30/09/2024
Here's one thing I still need to learn and accept about being a working parent: plans fall through all the time 🤦♀️
I'm the type of person who loves planning so this is super hard for me to accept.
Entire last week I was planning to attend a networking event with my local small business group on Friday morning. I have not been to any over the past 2 months, and I already made my mind that on Friday I'll make time for it and be there.
➡️ On Thursday my toddler developed a high fever and we ended up in an emergency department. We left the hospital only towards the end of the day. Needless to say, the next day was fully devoted to my child.
➡️ We had to cancel catch up with friends over the weekend - we haven't seen them for over a year and planned it well ahead of time.
➡️ I missed the networking event; the next one I can attend will only happen in a month time.
➡️ To catch up with my work I have been working in the evenings after the kids are in bed.
I know I need to learn that it's ok to adjust, that "life" happens all the time: kids get sick, pass the germs on to each other, accidents happen. But with every such occurrence I feel that my "house of plans" crumbles and I need lots of time to pick the pieces up to build it up again.
Being a working parent, managing my own business, household and all the kids related matters is a lot.
If you are in the same shoes, just know you are not on your own!
We need to learn to take it easy on ourselves and be flexible with our planning 🫶
Because life happens. All the time.