Took this pic from a little video of Mac and I doing yoga together, and it brings me #AllTheFeels 😊💞 because 3.5 years ago I was faced with a decision that led me here.
I had invested A LOT of myself, time, energy, & money into becoming an ICU nurse. Getting my degree and diving into my career as a nurse was WHO I was. (Or so I thought at the time.)
But a shift occurred when I became a mom. A new version of “me” was born. And what I thought would be a no brainer decision to go back to work at the hospital and put her in child care, became something I was not willing to do.
I had a working mama growing up, and saw the value in teaching her the importance of hard work, but I was also blessed to have my grandparents right down the street and spending time with me.
But as a military family my kids wouldn’t know what that was like. And NO ONE can fill your shoes as a mom like YOU can!! So we made the choice for me to stay home which came with a host of other obstacles to overcome, mainly financial.
With debt and cars to be paid off, and no savings, living paycheck to paycheck we knew this wasn’t what we wanted for our family either, so I left myself open to other opportunities, and like it tends to happen when you are open NEW things flow your way.
By complete chance I joined a health/fit challenge online to work on my health and mindset and fell in love with the process and how it shifted EVERYTHING in my life, and I knew that I could help so many others do the same thing. This was how I could stay home, be the healthiest version of me, and still fulfill my passion and purpose in the health field while contributing to our families future! WIN-WIN-WIN.
It was a complete LEAP outside of my comfort zone, but got me to where I am now. Home EVERYDAY with my daughter. Having been her CONSTANT, these past 3.5 years, through my hubby’s 3 deployments, having gotten or family out of debt, our cars paid off, and able to afford private school for Mac in the fall when she heads off to kindergarten, and I begin again with our baby who is due at the same time.
I am in better health than ever and am LOVING being pregnant this time💞🤰🏼
All of this is to share that you have options. Not always does life hand you what you expect, but if you are open to the possibilities and willing to have vision, put in the work, and let go of FEAR ANYTHING is possible!! 🙌🏼
I have an opportunity opening up to mentor a few select women to create this for themselves.
If what I shared resonated with you LET’S CONNECT!!