Post by @carmz_collective

Probably one of the hardest decisions I’ve made… but somehow also one of the easiest. 🥹 After having Kaimani, I made the decision to return to a job I genuinely loved. Being away for 7 days at a time was hard, but there was a part of me that loved knowing he was getting that special time with his grandparents and uncles. We live away from our family now, so I knew those memories and relationships were important too. I also had another little motivation keeping me going 😂 I was saving towards our next big family adventure to Europe. ✈️🌍 But then things changed. Kaimani’s home daycare closed, and trying to find care that worked around my roster became an absolute nightmare. When we finally found an option, between daycare and paying for care for the other days, it was going to cost us around $4,000 a month just for me to return to work. 😬 And believe it or not, I was still prepared to do it. Then my husband said something that really stuck with me… time goes way too fast, and I might regret missing this time with our son. Right at the last minute, I pulled the pin and resigned. I still carry a little bit of mum guilt about returning to work in the first place, but I’m also grateful I did because Kaimani got that precious time with his family that he wouldn’t normally get living away from them. 🤎 And life looks very different now. I’m still sitting behind a computer 😂 only now it’s from home, during nap times, late nights or whenever it works around mum life. I’m creating my own digital products, working on UGC content and building my online income from home. Coming across the Luxe Income Lounge opened the door to a completely different way of working for me. There’s still plenty I’m building towards, but the biggest difference now is work fits around our life instead of our life having to fit around work. I absolutely loved my old job, and I’ll always be grateful for that chapter of my life… but right now, this is exactly where I want to be. At home, watching our little boy grow while still working, creating and building towards the life we want as a family. 🫶🏾🙏🏾 #sahm #sahmlife #mumsoftiktok #mumlife #digitalproducts