The Scentsy business is picking up momentum while I am registering my daughter for high school, learning my new role as PTA President, learning how to be a soccer coach and supporting my husband in his business ventures and "real job" while keeping the house running smoothly and making healthy meals. I know we have all had our moments of whining about the thankless job we have as WAHMs but at the same time I have to remind myself of how it used to be...
I used to get up in the morning and get ready for work while "keeping Will busy" with TV or something while I put on a little make-up and put on the lovely khakis or black pants (depending on retailer) and shirt emblazoned with either a Circuit City or a Blockbuster logo. I then scooped him up tossed him in the car and drove him to his babysitter where I would drop him off at around 8:20a. I would then begin my morning commute. At it's worst I was driving over an hour through the busiest part of the city out west while I lived as far on the east side of the city as I could be and still be considered a suburb. I would work until between 5 or 6p and then actually leave between 5:30 and 6:30p. This would put me home between 6:30p and 7:30p. Many nights I would stop at the store and pick up something to eat and that would extend it even further. We ate out so much I am ashamed. I had, on average, about 4 hours a day with my children and I wasn't very pleasant for probably an hour or two of it since that time was spent rushing and being frustrated. I cry about the time I lost there in pursuit of the "American Dream" but then I look forward again and am grateful for what I have been blessed with...
A great, supportive husband who agrees we should keep family first...great kids who make it a pleasure to be a mom. I am truly blessed, owning my Scentsy business is another aspect of my personal dreams. A way for me to carve out a little something for me, for my ego, for my checking account...for me.
