The Unfinished Business of Being a Working Mom

Read this quote in a blog post today. It's originally from this interview.

“If you talk to a woman between 30 and 50 who is taking care of kids and holding down a job, she will say, 'My entire life is unfinished business. I never get to finish anything. I never feel like I’m ever doing anything all the way.'"

This is often how I feel. Giving 100% to everything is hard. Some days, I feel like I've done well; I gave 100% to everything and it was enough. Other days, I feel like 100% isn't enough to do the job well done. It's a constant battle between wanting to do my paying job well and be a good mom--be present and spend every moment I can with William. The mom guilt is real and the feel of not being good enough at work is overwhelming at times--both self-inflicted of course. I am good enough and whatever my 100% is for that day will do just fine. Being a working mom is just hard...

PS. Since becoming a mom, my standard of a clean and organized house is for sure different.