Can a Woman Really Have it All… ?

Can a woman really have it all…?

I remember speaking to a girlfriend of mine and she told me she does not believe a woman can have it all…”it’s either career or family you can’t have both…and you definitely can’t look fab doing both.” She has a very successful career, is a single mom, (a good mom if I might add) and she is fab. She referenced the fact that I had stopped practicing as an RN because the hours impeded on my family time. Although she was partially right about why I gave up practicing, I don’t agree that a woman can’t have it all!! look at ‪Beyoncé‬…. Ok! I know, I know, ‪Beyoncé‬ also has what most of us career mom’s don’t…millions in the bank which provides tons of support and a glam squad that can keep her looking good having it all…
I may not be ‪Beyoncé‬ however I do believe we can balance both career and home and still look good doing so.  It is a lot! I know for me it is; Balancing both career and home especially when you are an entrepreneur.  I have children in 4 different schools which means four different calendars.  Keeping up with my children’s calendars is a job by itself.   Then there is the household!  Housekeeping, cooking and my least favorite, the laundry (its always So much of it).

Between the kids calendars and household duties its difficult to find time to take care of yourself much less a career… I get it!   I never said its was easy  having it all.  It is a juggling act trying to balance it all.   In addition I am not saying I have it all, I am still trying to figure it out just like anyone else.   However I have learned thus far is that it requires a lot of good organization and time management.  I am writing this blog now in the car while my husband is driving, the kids are in the back of the car arguing amongst themselves and my youngest blasting a cartoon on his IPad.  I am tuning them out and taking advantage of the time.   I promise myself that I have to carve time out to do something for me and this Personal Blog is an example of doing just that.  They’re clean, safe and entertaining themselves so I can take this time.   I also have to repeat the following to myself every now and then:

I, Marsha, will not let the weight of being an entrepreneur mom and wife keep me in sweats and oversized tees day after day… I will wear stilettos, lipstick, and do my hair…

I will date my husband, do homework, paint my nails, sip tea with friends, do laundry and cook dinner (not at the same time:). Most of all I will not be seen driving a station wagon or minivan with the sliding door in carpool or to soccer practice.   I will attempt to have it ALL and look fabulous doing so!