Why Being a WAHM Sucks Sometimes
(Ok – so the photo doesn’t really match the blog post title but I’m not gonna spend five hours trying to find the “right” photo. This is us. This is the good part of being a work at home mom).
So everybody is talking about “being yourself” and “being authentic” and being “real” – so here it goes…
My name is Jennifer Powter and I think that being a WAHM/mompreneur, whatever label you want to give it, simply sucks ass sometimes. Maybe this is just me – I dunno. But when I look around and compare – yes, I do it too even though I know it’s not healthy, good for me, does anything productive, and so forth, I do it because I want to learn how others are experiencing what I’m doing right now: working & being the primary caregiver of my almost 1 yr old and my almost 3 yr old.
What’s the secret? Is there a secret? Come on…fill me in!
I wanna learn from these women. I wanna know their secrets. I wanna know how they’re managing to “make 6 figures” and only work 10-15 hrs a week while having at least two children at home with them. And when it sounds so easy for them (and it’s not for me) I think they must have resources I don’t have like a full time nanny, or tons of loving child care like grand parents or aunts or sisters/brothers in town that help them out, or maybe they have a super wealthy partner so money isn’t an issue and working is simply something they do because it’s fulfilling for them but there’s no pressure on how much they make.
So I engage in this futile scouting around and comparing and it does nothing for me because all I see is the good stuff — mompreneurs espousing how great it is to have so much freedom and flexibility and money and all I think is “What the fuck? What am I doing wrong here?” And it sucks because I think I’m doing it “right” AND it still feels hard sometimes and that frustrates me to no end.
What do I mean about values and priorities competing? This:
- I have boundaries. Clear boundaries. I don’t work when my children are awake, I don’t tweet, I don’t Facebook. This is my choice. I learned very quickly that I suck at both things (parenting & work stuff) if I try to them at the same time. My kids are awake by 6:30am and go to bed by ~7ishpm. I work while they nap and at night. It also took me two years to accept the fact that I needed “help”. TWO YEARS. Side note…why the hell is it so hard for high achieving, type a women to ask for help? (I now have a baby sitter two mornings a week).
- I also choose to prepare, cook and serve REAL food. Not food out of a box that’s reheated, not fast food (neither of my children know what McDonald’s is or have ever had fast food). And this takes time. This means that I’m making five snacks/meals a day. But health and healthy living is a huge value in our household. So I do this with joy and with the hope I’m teaching my kids to value “health” too.
- I also LOVE what I do – even if I didn’t have to work, I still would because I’m passionate about contributing to this world. I don’t want to let this piece go AND my family benefits from me earning money. I like making money. A lot.
- Sigh….this list could go on and on…I’ll stop here.
So, what I’m learning is that I’ve got values and priorities that compete and that’s frustrating. And let me be clear and say it’s not my children who frustrate me or my work — it’s simply this stage when it feels like there’s so much I want to do and put out there and create in my business and my time/energy/capacity is limited, and yes I know it’s a choice. It’s a very conscious choice AND a very conscious choice can still feel hard. I’m allowed to feel frustrated sometimes. So are you.
As someone who was able to accomplish so much so quickly in my pre-kid life, I’m having to adapt to “new normal” and it’s hard. When I read the latest article on how to create a product in three days I have to remind myself that I’m living in dog years. Three days is more like three weeks, for me anyways.
So, for any other wannabe WAHM or mompreneurs or WAHM’s out there right now who beat themselves up for not being where they “want” to be or where they think they “should” be….give yourself a break. This model we’ve created for ourselves is wonderful in so many ways; we get to see our kids take their first steps, speak their first words, we get to enjoy them while they’re little. And it can also feel like a slow road to complete insanity…ok, that’s probably an exaggeration but essentially we’ve given ourselves three full time jobs:
- We get to be with our children full time and parent (minus whatever child care hours we can carve out with someone that we trust)
- We get to manage our home, cook, clean, take care of all the “stuff” that needs to be done
- AND we get to be entrepreneurs who want to build/grow our businesses and make money
AND we most of us probably want to exercise, look after ourselves, nurture our other friendships, and stay connected with our husband/partner so that when we do experience the “freedom and money and flexibility” we’ve got someone to share it with. As my business continues to grow you bet I’ll be handing off more of these responsibilities – I’ll get a house cleaner, I’ll have a personal assistant, I’ll have “people”…but as the saying goes “Income before Expenses”.
