“Having a toddler is like perpetually trying to put out a fire while running a timed marathon. Not that I’ve ever actually ran a marathon, or put out a fire for that matter, but really, do they ever stop tearing through toys, rooms, refrigerators, the stack of papers you brought home from work and put on the counter, thinking they were out of reach.”After having a child, my ability to balance my day between motherhood and the work I love has become very challenging. Before Ayden I was able to work on my Real Estate Business 24/7 and still have plenty of energy left. This is why it has been so important to me to implement systems and programs that allow me to work more effectively and still do a good job for my clients. It is possible to have both!The truth is, I am a happy mother, a willing mother. But I miss meeting myself in that space-before-dreaming-in the dark, in the night, in essence. Sometimes I fear there are too many pieces of me scattered about. One night I will call those pieces back. I will fit them together again, admire them, memorize them, and then let them go. So for now, I’ll let them go, let them flurry and land wherever they want to settle and be all that I can be.