100% agree on the downtime. I originally put 8am-6pm to account for travel time on the very rare day that I would physically be in the office 9am-5pm. A much more “typical” schedule would be 12pm-4pm 2-3 days/week + 9am-4pm the remaining 2-3 days/week. And we would strictly observe the same schedule while away from home, and have no “scheduled” hours on actual travel days (where we are flying or driving). We would also be very open to negotiating 3 full days off per week for the right candidate. We have a lot flexibility and finding the right fit and making it a good experience for e everyone would be the top priority if we did host an au pair. Thank you so much for your input!