So – I’m a WAHM, mompreneur, entrepreneur, business owner who feels like it’s hard sometimes. I totally admit it. I also love it and wouldn’t trade what I’m doing for anything. I’m doing a lot of things right. My kids are healthy. My husband and I are still in love. My business is growing. I’m happy. But I did just want to share that for me, being a work at home mom isn’t about drinking lattes and eating bon bons all day. It’s a lot of fucking work. My house isn’t as tidy as I’d like it to be, the laundry piles up, I miss out on a few things my non working mom friends do, and… I’m choosing this.
Of course, I’d love to hear your thoughts/comments/questions – drop down to the comments section below and share what came up for you reading this. Thx!
Jen, wow, this post made me laugh out loud several times, made my heart ache and also gave a lot of food for thought. Brava.
I too have a habit of falling into the comparison trap. Yes, I have built a 7 figure business in the past AND that was because I started that business before kids and hit the 7 figure mark the first year of my first son. After that, I made choices too that impacted the financial side of my business. I changed directions, I chose to spend more time with my kids, and I have chosen to support my husband as he builds his business ventures.
They are conscious choices, and it can still suck big time. It is HARD. I too feel limited sometimes – tons of things I want to do, but that would screw up my life balance and at the end of the day I need to give myself and my family the oxygen mask first, before helping others.
Oh, just to make you laugh, I went for my first run in 3 weeks yesterday. Ugh. That was hard but at least I took the first step right? Hugs to you!
Elena Verlee´s last blog ..Your Money or Your Life
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Oh thank you for commenting and helping me know I’m not so alone in these feelings ~It means a lot to me. I felt a little nervous to press “publish” on this one but at the same time I felt a need to write this. It’s great to know that even super successful entrepreneurial women who are also moms can feel like it’s hard sometimes too. And just because something is a conscious choice it doesn’t mean that it makes it all easy – peasy.
As an aside I can’t believe I used WAHM in my blog post title – for some reason I hate all of the acronyms for mom business owners. You never hear Jonathan Fields or Dave Navarro or other men who are also dads and entrepreneurs referring to themselves as a Dadpreneurs or a WAHD’s – why do we do this? Hmmm…new blog post idea coming
Anyways, I think it’s AWESOME you went for a run yesterday – it’s totally the first step…increasing fitness, building a business, it’s all about putting one foot in front of the other consistently. Hugs right back to you
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B.E.S.T. article you’ve ever written! This could not be more resonant! I honestly feel like you took every word out of my mouth. I don’t really have that much more to say because you said it all. Amen for friends like you and knowing that we are all in this together. And one day when we are making the big bucks, we’ll laugh about these days as we are lounging by the pool enjoying our “free time”.
Suzannah Scully´s last blog ..How she found her “aha” moment at work
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Totally!!! Thanks for letting me know I’m not alone in feeling this and yes, thank god for good friends who get the desire to work and be a mom (amongst all our other title…wife, friend, athlete, etc.) and kick ass at doing it all!
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First of all, THANK YOU Jen for the courage and wisdom that it requires to recognize where you are in your journey and what the lessons while you are there.. It’s hard… some days, just freaking HARD! And I am with you.. I love what I do.. I love the amazing women/mom/people that this adventure of being a WAHM has brought me. I also realize that this journey of finding my place in this big, wide biz world and wanting to make a difference some times requires a level of commitment and insanity that I don’t always have!
I also have learned that parenting, just like growing your own business, is an amazing, ridiculously incredible opportunity to grow myself in ways I never thought possible. Who would have thunk?
I could also relate to the feeling of having been successful “out” there in the corporate world only to find out that my boundaries, priorities and requirements for joy have changed, so I am having to learned all over again what MY own meaning of success is: in my own terms and in my own words!
It’s hard not to compare, even though I try to follow the 3-C’s : No complaining, No comparing and no being contrary! There are times when I too wonder, OK, what the f*&^k am I doing wrong? But then I receive a note, a letter or a DM from someone and I am reminded WHY I am doing this!
