Unfortunately, today was not going to be one of those catch up days where I could work from my home office; it was one of those nail biting, deadline crunching, last minute meetings kind of days. Possibly the worst kind of day to bring an energetic 4 year old boy to a quiet, professional office setting but I decided to put my game face on, it was go time! I strategically loaded the car with all of the important items necessary to keep his belly full; nap time comfy and mind entertained. Comfy nap mat; plenty of snacks & drinks; Nabi; puzzles; coloring book/colors; toys – this should do the trick, or so I thought.
I was so focused on keeping him busy, in order to get my "work stuff" done that I underestimated how intelligent and capable the sweet boy working in the office right next to me really is. Unbeknownst to me he had his own "work stuff" planned to keep him busy, as I walked around the corner of my office there stood his work. A mansion of boxes all acquired on his own accord and designed in such a perfect, creative and meticulous manner that even I was taken back for a moment. As a stood looking in admiration, completely disregarding my checklist of things to do, his sweet little face popped up and in a proud tone said, “Momma look at my office, I built it all by myself.”
In that moment my heart melted and I remembered why it is so great to be a mother entrepreneur, for precious moments like these. These past few weeks have been challenging within my companies to say the least but I forgot all about that when I looked through the window of his fort. A part of me wanted to climb into it and not come out until the craziness from the outside of those cardboard box walls went away but more than anything it reminded me of many blessings of being a mother entrepreneur that I often take for granted on a daily basis. More than often I let the stress and hustle/bustle of being a mother entrepreneur take over the joy in it. I took this picture today of my sweet, intelligent and creative son and put it in a frame on my desk to remind me to not forget what is really MOST important when feeling overwhelmed.
