To All the New Moms Out There: You Will Rediscover Yourself & It's Going To Be Great
When it comes to being a mom, we are totally in the trenches of it so much of the time. Having a baby is all-consuming, and those postpartum months are about tapping into survival mode. There's hardly time for anything else, and I found that many things from my former life went by the wayside for a while, and that was OK. Newborns shift you onto an entirely new schedule, add in the breastfeeding and sleep deprivation, recovery, and your brain and body hardly have the capacity for anything else.
Slowly though, I started to come back to myself as I settled into motherhood. Things that I loved made their way back in. Writing came back since it is such an integral part of who I am. I've written stories ever since I was little and longed to make a living from it, including writing on the side of a full-time job before I had kids. Once I had kids, I became a stay-at-home mom.
While kids were initially a distraction from writing, they have now fully become my driving force and inspiration for many of my articles.
Once they got older, I was able to come out of the baby fog a bit and able to think more clearly again since I was getting more sleep. I was also able to identify with motherhood and see how we all struggle with balance sometimes. I found a new depth of emotion that came with being a mom, and being a writer already, I'm able to convey and commiserate with other moms.
Becoming a mom helped me build my freelance career in an area that I wouldn't be able to write in otherwise.
Adjusting and adapting to the changes in life that come with having kids is exhausting, inspiring, and wonderful. It is such a mixed bag of emotions that writing about it helps other moms know they're not alone.
Since I write whenever I have a free minute, sometimes my brain just stops working.
To avoid complete burnout, I let myself take a break. This often includes watching classic movies to keep me going and recharge me. I've even found a writing opportunity that allows me to geek out and write about classic movies, so I love that.
Not only have I tapped into these niches, but I've also become even more ambitious.
I've gotten back into writing fiction like when I was young. This helps keep my brain balanced. Writing to make money is great, but I sometimes miss working on novels and short stories. I come back to it whenever I have time. Fiction was my first love, after all, and that's worth something.
It can be hard to prioritize yourself after you become a mom, but it is so important to rediscover yourself.
I'm no longer the woman I was before I became a mom, but the most important passions of mine are still there. While things have changed, I've adjusted to still fulfill that piece of me that needs to follow my dreams.
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