would transform our ideas into full fledged stories. It was the best. 

 8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?  A four-year-old asked me if I had a boyfriend. When I said yes, she said, "Ew! Gross!"

 9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?  

  If you mess up, it's ok! Just learn from it.  

 10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 “Happiness can be found even in the darkest times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” - Albus Dumbledore

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS? 

   That my job is to hang out with kids all day! I love being able to go to the park, zoo, library, etc.  I like being able to share my favorite places with the children I babysit!

Meet Kayla J!

1. Name: Kayla J
2. Hometown: Alexandria, Ohio
3. Age: 18
4. Favorite Color? Green
5. Major/Occupation: Double majors in Psychology and Mandarin Chinese
6. What did you want to be growing up? Hannah Montana, of course!
7. What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter? When I was about five years old, I made my poor ole babysitter sing and dance to Cotton Eyed Joe with me for hours and hours and hours. I always had a great time but I'm sure she did not!

8. What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting? "You look like Jasmine but you wear more clothes and she has prettier hair."
9. What is the best advice someone has ever given to you? "The things that matter most in life always take the longest to come around, so don't settle for anything short of what you deserve simply because of its convenience."
10. What is one of your favorite quotes? "It is the mark of an intelligent mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -Aristole
11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS? Getting to meet and have fun with so many great SMS families! :)

Meet Rachael N!

1.    Name: Rachael N.

2.    Hometown: Avon, Ohio

3.    Age: 20

4.    Favorite Color: Turquoise

5.    Major/Occupation: Marketing with a minor in Fashion and Retail Studies

6.    What did you want to be growing up?

 I always wanted to be a beautician when I was little so I could do people's hair and makeup! 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter?

One time while I was being babysat, my sister cut my hair and gave me bangs. My babysitter didn't even notice it happened until my mom came home and pointed it out! She thought that my hair was always cut that way!

8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?

A child once asked me if I liked ranch dressing because my name, Rachael, sounded like the word ranch to him. During every sit I had with that family after that, they called me Ms. Ranch. 

9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?

 My mom always tells me that anything is possible if you work hard at making it happen. 

10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 "A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are."

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS?

The best thing about working with SMS is that I get to meet so many amazing families. Every family I have sat for has made me love my job more and more! 

Meet Brittney M!

Name: Brittney M.

2.    Hometown: GroveCity, Ohio

3.    Age: 25 

4.    Favorite Color? Pink

5.    Major/Occupation: Preschool Teacher 

6.    What did you want to be growing up? Teacher 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter?

 One of my funny stories is that I used to be the neighborhood babysitter. Therefore one of the little boys who was 3, his parents were trying to get him potty trained, well he told everyone that I was his girlfriend. In order to get him potty trained I told him that he wasn't aloud to come to my house unless he peed in the potty. Three days later he was potty trained. He came over to my house just to tell me! 

8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?

 One time when i was babysitting, this was the time that the movie Frozen had come out. A little girl told me that I needed to be in a castle with a prince like Elsa. 

9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?

 Because I am in graduate school getting my masters I am stressed out alot, therefore my mom always tells me to take it day by day, one step at a time. Therefore every time I get stressed out I remember what she tells me and think about that I do need to take it day by day and everything will work itself out. 

10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 To teach is to touch lives forever. 

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS?

I love meeting all the families, and with me, I am becoming an early childhood teacher therefore I get to meet fun little ones and come up with creative ideas on what activities I want to do with them.

Meet Molly W!

1.    Name: Molly W.

2.    Hometown: Chagrin Falls, OH

3.    Age: 23

4.    Favorite Color? Purple 

5.    Major/Occupation: Master's of Occupational Therapy 

6.    What did you want to be growing up? A Ballerina 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter? We were making Kool-Aid with my little sister and she accidentally got some of the powder in her hair.  Our babysitter tried to wash it out, but it ended up dying her hair orange and it didn't fade for 2 weeks.   

8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?

 "I sometimes love my dog more than my little sister, especially when she screams" 

9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?

 If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room

10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 "It's not the number of years in your life. It's the amount of life in your years." 

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS?

Being able to relive fun childhood activities that I enjoyed when I was younger and watching creative forms of imagination come to life!

Meet Emily S!

1.    Name: Emily S.

2.    Hometown: Pickerington OH 

3.    Age: 23

4.    Favorite Color? Green 

5.    Major/Occupation: Speech language pathology 

6.    What did you want to be growing up? A lawyer 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter?

 Using the phone in my parents bedroom to listen to my babysitter talk to her boyfriend, after she  had put us to bed. I was not very slick. She caught me every time. 

8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?

 "I'm allowed to eat ice cream for dinner, I do it all the time" A little kiddo trying to persuade me to let him eat ice cream instead of the dinner his mom instructed me to feed him. 

9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?

 To stop worrying about things, and instead either tackle them head on or devise a plan for tackling them in steps, and stick to it. 

10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

 "What one has to do usually can be done" 

- Eleanore Roosevelt 

11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS?

Getting to know all of the different suburbs and neighborhoods of Columbus, meeting a lot of cool kids and families, and the flexible scheduling that allows me to focus on school as well. 

Meet Michelle L!

1.    Name: Michelle L

2.    Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

3.    Age: 23

4.    Favorite Color? Blue

5.    Major/Occupation: Special Education

6.    What did you want to be growing up?

I always wanted to become a teacher when I grew up.  After being a student assistant for an adaptive PE class in middle school, I decided that I wanted to become a special education teacher. 

7.    What is the funniest memory from your childhood babysitter?

 My childhood babysitter and I were playing outside and the alarm accidentally was set off.  Neither one of us knew the code to turn off the alarm, so the police came.  My four year old self was terrified that she was going to be sent to jail.

8.    What is the funniest thing a child has said to you while babysitting?

 I was babysitting a three year-old and she told me that she wanted to be a piggy when she grew up.

 9.    What is the best advice someone has ever given to you?

A setback is never a bad experience, just another one of life’s lessons.

 10. What is one of your favorite quotes?

“Some people are worth melting for” -Olaf

 11. What has been the best thing about working with SMS?

I have worked for SMS for almost 3 years and have loved getting to know all of the different families.  There has never been a dull moment with this job!  I have also absolutely loved interning in the office with Amanda and getting to know more about the business side of the company.