it’s currently 10:30 at night and I am reflecting on my day as a mompreneur. a lot of people don’t understand the term, or they have a negative view on the term “mompreneur”. i know i did when i first heard someone refer to me as such…

my first thought was it is a business woman that puts her business first but still considers herself a mom. so basically, someone who defines themselves as a businesswoman…

do i identify as a business owner? yes. is that my identity? no.

business owner is only a small part of who i am. i’ve spent 27 years building me and who i am. i’ve only spent 3 years building my business…and if we want to get technical, i’ve spent only 1.5 years at it!

i want to spend today teaching you what being a mompreneur is and why it isn’t a bad thing!

so here is a glimpse of my day as a mompreneur…

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tuesday 8am: i’m still snoozing away because i stayed up until midnight making sure a cake smash gallery got sent out for a last minute party! i’ve been extra tired lately and i have to get a coffee as soon as i wake up…

tuesday 9:45am: i groggily climb out of bed, wondering how i slept so long. i check the baby monitor to make sure my 3 year old hasn’t gotten out of bed yet. nope. he’s still passed out. i make my way to the kitchen to fire up the keurig. i brew my delicious cup of cheap coffee and add my little bit of creamer. i walk to the living room only to hear, “mommy..” coming from down the hall. so much for my few minutes alone before waking up my munchkin.

tuesday 10am: i walk into my son’s room to greet him with a cheery smile…even though i’m so tired, i’m sure i look scary rather than cheery. “good morning mommy!”. the small hint of laughter in his voice is enough to make me smile a little behind my christmas mug (even though it is march…).

tuesday 11am: i’m currently sitting on our chair that is about 3 years past needing to be replaced. i’m checking my emails and sending out last minute invoices, galleries and rescheduling all of my outdoor sessions for the week of the FREEZE. trolls is quietly playing in the background while my son enjoys his second serving of strawberry applesauce. my eyes wander up to notice that our living room looks a little worse than it did the day before….time to clean

tuesday 11:30-1pm: i spend a few hours doing dishes, preparing dinner ingredients, washing laundry for our upcoming beach trip, reorganizing the spice cabinet for the third time this year because i can’t ever find the cinnamon, and preparing mine and walker’s lunch.

tuesday 2pm: it’s walker’s nap time. he has already watched trolls 1.5 times, because we must rewind at specific parts to enjoy the songs three times before we can move on to the next scene. 🙂 but hey, at least i like the movie! i read walker his story and tuck him in, he always requests two songs…not one. so i sing his two songs…twinkle twinkle and the meatball song (it’s an italian lullaby…don’t judge!). i finally walk out around 2:30pm.

tuesday 2:45pm: my husband walks in from work, smelling like diesel fuel. note: he does not work on diesels 😉 he greets me with a kiss and graciously doesn’t mention that i haven’t brushed my hair…or showered today.

3:00pm: i have to take a power nap to recharge…i’m just so exhausted from staying up the night before and i can’t figure out another time to get the sleep in.

3:45pm: i wake up, work on the computer until 4:30pm when my husband walks in and tells me we’re meeting his dad and stepmother for dinner in 45 minutes!

4:31pm: rush to the shower to get humanized.

5:15pm: i am magically almost ready, hair dried and makeup on…clothes clean and looking good. we all three make it to the car with no tears, arguments about clothes matching and i even remembered to pack walker food in case there was nothing at the restaurant he liked today.

9:30pm: we got home way too late and my three year old is begging to stay up and watch trolls. for the second time today.

10:00pm: i just finished tucking my kiddo into bed and i’m sitting here, regrouping for tomorrow. most likely a repeat of today.

but i’m okay with that. in a full 12 hours, i was able to clean my house, do laundry, spend time with my son, cook us lunch, prepare a dessert, work for a few hours, get him down for a nap, take my own nap, shower ;), go to dinner with family, read my son a good night story, kiss him, sing to him and he knows i’ll be here to do it again tomorrow.

i never dreamed i would be able to work in my pajamas. okay, never mind…i dreamed about it 😉 but i didn’t think i would ever be able to make it happen! when i first started my journey into photography…i was skeptical. skeptical that i could make it a business. i wanted to be a stay at home mom. i didn’t think you could balance the two. i have nothing against working mothers. i honestly don’t know how they’re strong enough to do it. i couldn’t. it is hard enough for me to be away from walker for a wedding day….but some people don’t have that choice. i am so grateful for all of my amazing portrait clients and my wonderful brides that have made my dreams a reality. without them…i would be in a career field that i absolutely hated. i found no passion in nursing. my husband said if i had 1/4 of the passion for nursing as i do for photography, i could’ve been a doctor 🙂 while he has always been my biggest supporter and encourager, i can’t say that i disagree with him. my passion for photography just grows every day. and because of this passion…i am able to be here with my son and do what i love most. being a mom.