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It has been over 3 years since I last held a “real” job. I quit working in my real life when my second child was 18 months old. I found balancing 2 different full-time daycares, my husband’s business, my job, a house, 2 dogs and a life… virtually impossible. Thru weeks of tears and fear, both my husband and I agreed that I was done. I was done putting in long hours and productive work for someone else. I was exhausted from double daycare drop offs and doing laundry at midnight. We never saw our kids and what shocked me the most, was our kids didn’t know each other. Spending 8-10 hours a day in separate child care centres, they had no time left to build a relationship, until we stuck them together all weekend for “family time”. How would you feel jumping into a bathtub each night with a stranger?
So quit my job, I did. And having experienced two maternity leaves already, I was in for a whole new journey. I had entered my maternity leaves with the mindset of a “vacation”. My only job was to spend quality time with my little ones and enjoy every moment (hence the mat. leave weight gain!)
Here I was now, doing this…forever. At home, forever…. Somewhat daunting! I was used to accomplishing a lot everyday and now had to lower my standards. One, maybe two things a day ((laundry & a meal) was pretty good at the beginning! As the days turned to months, the months to years, I started getting pretty good at this “mom-at-home” thing. So good in fact, I started multi-tasking!
This is the well-earned skill of any long time mom. To be able to now juggle three kids, ( those two dogs are still there) hubby, his business and the home… and still be looking for more. Granted, the floors aren’t cleaned everyday, but sometimes the little things need to slide!
I started to dabble. I tried to find ways to feed MY soul (not just my family’s) and as the year turned over again this January, I made a resolution to take on things that would challenge me, possibly scare me a little bit. Most of the things I was doing, while being fun, were easy. I wanted to learn from someone, I yearned to feel nervous and excited again! I wanted to push my boundaries! I wanted to steer myselft toward opportunities that were presented to me, not necessarily created by me!
For 15 years I worked in the fitness industry. Walking into my first momcafe event brought me back to my workshop and conference days. In my heart, it felt like coming home. Here I was again, given the opportunity to motivate, inspire and listen to others. The charge you get from walking out of a great workshop, the energy of making a useful and impacting connection, the feeling of being able to see where you were and where you are going… this is why I wanted to work with momcafe. I want to share this experience with others and I want to help.
So, my journey begins! I hope I can offer you all the opportunities you want, for learning, for networking, for asking questions and for helping others! I am excited to be working with such a fabulous group of women and moms and hope you come along on the adventure with me!