My welcome to working motherhood...

If you are reading this, then it is possible that you have read my piece that was published this morning on Brain, Child.

A few things have changed since I wrote that piece.  For one, I am working... But not just any job. I am a Real Estate Salesperson with Bohemia Realty Group...

There is a framed quote at Bohemia that embodies my MO in this real estate business I have chosen.

Having worked at Gap Inc (Gap,Banana Republic and Old Navy) for nearly 10 years, I was trained in the best Customer  Service around.  

I can help my customers translates to I can help my clients in Real Estate, where articles of clothing and opening a store credit card to save you 15% is now hunting up, down and all around Manhattan for your ideal home and my 15%.

When I left Gap in 2009 to focus on theatre, I had no clue what was next in my life.  I had recently met a man that I had imagined marrying and we did a few years later, although a city hall wedding was not what either of us had expected, and the daughter we had the next year thrust us into parenthood at a time neither of us had expected (me anyways). 

Our life has been a list of unexpected events, which in telling other people is exciting and in living can be frightening.

Now a mother of two and back in a service position, I am floored by the exhaustion, both mental and physical, that has taken over my body.  

On any given day I want to give up - curl into a ball and just pretend it all doesn't exist or just wait until catastrophe happens!

Real Estate with kids is a new adventure for me!  I am literally starting a new life and with dependents...

In a career built on speed, the first thing I note is that Everything takes longer, but I am held to the same standards.  It is exhilarating and super scary!

There have been so many times where I have been pushed to my limits and filled with rage over uncontrollable circumstances.

But I have been inspired by the little things to push through, which is what I would tell any mom in my situation and so should YOU!  I look forward to enjoying life the way I once did, because let's be honest - I love this city and would really rather live no place else!