The Family Career Woman

As a mom there are days when I'm overwhelmed with tasks, and I'm constantly cleaning up behind my kids, or running errands. There are days when I never have the time to be myself, or just sit back and create. These particular days come back to haunt me because I'm always trying to make up for it at night when my kids are asleep. This doesn't benefit me at all, it results in me being tired during the day and going to sleep in the middle of chores or whatever it is that I'm doing. I'm learning more and more with life that it's important not to overdo something or under do it. The other day my son went to the babysitter for the first time, and I've grown so accustomed to having him with me, that I didn't realize how much of a relief it would be to get things done without him. Doing the laundry, and grocery shopping was less burdensome, and I actually enjoyed it. Usually when I do the laundry and I step out the door my son either cries, or he waits ...

My family see's a family counselor every so often and we discuss certain things. One of those things is what support may look like to each of us. I didn't realize how different everyone's view is of support was until I started asking my husband and looking at what it means for me. 1. Affirm Recently a client told me they wanted something orange, and she gave me a description of what she wanted. I took down the order and made it my business to go to the store to get some beads. Well...I went to Walmart, and I wasn't really satisfied with what they had but I bought them because it was the only thing I found that was orange. Anyway, I go home, and for about a day and a half I just had the beads sitting in the bag on the kitchen table. Finally, I showed my husband what this was and asked him for his opinion. "I don't know," he shrugged, "You know how to make it work, so do it!" When he went to work that night I got to work on them immediate...