For over 10 years, I was a full-time shift working professional. Then I became a mom of 2 beautiful young girls with a full-time shift working husband. We spent many years working opposite shifts and high fiving in the hallway to avoid expensive childcare costs. I tried everything I could think of to spend more time at home and work less with little success. When we became pregnant with our son I felt the walls caving in. The stress of having to return to work after having him and the costs of childcare associated with it had my husband and I on edge and my marriage feeling the weight of the burden.
We made the difficult decision that I would quit my job, take a drastic pay cut, and return in a contract position only going into work when it was convenient, which meant 2 days per week every other week to try and bring in a little bit of income to make ends meet. But I wasn’t happy, I had gained weight instead of losing it and was having panic attacks thinking about leaving my kids to work a job I didn’t enjoy. In one of my darkest hours, 10 pounds heavier than I was when I delivered my third child, silently battling depression, I made the commitment to myself and my family that I would turn this all around. I was going to commit to making a change in myself confident that focusing on bettering myself could bring peace to my family.
I started with a complete outward transformation I got my hair dyed and cut, bought new clothes in a larger size that made me feel good about myself, bought new skincare products, and I signed up for a weight loss challenge and lost 23 pounds in 6 weeks! I had a new slimmer body, fresh younger looking skin and a renewed sense of purpose and confidence that I could be successful in anything I really set my mind on. Through the beginning of my journey I had been presented several times with an opportunity that seemed too good to be true, and before I began my weight loss journey my depression had convinced me that it couldn’t be successful.
I told myself this was something only organized, well put together, Pinterest worthy moms with lots of extra time could really succeed at. I took a massive leap of faith, (a money back guarantee was helpful with that leap,) it was the best decision I have ever made for myself and my family. The financial burden has been lifted and my family is on the path to peace again. Are you feeling stuck and frustrated? Click here to learn how I can help you find peace and freedom and live life by your design!