comfort zone

In 2013 I was 4 months pregnant with my first daughter,Harlow, and I desperately wanted to have a new job. Not only was I pregnant for the first time but I was also pregnant with a child whose chances of making it were not in her favor. I wanted a job that felt familiar, one that was smack dab in the middle of my comfort zone. Prior to getting pregnant, I had started my own company making and selling custom aprons. I loved this company but just like everything else about my life at that time, it too was a gazillion miles outside of my comfort zone. I applied for a job with an employer I had previously worked for (where I was the employee of the year) and being an honest person and an excited 1st time pregnant mom, I disclosed I was pregnant. Shortly after that conversation I received a form letter in the mail saying they went with someone else. Still determined to get back to homeostasis, I applied for a position where I would be responsible for managing a home where adults with developmental disabilities lived. Phew, managing a residential placement, now this is something I had done for years, this felt like home. I interviewed and was offered the job ! Again, being honest and excited,I disclosed I was pregnant. Two business days later I received a letter saying they went with someone else. I was devastated, miles away from familiar and there was not one chance of getting my old life back.

Now, when I know it’s time to grow, these are the exact moments I refer to. They give me life, they tell me everything I need to know. The universe has shown me over and over I ain’t no comfort zone kinda girl and NEITHER ARE YOU :)

Trust the process

Enjoy the journey

You ain’t no comfort zone kinda girl