The End of My WAHM/SAHM Season

This isn’t really an announcement so much as it is an explanation. Back in March 2012, I opted out of the workforce, leaving my job as director of communications for a statewide non-profit to stay home with my girls (then ages 10 months and two years). I’ve chronicled the ups, the downs, my insecurities and my successes. I found I have a heart for moms, and helping them find their ideal balance, whether it be at home full time, at work full time, or somewhere in between.

I didn’t pursue much freelance work at first, just simply wanting to check out and enjoy my time with my precious girls. Over time, though, both my brain and more importantly, my bank account, told me I had to find more work. Or go back to work altogether. I went on a few job interviews, but looking back now, I’m so glad they didn’t work out. My freelance schedule kept building and growing until finally, I made a decision. Both for the good of our financial security and my family’s sanity (the girls and I need more structure), I’m going back to work…for myself.

Starting next week, the girls are attending a local daycare facility (the same one I went to as a child) three days a week, and I’ll be officing out of a collaborative workspace in the city. And you know what? I am SO excited! I really am. And so are my girls. This is good. It’s really good. I’ll still be home with them two days a week, and can flex my location/schedule to fit their needs.

And for those of you who have no idea how I earn an income, imagine a quilt. A lovely, patchwork quilt of writing, web, PR and research projects, sewn together with patches of Sterling Silver jewelry and a bit of event promotion and other random things. As long as the threads don’t come unraveled, it’s a thing of beauty.

So there it is. My big announcement, or explanation, or whatever. I just don’t really feel like writing much more about it, although I will in the future. I’ve found my sweet spot, and by the gifts and grace of God, I’ll savor it as long as it lasts.