The Three "E's"...Excited, Exhausted and Empowered

I started something new today. I signed up to become an independent designer with Origami Owl. If you've never heard of Origami Owl, I will tell you what it is. Quite simply, it's customizable lockets.

I know, I know...you want another jewelry party invite like you need another hole in your head, but you what, I'm EXCITED about it!

Let me start a little further back. I've been selling Thirty One for a little over a year now. I signed up as soon as had my darling little Penelope and knew I couldn't be the mom who worked 50+ hours as a retail manager and had my kid at daycare more than she was at her own home. I knew money would be tight but I also knew we would find a way to make it work. I mean come on, look at that face....

So, with $99 and a mission I took on my own home based, direct sales business. It was a slow start, and I was able to contribute here and there to the bills. I amassed quite the collection of function totes...(Most of them embroidered with "Penny" for my little nugget) I mean, seriously, who doesn't need more bags and totes?

But for me, it became so much more than just a paycheck. I realized that day after day of watching Mother Goose Club, and playing with Little People had Exhausted me. Not physically, but emotionally and mentally. I was losing myself. I was becoming ONLY a wife and mother and forgetting how to be "MICHELLE". Having Thirty One parties was rejuvenating to me. I got to meet adults and have adult conversations again. I got to be in charge of something and make it my own. I felt Empowered again. 

I think a lot of times, as wives or mothers we forgot to do that. we forget to take time and having something to truly call our own. I, of course, can't be happy with just ONE direct sales adventure. I have to take on two. That's were Origami Owl comes in. :) After all, we need to constantly challenge ourselves don't we? And you know what? I REALLY want to go back to Hawaii. So I got another job to pay for it.  :)