As if I’m a published author!
This is the second book in the trilogy (with a fourth on the horizon) series Shine on you Crazy Daisy from Trudy Simmons of the Daisy Chain Group.
I, along with 29 other incredibly talented Women have poured our collective souls into our chapters to share with you the trials and tribulations of how we are where we are today.
My chapter, and if you follow me on my Insta & Facebook you’ll completely get this, HAD to be called ‘Stressed to Dressed’
I’ve shared a snippet of my chapter below, I’d love for you to support our book and read the rest by purchasing your very own copy either in paperback or e-book format. I’ll be sharing more with you as we head into 2022 through my blog and possibly over the airways too – oooops, have I let something slip?
Enjoy!
It was January 1st 2016 and I was sat in tears at my parent’s house after a fabulous evening the night before celebrating both New Year’s Eve and our friends’ first wedding anniversary. It was a wonderful evening, full of love, laughter, fizz and gin, but it went from glam to grim in just a few hours. I woke up the next morning with a huge cloud over me. I felt sad and my mind was heavy. Reality hit, the New Year had begun, and I was due to return to work in a few days as my second round of maternity leave was coming to an end. I was lying in bed and my dad came in for a chat when he casually asked me about going back to work. I completely broke down and was in floods of tears. The tears had obviously been building for some time, but why? What was wrong with me? I loved my job before I went on maternity leave, I loved my industry before I went on maternity leave, and I had poured my life and soul into studying and qualifying for my CIPD in my HR profession. But this time returning to work was entirely different, something just felt off. The reality dawned. I had another little girl who I very much wanted more time with, not less, plus the mum guilt started to build. I didn’t want to miss out on all the firsts as my eldest daughter navigated her way through the first few months of primary school. This played on my mind constantly. Was I doing the right thing working? I needed to find a life-work balance, not a work-life balance…