Friday, July 17, 2020

Why I'm Starting This Blog

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Hi Everyone,

I'm starting this blog because I want to document the how and the why of operating as a working mother in 2020. I want to document my experience and also share this experience with my loved ones at some point.

One big goal that I have is to bring back my sense of life enjoyment. We are in the middle of a pandemic and the many burdens because of it are affecting my family. The little ways include not being able to have playdates or go to playgrounds, and not being able to get together with friends for those already rare in-person sanity checks. The big ways are the increased scrutiny of every environment my family is exposed to and the measures that we committed to in order to give us a sense of safety. Most importantly, this experience has made me realize it is important to do what you want now.

And while knowing that being a parent or a caregiver of any  kind is really hard work, especially with the standards put on us by society and those we give ourselves, I want to use this blog to make things simpler, easier, and more enjoyable. I know that’s easier said than done sometimes and my goal is not to sugarcoat things, but to shift the focus. I’m also an optimist and I believe that most people can reach and surpass their goals given enough preparation and effort.

To be honest, my plans for 2020 have been obliterated, so instead I am going to paint a few broad strokes for goals. The most important one is to embrace everyday instead of leaning into this parenting truth of, “the days are long, but the years are short.”

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