Cautiously Optimistic

The most recent nanny asked if I could pay her once a week instead of once every two weeks. This is a question of somebody who actually needs a job. This is the first time I feel a connection to one of the applicants because I know very well what it is like when it matters a lot to get paid more often because you are constantly putting out small financial fires caused by the absence of even the smallest money cushion. And two weeks is an endless stretch of time to wait to be paid.