It’s ok to say it’s boring…. right?

Jyoti Gohil - 5 Dec 17

So I have two children under 2 (11 weeks and 23 months) and I am going to start by saying the thing that every mother says “ I love my children and I am so gratful to have them etc….etc”

Now that I have said that, what I want to really say is; it’s hardwork, relentless, feels like a treadmill at times and boring.  There. It’s out there now.

I’m not bored of my children – they truly are amazing and I am utterly in love with them. But I’m bored of it always being the same day in and day out – feeding, cooking, housework, washing. God the washing!!! I get excited when the laundry basket is empty.   What happened to me?

I feel like I have lost my identity of who I used to Be.  My brain used to be on fire with all things work; meetings, team issues, leading, directing, strategising.  Now? Well I can’t seem to hold a conversation without staring into space or  struggling to find words to explain what I mean.

so this weekend I registered my new business venture. I haven’t given anything else much thought but the idea of paying £12 for my own business was appealing and it gave me a glimmer of my Professional self. It’s exciting and scary. Being on maternity leave second time around isn’t as rosey as the first time.  There is less time to indulge.

So today is the day that I wanted to do something for me. Of course everything we do,we do for our children but I realised, more so now that I have to do something for myself. Because I want my children to understand that mum also has another identity – a business woman.

It won’t feel so boring then.

Jyoti Gohil

Career mum (yes the two words can go together) Warriorwoman Warriormum

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