Some days it’s hard to “keep going!” When all you really want to do is crawl into bed and pull the covers over your head and just stay there for a while. Being a wife, a mom, and a business owner is an adventurous, exciting, overwhelming, busy and difficult. Sometimes I’m not sure how I do it. All three titles require ALL OF YOU and if you think otherwise, you’re not living in reality. Those little reminders (or “stings”) I get from those closest to me, like my kids casually, joking and laughing saying, “the only thing that matters to mommy is her business” or my husband saying, “you work all day and then you come home and you’re still on your laptop! when do you spend time with me?” The guilt is real. It makes me wonder if business, motherhood, and marriage was meant to be done all at the same time. You see the memes being shared thousands of times: WIFE, MOM, BOSS! and it looks good. It even makes you feel accomplished when you read it. But in reality it’s not a joke or a hashtag, it’s HARD as HELL and you’re constantly trying to catch up, keep going, be strong, drink enough water, and make it happen!
I believe balance is non-existent for women in business who have families. If you’ve figured out how to balance it all please share with me because I’ve been trying for 7 years with no success.