I do have to say, that I have been blessed with the inspiration, connection and wisdom of women like you, that keep it real and remind us that the “connection” is where is at!
Thanks for this great post and for showing up, warts and all… (btw, your babies are GORGEOUS!!)
Warmly,
Sandra
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Hey Sandra – LOL – this is definitely a “warts and all” post huh? You’re so wonderful, thank you for sharing that some days you find it hard too. And you’re totally right, parenting allowed me to grow as an individual and becoming an entrepreneur has too. The former seemed more natural while the latter seems like an endless journey of learning, applying, testing, refining…repeat.
The following sentence you wrote totally resonated for me…
so I am having to learned all over again what MY own meaning of success is: in my own terms and in my own words!
This is exactly what it’s all about.
I’m so glad I get to share this journey with women who are real, who inspire me everyday, and who help me grow. I love that we met a year ago and we’re still connected – simply amazing. Hugs to you.
Jen
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Absolutely NO reason why you should have been nervous to hit Post on this one, other than the fact that you had just written your heart out onto the page, and that’s always a good/scary feeling! More of that, yes!?
I’m just starting my journey as a netpreneur, and I’m approaching it with all due trepidation and concerns for my sanity. At least, I thought I was…
I’m a single mama – I only have the boyo, but he’s a bright little spark, totally ON from the moment he opens his eyes until he finally shuts them again, so I also try to avoid working while he’s home. He started school this year, so I thought this was a good time to a) start a full-time external uni degree and b) start a freelance writing business and c) launch a new blog with a view to biz.
Cut to a halfway through the semester, when I realised that I had to jettison something, else my parenting, health and sanity were about to go down the toilet… I, too, was reading all these amazing and inspiring posts from people who were juggling 6 figure businesses with family and travel, and pulling my hair out wondering what they had that I didn’t (apart from money, a supportive partner, nannies, etc..).
I chose to put freelancing on the back-burner, focus on uni and get the balance back in my life, and ease into the blog empire gently. I recognised that making this work for me was all about making the right choices for US, and for now, frenetic struggle and stress was not it. I have no mortgage or consumer debt, and while I have a burning urge to share my passions and make my mark, I’ve also got an incredibly rewarding and awesome job raising my boyo, which I CHOSE and love to do.
I, too, came from a busy, successful, results-driven, pre-child life. Having a child takes you totally back to living in the moment, but when I started to fire up again this year, I almost threw out everything I had learned in my time at home with him. It IS possible to live and fulfill our dreams and goals, AND have a happy satisfying family life – we just have to find the pace that suits our individual needs (and stop worrying what other “successful” people are doing – hell, they’re probably just saying that to sell more products! Who wants to buy from a stress-merchant? lol).
And I’ll be happy to join that laid-back convo round the pool later, when we compare notes on how we got from here to there…
PS. I hate the whole WAHM/SAHM mum thing, too. You’re right – there’s a post in that!
Tracy Rudd´s last blog ..Going Naked
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Yes, definitely more of this- writing from the heart I mean. Thank you for sharing so much of your story with me. You had me at “single mama” and then kept my full attention while you shared how much you were doing/wanting to do. It’s definitely about making the right choices for us and also, for me anyways, about recognizing that we can have it all but maybe just not at the exact same time.
Here’s to a our destination vacation with a pool and tropical drinks with umbrellas in them – can already tell the conversation will be good and the company even finer.
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Fantastic words. I feel I could have written them myself, only my babies are 16 and 18.
I am a WAHM and while my kids immediate needs are not as demanding due to their ages, I find the lack of time to do all the things I need and want to do equally as frustrating as you probably do. I choose to work at home because I want to be around when they get home, I want to know their friends and I want to make sure I’m available for them when they need me. Some days i do wish I had a job to go off to where I could work all day and then come home afterwards.
Being a mum, partner and business owner is hard work because these 3 worlds collide all the time when you work from home. Even when I say “I’m going to work for 2 hours and don’t want to be disturbed”, if I hear somethng going on that needs my attention the mum in me kicks in and I get involved. I dont’ think we can help this. I think the key is to go with the flow and not beat ourselves up too much about it.
