I didn’t think much of it at first because I wasn’t seeing any firsthand evidence that there was a recession. But within the past year I have felt the effects more and more. I lost my job as a nanny because the family could no longer afford to have a nanny. Since then, I have noticed how difficult it is to find a new job. I have applied at all kinds of places and had to give up on the idea of being a nanny because it seems most families cannot afford them anymore. I recently moved and it has been even more difficult in my new city because it is smaller and relied on logging and fishing, which, apparently, is an industry that is suffering.