Wake me up before you go, go …. (WHAM, 1984)
Yes, those were the days. Single, career oriented, in love and doing what I wanted. Don’t get me wrong, I am very happy being married and looking forward to our silver anniversary. The children fill my days with joy and other nonsense.
Soon after the birth of my daughter, I found my whole self disappearing. A large part of this was not working. It was really difficult when I had put so much effort into having a professional life, to suddenly have no deadlines, no rush of doing a good job, and no money of one’s own.
After two years of messing around with part time administrative jobs I was overqualified for, stupid network marketing spiels that always never survived any analysis, I found a way. I get the rush of doing a good job, have some money of my own, and do not to have a boss to dictate to me whether I would be able to go see my child’s performance nor whether I could stay home because there was a teacher’s strike.
Bless the internet and entreprenuerial companies that make it possible to work without selling all your friends.
nature, serenity and seclusion – get away from it all.