It is a choice I make, it can be frustrating, but I am grateful I can do this. I know so much more about my kids and their friends that would have been forever lost to me if I was working away from home.
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Annie- so great to meet you and you wrote the words my husband and I always talk about; we want to be able to know our children and their friends, especially as teenagers. It’s important and I’m already grateful to know that I’ll be able to do that.
And, you’re right – we do need to be gentle with ourselves…it’s such a good reminder for all of us who are juggling these three worlds and doing it really, really, really well. Thank you so much for connecting and commenting.
Looking forward to learning more about you ~ heading on over to your site now.
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Girl, I love how honest and open you are about the challenges and struggles of creating a business and raising a family. This will go a long way to help other women in the same place as you. I don’t have kids but I can so relate to the starting and nurturing a business phase.
Ultimately, knowing your WHY, the reason for doing what you do and focusing on the big picture is what gets us through the sucky days. And asking for help, reaching for support. You don’t have to do it alone!
Thanks for sharing, you totally inspire me! xo
Tia Singh´s last blog ..Mac vs PC – A Social Media Revelation.
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Ok, first off. Many of those fabulous mompreneurs are LYING THROUGH THEIR TEETH!
I opened my local daily newspaper a few years back to read a fantastic profile about an incredibly successful mompreneur whose business was so busy she was literally printing money, or so she said. Which was odd, because I had suppliers telling me she was behind on her bills, not placing more orders, returning stock. Whaddya know, three months later she was out of business.
I’ve been interviewed by a lot of magazines and newspapers and not a single reporter has ever asked for proof of my answers. I suspect there’s a load of embellishment and exaggeration happening when any business owner is interviewed (WAHM, bricks & mortar biz, etc.).
I’m not making six figures, but I’m extremely happy with my income versus my hours. I am exceeding my own expectations for output of work, and input of income. I’m honest when I talk to reporters about how I “do it all”. I have a live in nanny! That helps immensely, though I still do plenty of daytime activities with my three little girls and end up working into the wee hours of the night too often.
I recently made a big decision to not renew our contract with our nanny, and to scale back my commitments to only the jobs that a) pay a certain hourly wage, and b) fits into my master plan for my career/our family life. That’s meant giving up my main source of income, my children’s store, but also the biggest headache of my many businesses.
Don’t compare yourself to others – it’s a shell game. You can’t win because there will always be someone doing it better. or at least pretending they are
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Hey Sarah,
It’s so crazy to me to think that this actually happens…the whole lying, embellishing part. I get trying to look good and have a successful, professional image but at what cost? You’re touching on something I’ve been hearing a lot about lately – phrases like “smoke in mirrors businesses” & “faux successful businesses”, so crazy to me. I have no desire to be a “perfect mom” or a “martyr mom” but nor do I want to pretend to run a “perfect business that makes 6 figures and it’s really, really easy to do”…insert laugh/snort. Hence the whole post…
Thanks for sharing your thoughts/story and for strongly voicing the comparison game sucks. More entrepreneurial moms need to hear that – and we need to learn from each other too in a supportive, real way.
Jen
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Jen, great post! And how ironic. I’ve been making lists and lists of everything I want to do with my business, feeling motivated and energized. I had a quick Skype call with a coach/friend of mine who was telling me her kids are elementary school ages and she has from 8-3 home alone. And that she remembers when hers were my kids age. She looked at me through Skype with big eyes as my toddler ran around behind me unravelling a roll of scotch tape and my 8 month old tried to latch on to my face. She said, “I don’t know how you’re doing it all”. And I thought, “I don’t want to. Not right now.” Huge epiphany. No, more like a slap upside the head.
So, I’m putting it all off. I compare too. I see MCC’s out there and I’m not sure why I think I need to join the race. I slip back to my old self sometimes. That bitch of a saboteur I have disguises herself as ambition.
Thanks for your post and being so honest. It’s nice to have this when we live in a world where we’re supposed to wear our Super Mom capes all the time.
Andrea Owen´s last blog ..What do you want to BE when you grow up?
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 28th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Hey Andrea – your comment made me laugh. Earlier today Jake was playing with my white out tape thingy and “drawing” with it on our bamboo floor while Liv was standing on her tip toes holding onto my jeans making monkey sounds – did I mention a client had just called to book a follow up appointment? Funny.
