It’s been three months since our new chapter began, with hubby coming home to be with the kids & invest more energy into his business, and I jumped back into a full time role in the corporate space.
Three months of adjusting, three months of working out our new normal, three months of finding our feet (& still counting)…
Three months of me…
Learning a new role, a new company, new people, new systems & processes
Learning how to switch from Mum mode to work mode & back
Learning what it’s like to arrive home each evening at the peak of witching hour(s) & being thrust into the kids nighttime routine before winding down
Learning the importance of the train ride & walks home to support switching modes & resetting
Learning to let go of expectations on getting all the things done, or things being done differently to how I would do them
Learning to deal with the real FOMO that comes from not being available as much for family & friends, or being part of the regular school routine
Learning to share the opportunities
Learning to prioritise even more & learning to let go of the guilt that comes from not being able to get to everyone or everything
Learning to appreciate the weekends in a new way
Learning how to keep my passions (quality family time, & my creating & sharing through my business) alive, & to keep those promises to myself that I wouldn’t let those passions slip…
And whilst I can’t & won’t speak entirely on hubby’s behalf –
Three months of him…
Learning a new role & new processes in the same house, with the same little people (for a whole lot more time), with less other people
Learning what it’s like to be a stay at home Dad, juggling 3 kids & their needs, whilst running a business
Learning what it’s like to eagerly wait the arrival of that second pair of hands
Learning of the special bond that deepens
Learning to let go of expectations to get all the things done whilst having little ones as your number 1 priority
Learning how quickly plans can change, & how to steal little bits of time where you can
Learning to prioritise in a new way, with new activities and responsibilities
Two roles
Equally as important
Equally as new
Equally as many challenges
Equally as many milestones
Equally offering a new perspective on the other
All of our triumphs & challenges to date have set us on this path & brought us to where we are today, & I am so grateful for this new chapter, however short or long it lasts, & for what we are both learning, & equally as important, for what our children our learning too
We have a new found appreciation & respect for the roles we held before & for the roles we each hold now. We both understand & have experienced the challenges of each role, & we have both experienced the joys that come with each role.
Never under estimate the opportunity to see another perspective
To embrace a new experience
And to go where the universe is guiding you 💛
