Posted by: Sarah in Untagged on
Aug 27, 2010
This September, my daughter enters preschool, my son goes into first grade and I turn 40! How fast we move through life! Today, I work full-time, but it wasn't too long ago when I was making the decision about being a stay at home mom, working part-time or trying to be super woman and do it all.
For some of my friends, it was an easy decision with really only one option that made sense for them and their families...stay home with baby. For me it was never that cut and dry. I loved my job and my new baby. I remember rocking my 4 month old to sleep one night with my tears flowing and telling him I was sorry to be sending him to childcare - even when it was just a couple days a week. After the inital tears, I recognized that I was a better mom because I had something that was mine - my job. As my children grew, I slowly added more days to my schedule. Then, when life through me a curve ball and I got divorced, I was in the best possible position. My career was still in tack and