It’s great to know where you want to take your business and it’s even better to have a plan that will allow you to do it sanely. Just remember the whole dog years metaphor – our kids are almost the exact same ages and that’s our life right now. What some people will do/produce in one day or one week is naturally going to take us longer but for some stupid reason we forget that they work full time, have no kids and yet we “compare” and wonder how the hell it’s so easy for them and hard for us.
You can build your business exactly how you want to and if your heart says to put it all off then follow it, if it says go slowly and be consistent, one foot in front of the other with a pace that works for you/your life then you can do that too.
But yeah – ditch the bitch and trust your gut!
Jen
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Oh Jennifer! I hear you ROAR and I loooove it
I have 2 little boys ages 6 and 2 and a half. I’m actually concerned about the WAHMs who DON’T have WTF days! I mean, unless you’re a droid, how can you NOT? I started a business when my first was just 10 months old (barely off the boob), then had the nerve to keep my business going (barely) through pregnancy no. 2 (THAT baby stayed on the boob until 22 MONTHS).
Talk about multitasking.
It’s been over 5 years since I started this gig and it’s taken almost THAT long to really figure out my groove and find some momentum. Call me crazy but I just couldn’t build an empire on 4 hours sleep a night and the sore boobs to match. Plus my boys are not those low-maintenance kids you hear about who sleep when they’re supposed to and generally take life as it comes.
HA! WTF does THAT feel like as a mom?
The startup years for WAHMs are DIFFERENT because of the “distraction-protraction” factor.
The main thing is to know yourself and what matters to YOU and YOUR family most. Screw the status quo or having wrinkle-free laundry and a perfectly clean house. If those things mattered to you, you wouldn’t have started a business in the first place.
Keep rockin’ it Jennifer. (Sigh…I love Albertans.)
Karri
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 29th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Hey Karri,
Wow, our stories are so similar. I started my business when my first was 7 months old and yeah, the “distraction-protraction” factor is HUGE. Like, really huge. And I’m super proud of what I’ve done, achieved, accomplished in this time but what’s even more encouraging is hearing women like you be super honest and say that it is possible to find your groove and get momentum, it just takes a bit more time.
So here’s to piles of laundry, a list a mile long of “to-do”s, active/energetic kids, laughter, and the joy that comes from doing what we’re meant to be doing in this world.
So glad I know you.
Jen
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Yes! It’s so true, so so so true that you can’t do it all yourself, especially with kids. Holly is the kid’s primary caretaker, and she’s struggling to get in 10 hours of work a MONTH … AND we have 15 hours of help a week. Toddler twins are no joke.
Also, I’ve scaled back my work efforts because I refuse to be the absent father. It’s only possible because Heart of Business has a team- a good deal of our revenue doesn’t go into my pocket, but to the team that helps the whole thing run.
It’s amazing when I think about it- that we’ve created several part-time jobs and a full-time job in addition to supporting our family.
You’re in the early phases, the bootstrap phase AND you have young children that need and deserve a lot of attention. We’ve made a lot of the same choices you have around food and attention, because we think it’s the best for the kids.
You’re on a fantastic journey. And it is exhausting sometimes, ain’t it?
Mark Silver´s last blog ..When the Speed of Business Has Left You In the Dust
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 29th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Thanks Mark,
My husband used to say that he’d love to have twins just to “get it all done at once”…ummm, we didn’t share the same perspective on that one
The business you’ve created is amazing and I hold it as a model of perhaps where I could be in 7-10 yrs. Starting my coaching business when my son was an infant seemed so easy as I had no idea the adventure I was embarking on…entrepreneurialhood.
And for a while I was content with what I was doing, but as you know, I’ve been in the process of growing my business and that requires attention and nurturing, just like my real babies do. So yes, being there for all of my “children” is exhausting sometimes AND I love it .
Thanks for the support, Mark.
jen
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What a great read for a Saturday morning – I feel like you are in my head and I am forwarding on to my husband as we speak:) I think WAHM have the hardest jobs and require insane amounts of discipline and boundaries. Thanks for being REAL and your EB4W course because it is inspirational!
