When Working from Home is No Longer a Dream Come True

For many working mothers, it would be a dream come true to be able to stay at home with their children. In today's world, more women are waiting until they are a little older to have children so that they can focus on their careers and there is nothing wrong with that. I was always very career oriented and I was never planning on having any children so work was my main focus. But life has a way of surprising us sometimes and I became pregnant. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would be a mother and my workaholic ways soon were replaced with thoughts of wanting to be at home to raise my baby.

When I was several months pregnant, I was recruited into Mary Kay believing that this opportunity would be the answer to all of my problems. I was told that if I worked hard, believed in myself, followed the path closely of those above me in the company that I too could be on my way to financial freedom while putting God first, family second and career third. I truly thought that this was a sign from God himself and that He had placed this opportunity before me.

Very pregnant, but very excited, I began my new career as a Mary Kay beauty consultant. I only had two months until my due date so I had to get busy and get my new career off the ground so that I could quit my full-time job. I was exhausted most of the time but I had to keep going if I wanted to be a work-at-home mom. It was the only way. I worked all day at my full-time job, and then I would come home and work all evening, every evening trying to build my Mary Kay business. If I wasn't working from home on the phone, I was at a Mary Kay meeting or holding skin care appointments. I was on fire! My director and NSD (National Sales Director) preached that it's short-term sacrifice for long-term gain and I could slow down eventually. I would only have to work at this pace for a short while and I would have a great reward as payment for it all - my dream of being able to stay home and raise my baby.