THE EVERYDAY BESTIE TEAM
Who is the Everyday Bestie??
Hello and welcome! My name is Jennifer—the Everyday Bestie! I’m here to match you and the ones you love most with qualified nannies and household managers to create organized, harmonized, and nurturing family rhythms.
Having grown up in the mountain farmlands of Virginia, the second oldest of MANY MANY MANY first cousins, I learned a thing or two about good ol’ fashioned hard work and familial love. In the middle of caring for my HUGE family, I also juggled academics, sports, and the required rest needed to maintain all of it.
In college, I worked as a live-in nanny for the chancellor of my school. My fine arts degree then led me to New York where I became a live-in nanny for highly successful and loving families.
I have years of graduate work in Education and Child Development, as well as Teaching Arts. I gathered even more career experience in multiple leadership and teaching roles such as healthcare sales and bank management . A very unexpected and painful layoff led me into the classroom and then into the homes as a nanny for high profile
families from all over the world. I have worked in newborn care- speciaL needs- behavioral needs- family support in nutrition and organization
I've been the Everyday teacher, the Everyday bank manager, the Everyday healthcare sales rep, the Everyday household manager, and now The Everyday Bestie!
Operating a nanny referral agency of my own allows me to combine so many of my prior life and career experiences to produce the leadership, friendship, and compassion needed to assist families, nannies, and household managers.
Family is beautiful and wonderful. Family is also complex and can sometimes benefit from a fresh, outside perspective. I am committed to this vision: to be the needed bridge between families and those who desire to support them.
Hi there! I’m Desaray Shirely, the Everyday Bestie’s website and social media manager. I do a little bit of everything around here, but my main goal is to connect you with the perfect helper for your family!
Being born and raised in Raleigh, NC, I know the ins and outs of the Triangle area and all the different kinds of families that live here! Did you know that Wake County is the third fastest-growing county in the nation? Families are flocking here by storm! Why? Because Wake County/ the Triangle has excellent schools, towns, large-scale companies, and small-town communities. Raleigh provides the perfect place to settle down and raise a family—and we offer the perfect people to support your family!
Growing up, I was a passionate competitive Gymnast for 13 years and went on to coach gymnastics for another four years after I stopped competing! I was homeschooled my entire life, and after graduating, I decided to move overseas, taking an internship in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. I moved back home at the end of 2022 and began nannying full-time while returning to school.
From gymnastics to Haiti to nannying, taking care of children has been a part of every part of my life! I know the ins and outs of what it looks like to be a nanny and the different needs a family may have when seeking childcare. I am working my hardest to ensure that both nannies and families have their bases covered to provide the best care for everyone!