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 29th, 2010 at 8:37 am
Oh Kathryn, you are so welcome. And you’re totally right re the “insane amounts of discipline & boundaries” stuff because it would be soooooo much easier to just say “Screw it, I’ll do ‘that’ tomorrow” and then go watch Grey’s Anatomy or something.
I totally think that us working mama’s need to take a page out of our fitness training and apply it to work — train, train, train, then rest and recover…repeat. Most of us never take the time to recover so burnout becomes our reality.
Hope your hubby likes the post
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Love this, Jen. Hallelujah for the truth-tellers. You know what Adrienne Rich said, “When a woman tells the truth she creates the possibility for more truth around her.”
Looks exactly like what’s happening here. xox
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
May 31st, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Hey Lianne,
I love that quote – it’s so true. Not sure what got into that day but knew I needed to write…
Hugs to you.
Jen
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Loving what you are doing here Jen. Loving it. Makes me long for creative energy for my blog. I’m so freakin’ caught up in my business that I don’t seem to have the energy to tell everyone what’s going on.
I’m so glad I got a few minutes to stop by here tonight though.
I love your languaging – yes, we get to. We are so lucky to get to. And it’s the hardest freakin’ thing in the world.
I’m impressed with your boundaries. And, I feel like shit when I read about them. Because I could never stick to a routine with my kids.
As a result, they are awake all the time. They don’t sleep. So that means I don’t have a rule about not working when they are awake. Oh, and I work all the time. Pretty much.
And of course, they are awake. Because the only time they sleep is when I sleep with them.
See, that’s how I deal with the mommy guilt.
I let my kids sleep with me and have a lot of freedom. I tell myself that it’s good for them and there’s also definitely a part of me that wishes I could have done it differently. That maybe the routine way would have been better and I failed.
Here’s the thing, I couldn’t. None of us can.
However you are doing it, it’s right for you and your kids. The experiences (failures) we are all having are the exact ones our souls need to have to keep evolving and growing.
Maybe you aren’t supposed to be making 6-figures right now. Is everything okay right now without that? Based on what you described, it sure sounds like it.
Or maybe it’s an opportunity for your soul to grow and to begin to recognize how valuable you are. If you want to make more money, raise your fees. You are worth it, you deserve it, and you can command it. If you want to.
If you don’t, don’t.
It’s all an opportunity to grow, expand and be more of who you really are.
Thanks for inspiring me to re-enter the conversation.
With love,
Alexis
Alexis Martin Neely´s last blog ..A Call to the Evolutionary Entrepreneur
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
June 5th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Hey Alexis,
Wow – you are so honest and real, I love that about you. You’re right about so many things, and I needed to hear those reminders.
“The experiences (failures) we are all having are the exact ones our souls need to have to keep evolving and growing.”
Totally, we need both of these things and I’ve realized I’m in a huge, huge place of growth right now on all levels. It’s exciting and frustrating and even sometimes scary too – but it is exactly what my soul needs and I am expanding the vision I have for myself and my life.
Mommy guilt, hey? The toughest part about being a parent for me is wondering if I’m doing the right/wrong thing and so often I’m just doing the best I can at any given moment. Sounds like you do the exact same thing. Give your best. Do what you can. And for the record, if my kids would actually sleep with me, chances are they’d be in our bed too. But they don’t.
Thank you for joining this conversation. I appreciate your kind words and what I know now is that it isn’t even about the $ amount, it’s about freedom and fun and enjoying what I do.
Hugs to you.
Jen
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I just wanted to say how much I appreciated this piece when I came across it. Much of the time, I act as though my family doesn’t exist, for the purposes of business – but they do very much exist and they exert a powerful influence on what I can and can’t do.
Networking is a case in point – evening meetings or breakfast meetings have to be fabulous for me to arrange things so that I can attend. There are jobs that I’d love to do but the travel and the working patterns mean that they’re really out of the question right now. I have mostly made my peace with that, but it can feel difficult at times. So thank you.
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Jennifer Powter Reply:
June 9th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Hi Allison,
You’re so welcome! It is hard some times isn’t it? We make choices and know that we’re making them for the “right” reasons but when different opportunities come along that excite us and yet don’t fit with our family life, it can be frustrating. I so get it.
Thanks for stopping by and connecting.
Jen
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