An Epiphany Before 2024

Motherhood is such a strange puzzle that no one gets and yet we’re made to accept all its beauty and well, the baggage.

I’m a mother of two kids, and I’m about 5 years going 6 being one. Easy to say, no two days are the same. You just become more resilient, tolerant to the unique set of challenges.

Six famous words from all mothers each day: “I need to pick my battles” Try ask a mother if you see her giving her child a candy at 9 in the morning. You might get that answer.

Anyway, I digressed.

So yes, I am still fairly a new mother. ALSO, a fairly new self-employed entrepreneur. I started to build my own self-employed career the first day I became a mum. Obviously the old me didn’t know what I was getting into. Two highly demanding job began on the same day? I was insane.

But life went on as if I knew I had it all figured out.

Jokes on me. It was tough!

Income wasn’t stable, my kids were crying for attention, my basic needs weren’t met. Chaos! (Disclaimer: I have a husband who takes good care of me but I will always speak from an ideal place where I am supposed to be a self-sufficient woman first. That is the goal.)

And for many years until today my challenges are in a vicious cycle. Meaning, it’s either I dedicate my day to…