It's my birthday today. I'm 37 years old...and I'm just getting started.

Tears actually come to my eyes as I think about that. I have so much life ahead of me. So many memories to create. So many experiences to have.

I can't get everything done on my to-do list. It feels impossible.
I never have enough time to spend with my kids and I am missing out!
I am always thinking about work. It's exhausting!

These were my thoughts when I started back to work after maternity. Ya feel me?!

What if you truly believed it is possible to have a successful and thriving career where you didn’t have to sacrifice time with your family?

Mornings are chaotic for working moms. Can I get an "amen!"?
Lots of mouths to feed, people to dress, lunches to pack and teeth to brush with often very uncooperative kiddos that do not operate on the same time table we do.

Yet, starting our mornings off right can set the whole tone for the day…

My 4 year old daughter came up to me, a sad and dejected look on her face and said, "I'm sorry for yelling at you"…

I am a mom of a 2 and 4 year old, a wife and a business owner. This means I am busy, busy, busy with so much to do and never enough time.

(Can I get an AMEN!!!??? I know ya'll know what I am talking about.)

Having two tiny humans to chase, feed, teach, snuggle, clean and otherwise just keep alive is super rewarding and really tiring.

Yesterday, I invested almost $2000 in myself. 

But it wasn't easy. 

I, like so many other women, struggle to spend money on myself. My entire life I have found security in holding onto my money, and have struggled to allow myself to get a pedicure, let alone make an investment like $2000 (I mean...I could buy plane tickets to Europe or build a water well in Africa with that kind of money)! 

Four years ago I felt stuck in a job that paid well but wasn't rewarding. 

I felt like I didn't have a choice, I had to work because we needed the money. So, if I had to work, it might as well be there because it gave us benefits and I was valued by the company. But yet, I didn't want the job. 

It was at this point I realized that having it all (a successful career and a thriving home life) is about one thing: choice.