A series of events late in 2010 have left me a little shaken and made me slow down to examine my life. First my 20-year-old cousin passed away and then a couple days later my Mom broke her hip. Both of these events stirred up a bunch of feelings, emotions and issues.
As such I decided to take a bit of a sabbatical. It doesn’t have a defined end date, but as the end of January looms I’m thinking I may get back to work then. Or not. I’ve never really taken this time for myself and my family before.
I’ve never had the chance to just be a stay at home mom. I started working from home before I even planned on having a child, so after my daughter was born I had a bit of a maternity leave and then was back to work.
I love that working from home has allowed me to be there for my daughter when she needs me. That it has shown her a possible path in a woman’s life. Lately though it has been a bit too consuming for me without the results that I am looking for. And my family and home have suffered.
So right now I am focused mostly on me, my family and my house. You wouldn’t believe the checklist on my fridge with areas to be de-cluttered and things to pare down. It feels good to spend the afternoon with my daughter and not have to worry about racing to the computer to check “just one more thing.”
Of course I still have a bit of business going on. All this time has been good for brainstorming and random keyword research. I’m hopeful coming out of this I will have a better plan for moving forward and a better balance to my life.
