It’s been some time…
I solely printed three blogs all through 2022 which makes me equal components unhappy and comfortable. Sad that I didn’t have the time or want to take a seat down and write something, however comfortable I had such a magical 12 months that I used to be in a position to soak all of it up and revel in it.
So, lets replicate on the 12 months that was?
In January I began what I assumed could be my dream job at Business Chicks as their editor and spent the 12 months working with an incredible staff, studying from a gifted bunch of girls, and sadly, what it meant to be made redundant. Several weeks out from after I was attributable to take maternity go away, I acquired the decision that I (together with a majority of the staff) was now not wanted and let’s simply say that got here as a HUGE shock. At 33 weeks pregnant, one doesn’t normally anticipate having to search for one other job, however fortunately I’ve an unbelievable skilled community round me and was in a position to lock in a contractor position with POPSUGAR (together with The Latch), a model I’ve admired for so long as I can keep in mind. While I had a brief pity social gathering for myself, I knew this could be a blessing in disguise and I’d need to hustle to make up the cash I’d be dropping from my maternity go away and I did simply that. I completed up freelancing on the 2nd of December and gave start on the Seventh- I timed that fairly completely, proper!
This leads onto absolutely the spotlight of not solely my 12 months however my life; the start of my daughter, Astrid! I write this as I look over my laptop computer at her snoozing on the sofa, and I’m nonetheless in absolute awe that I made one thing so good. She has a humorous little persona and is moderately the social butterfly who can sleep nearly anyplace. She not too long ago realized the best way to smile (on objective and never as a precursor to a louder-than-I-thought-a-baby-could fart) and is a bit of chatterbox. I sit up for sharing extra about her and my expertise as a brand new mum within the coming weeks and months.
Florian and I additionally turned householders and bought a fix-me-up condominium in Gladesville and have liked having the ability to make an area completely our personal by ripping up stale carpet, portray and drilling into the walls- it’s the little issues, proper?!
My stunning sister additionally received married and I used to be not solely a proud massive sister however her matron of honour too. I used to be six weeks pregnant on the time and was making an attempt to disguise my lack of champagne ingesting as greatest I might, however some family had been onto me. Speaking of being pregnant and my sister… she was additionally pregnant in 2022 and gave start to her equally stunning daughter, Amalia in January- precisely six weeks after Astrid was born. These two women would be the better of mates and I’m loving having the ability to share this particular time in my life with my sister.
I’m undecided how lengthy I’ll tackle maternity go away however what I do know is I need to absorb each second with this little valuable child as a lot as I can. I’m certain there’ll come a day the place the checking account begins to nag me to get again to the grind, however maybe I can get again on the freelancer practice and preserve the flexibleness of working every time and wherever, however till then, my new job is being Astrid’s mum. The pay and hours aren’t nice, however the cuddles are out of this world.
I’ve set the aim of writing (at the least!) greater than three blogs this 12 months as I doc the magic that comes with motherhood.
Until subsequent time, I’ll simply be right here watching Astrid.
-tgfs x