What is the new blog, Mother Hustler, all about?
Being a working mom is hard. There is the full-time, paid job of work that hopefully only sucks out 40 hours of your week. Then there is the full-time, 24/7 work of taking care of your kids- feeding them, housing them, clothing them, taking them places and that doesn’t even include the attempts to make them decent human beings and giving them the foundation to be functioning adults one day. You may have a spouse or a partner that you need to communicate with, make space to listen to them, co-parent with them, and support.
So many loads to lift
There are physical loads to lift such as cleaning, feeding, driving, or taking care of pets. There are mental loads to lift like making dentist appointments, remembering uniforms for games, big assignments due at school, when you said you would see relatives next, etc. Then the emotional loads which can seem unassuming and light, but really wear you down in the background, like an app that wasn’t closed on your phone. These can include worrying that your daughter will have a bad audition for something she really wants, your partner wanting to have sex when you are too tired but you don’t want them to feel let down, wondering if your son will have a good time at camp in a month, or a kid struggling with homework and feeling dumb compared to others at school.
Because something CAN be done.
What about ME?
After all this work and weights to bear, then comes YOU- the working mom. As influencers love to remind us- “take time for you” or “put on your oxygen mask first”. People love to tell us how important me time is and then use an example of working out (which by the name is work) or slapping on a face mask at the end of the day, which can make you feel better but are not necessarily easy to add into the routine nor do they reinvigorate your spirit. There is just never enough time to get everything done and have your work battery and life battery always be 100% full, which is why I do not believe in work/life balance. It is unattainable and just sets us up for feeling like we are failing.
So why share all of this if it is so bleak and nothing can be done except to scream into the void?
That is the point of this blog, of this space. To figure out ways to renew our energy, carve out time for something we want (even if that feels selfish), and align our work and life so that we do not feel like they are always in conflict. The goal is not perfection or a state of blissful being. The goal is form a community- share, commiserate, empathize, support.
What can you expect to find on A Mother Hustler?
- Tips on effectively using your time
- Ways to renew your energy
- Activities to do with your kids
- Ideas for work challenges
- Recommended products and resources for making life less hard
- Probably some half-assed crafts and humor
- Community
Excited to get to know you all!
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