A balancing act..

When the kids were little, I was fortunate enough to be able to stay home with them. I loved every minute of it. I used my spare time to earn a bachelor’s degree that I wanted to use when the kids started school. When Barrett was in 2nd grade, I made the decision to go back to work. We had just purchased a larger home and I wanted to contribute to all the projects that would be eventually coming.

I found a great job and started the Monday-Friday career woman life. I remember the first few weeks being exhausting. Trying to figure out our schedule seemed impossible. When do you do laundry?? What can I make for dinner that isn’t going to take forever? What time is too early to go to bed? It truly becomes a balancing act. I finished school in April and swore I was done! Fast forward to 6 weeks ago.. I started my MBA so the balancing act continues.

We don’t have it perfected by any stretch of the imagination. What we do have though, is an amazing tribe. Eric picks up the slack when I’ve got a million things going on, and I do the same for him. We have friends that will pick the kids up in a pinch and don’t mind if our social time is sitting around the table catching up over coffee. We also have the best family. My parents are always there when we need them and are more than willing to help wherever they can. Find yourself a tribe. Side story… I grew up in a soccer hating family (why, I have no clue). When the kids wanted to play soccer I dreaded it a little bit. Here is some advice… join the freaking soccer team. Your child may not gain anything from it, but if you are as lucky as we are, YOU will meet your best friends as soccer practice.

If I’m honest, there are still days that I get into bed and have no clue how we survived the day. We all have so many things that we have to do for ourselves, our children, our spouses etc. Some days, the weight we carry will be too much. On those days, reach out to your tribe and remind yourself that we are all doing the best at this crazy balancing act that we can.

As always,

Stay strong mommas!

Xoxo

Becca