When my husband came to me a said “Let’s start a business so you can stay home”, I thought he was crazy. I am a career focused mom with two children. Like most working moms, I am often riddled with the decision of staying home or working. There are pros and cons to both which of course makes it even more difficult to be comfortable with either decision. I have always wanted to stay home with our kids especially since we had Alex (our second child) and I realized this is it: two children, no more.
Jim and I have talked for the last year or so about what it might be like to be able to work from home, be there for the kids, and not have to go through the day to day craziness of having a full time job. It would be wonderful to be there for those milestones that can never be relived. Although it will be a struggle at first in the end it will be wonderful for our family.
We have joined Jim’s brother, Tom, and his wife, Dawn, to create something together and to build a legacy for both our families. With the idea of making a better life for our kids and being able to direct our own future, we have joined together to make it all work.
It is difficult to believe that what used to be ideas spoken about in passing can actually be a reality. We are not there yet but through a lot of hard work which still has not all been completed and blind faith which at times can be daunting, our family has finally begun to build our dream of designing something that will support our family not only monetarily but by allowing us all to be together without the constraints of the typical 9 to 5.
I still share that constant struggle that working moms face and I can honestly say that I want better things for my family but still feel the need to have a Plan B. But I guess having blind faith can cause a little anxiety before you can reap the benefits of seeing a dream come true….
