Regaining my Equilibrium in 2021
Three years ago I held my three-year-old son as he slept at the new Lansing Mayor's inauguration. I was that new mayor's Chief of Staff, and I dreamily floated through that day in heady anticipation of my dream job. The first few months were a blur, and honestly it really didn't slow down for more than two years. I did not have a single day, not one, without an email, text or phone call. I remember being in Napa for my 40th birthday and being on my third (or so?) mimosa. I got a text that I was needed in a meeting. It was not the first or last meeting I would do after a few cocktails. I was on vacation in Boston and did a 90 minute meeting in the hotel lobby so as to not wake up my napping son. I was on call 24/7. Filed under: ways to feel like super mom At the end of my first year I vowed to find more balance. I blogged about having lost myself and how I resolved in 2019 to do better. I'd spend more time with family, I'd actually take time off, I'd exercise, b