i wanted to write here tonight but my brain is physically and emotionally fried after this weekend. so, like i do when i need any sort of help, i asked the twitterverse what i should write about!
by the way, twitter is quickly usurping google for me as the go-to place for answers. that’s right, if i follow you on twitter, that means you’re better than google.
anyhow, lisa {milkshake} suggested that i write about how i get all of this done with a little one at home. and i quickly replied that necessity is the mother of invention and all that… and how really my life is a mess and i just do and do and do until it’s done – even though it’s never done. and that that’s not really something i feel i can write about since i don’t have a good system or any tips.
but that’s a cop out.
while i hope this blog is very helpful to you in many ways, it’s not a biz tips blog or a self-help blog – this is my personal blog. if my life’s a mess, you might like to know.
so, yeah, my life’s a mess. but it’s also better than it’s ever been before. note to self: when you have the ability to ask 2,000 people what they’d like to read about you, your life, or your work – you’ve got it good. i get a lot done – most of which happens between 6am and 11pm, in between feeding, entertaining, changing, loving, cuddling, and kissing an 18 month old.
right now, i’m in a creative gold rush. “flow” i think i heard it called a few weeks ago. i’m in the middle of a glut of good ideas and i’m able to pump them out with a lot of will power and the desire to never work for “the man” again. i’m not trying to make myself sound too amazing, it’s just the way i work. i will work from sun up to sun down, and well after, if it means living the life i want and expressing myself fully – whether that’s writing, philosophy, or code.
in elementary school, i skipped 6th grade. 5th grade was a year of “flow” – i remember it quite distinctly. every ounce of me poured into learning & creating. i have that same feeling now – and it’s last for 13 months now. i think that’s thanks to lola.
so yeah, it’s all thanks to lola.
Lola rocks! And so you do you
amen, tara. our kids change us for the better and make us see what a full life IS…..so that we want it more than ever before. the fact that you highly value what you do (and why) makes us all so much more apt to want to work with you, befriend you and root for you : )
Amen to not working for the man!
A full-time working mom of 2 asked me the exact same thing the other day. I couldn’t see what she was talking about. But I think it’s the same as you, I’ve been given the chance to figure it out and I’m firing with all guns blazing. At least for a couple minutes here and there. Between the leg-hugs of my 13 month old
You’ll have to share how you plan to handle going down to 1 nap a day. I’m a little scared of that …
Hey Tara,
I totally understand where you are coming from, that’s exactly how I feel.
I have NO DOUBT you will be working for yourself (for as long as you wish!) because you are a very talented and driven person (not to mention super nice, sweet and giving). Between scoutiegirl and your growing design business you are going to CRUSH IT this year and as long as YOU are happy and your family is thriving, enjoy yourself and don’t sweat the ‘mess’.
We all support you!
1st of all these are great pix – I especially love the one of Lola with her Dad (?I assume – Hi Scoutie Guy!) it’s captured such a wonderful expression on her face! And how awesome is twitter at supplanting Google – not only is it a place to go for answers, it’s also an incredible support group!
And FLOW! Yes, grab that flow and ride it! There will ALWAYS be laundry and dirty dishes to do, but those wonderful moments when you’re full to bursting with ideas – celebrate those and try to get the most that you can out of them! How awesome that having Lola (and not working for “the man”) has been the source of that wonderful energy! YAY!
I know this is an old post, but I just discovered this blog of yours today and have been reading backwards. Well, not literally backwards. Now that would be a skill. Anyway, loving this post and this topic in general. My career didn’t really blossom either until I became a mom and I so totally get the “flow” you describe, it was what kept me going back when I was selling and up making toys all night long. I didn’t need sleep, I was happy! After having my second child just 6 months ago I’m feeling the flow again. This time though I plan to make sleep a priority no matter how jazzed up I get to avoid burnout. Anyway, I’m loving the behind the scenes look at how you are running your business as a mother too. Your happiness shines through your posts!