The Summer I Closed My Computer
Let's do a little {very honest} rundown of the last 9 months...
...and this is not a poor-me or this-is-why-I 've-been-quiet... this is the BTS I crave to see because I often wonder, "am I the only one struggling with XYZ?"
November: Started my rebrand with our Quick Launch Program team
December:
Got a job offer to become the Co CEO of a start-up in town
Got hired by an amazing business owner to do a Strategic Intensive to see how the business could operate without her in alllll the things she thought she had to be in
Late January:
Declined that role, but had a convo about another role with them
Got hired by another amazing business owner to do a Strategic Intensive so she could step out of all the details and hire a project manager
February - March: I found myself in a really weird mindset, balancing what this other role would be and whether it would be a benefit for my consulting client, how it would impact the "freedom" I had, and the fact that I was in the middle of my rebrand!
April:
Received another role offer from the same company and accepted it, but then cried when I got the proposal because it wasn't exactly what I had thought, nor did it feel right (April)
Launched my new brand 🎉
May:
Had so much love and support, but zero {yes, zero} inquiries
Sean had a heavy travel schedule all of Q2, which meant a lot of home responsibilities were on me
Kept posting and networking because that's what I felt was best
We had a deep talk about Ellie with gymnastics about realistic expectations, and decided to switch gyms to see if that would make a difference
June:
Girls started summer school
Ellie started at a new gym
Gracie started ISR swim lessons (6 weeks, 5 days a week for 10 minutes)
Sean surprised me with a 40th birthday trip to Utah
We counted that 20 hours of my week were accounted for between taxi and taking care of our house and property, and I had a mix of emotions about how, for the summer, this was my role, and that client work would probably tip me over the edge
Work biweekly with my sound healer because, hello, mindfuck of identity!
Decided to pause posting on social and emails because the above statement
July:
Listened to 364 podcasts between driving and mowing
(some favs are Armchair Expert, Good Hang, Woo Woo Wednesday)Helped Sean start to plan a retreat for his managers at the Lake of the Ozarks
Gracie started potty training
Had some really great, deep, coffee/walking convos with friends because I crave those
August:
Gracie graduated from ISR and was so confident in the water
Another deep convo about gymnastics led Ellie to fully admit gymnastics wasn't it for her, and that she wanted to give horse jumping a try
Hosted the manager retreat for his team at the Lake of the Ozarks
Was hired by Sean to help with the behind-the-scenes business tasks for him to grow, but not keep everything on his plate (with some very strict boundaries)
Joked with a long-time friend about starting a podcast for all the fun and not the serious, annnnd we're actually doing it
Ran into another friend who had talked about doing a podcast together, and she said she was ready to dive back into it
September:
From our sermon at church, I removed social media, email, AND grayscaled my phone (last week!)
Actually recorded a test episode of our podcast, Unsolicited Business Advice (last week!)
Had an inquiry meeting for the Quick Launch Program, and it felt so good to talk business 💕💕
This is the roller coaster of all things: motherhood, business, marriage, and life.
Would I have asked for this break? Oh gosh, no. But have I learned a lot and appreciated it? Yes. Yes, I have.