Having just had our second baby on February 12th, i’ve REALLY been enjoying some time off from work. I made a point of taking 6 weeks off so I could enjoy (survive?) having another wee one in the house along with my now 2 year old daughter Samantha.

Well, my 6 weeks is up as of April 1st… and part of me wonders, do I really want to work at all? I’m toying with the idea of quitting it all together and just hanging out with the kids. LOL, just kidding Cindy… an early April Fool’s day joke.

I know I want to ‘get back to work’ as I really do love what I do, and to be quite honest if I had to spend 24/7 focused on my girls I would probably go a little batty. The ole brain needs something other than Elmo and perpetual breastfeeding to keep it going.

Part of what is really cool right now is that I have some ’space’ in my working calendar. Having finished up with one client earlier this year and also potentially letting go of another project that i’ve been working on for years leaves me with alot of ‘hmmmm’ potential right now. Which I really love… I’ve been in this ‘what’s next?’ space a few times in life and it always opens up some cool new doors. I know some people would be a bit freaked out by this as I really don’t have a clue where the money will come from, but I do know that it will come from somewhere as there is loads of work out there.

What I want (need?) to do different this time is be really conscious of what I say yes too. As I no longer have the freedom to dive wholeheartedly into projects without considering how it will affect my time and energy… family comes first and I want to be sure to find that balance between work and life. Don’t we all? The never-ending challenge of any working parent.

PLUS this time around I need to carve out some space for writing my book… this one is a toughie for me as it requires me to setup a creative environment for myself. I’m really good at finding the time/energy to ‘get stuff done’ on the working side, but the quiet/creative space is going to be a challenge for me I know that already.

Needless to say, I don’t have the answers here. I’m just ready to plug back into the game next week and see where it takes me.