The ball is rolling with my VIPKID gig and I am starting to see more and more bookings. I have been watching a bazillion youtube videos about the platform to see how I can improve and get more bookings and be a better teacher. I have noticed something. There are some stay at home moms who are seriously supermoms. Not only are they teaching but they also have many other methods of bringing in money. Whether it be through referring people to their ESL company and creating a stream of income from referrals or creating a youtube channel and generating revenue that way.
It is so hard being a stay at home mom and figuring out your role. I ADORE staying at home with my kids. I see it as a gift that I GET to do. I truly do. However, there has been part of me that just craves to find my own financial contribution to the family. I have been reflecting on my kimchi business and how I could have made it work and I have finally come to a place where I am grateful for the experience but feel at peace that I said goodbye (for now at least.) I was not present with Afton and was working hours that took away from family time. I am sure that if I put in the years of work that I would have the freedom to have the hours I wanted but to be straight up, I do not want to put these years into work. My kids will only be this little right now. I am not sure we will have more kids. This time of my life is really precious. I would regret it forever if I had the chance to be with my kids and missed out. Leaving my small business was the right choice.
Leaving my business however, left me with a small fire in my soul. A fire that represented thinking outside the box to create an opportunity. That fire really dimmed down to almost nothing the past year (oof this last year was rough for me) BUT the fire is there and I am rekindling it. I have been inspired by these women online generating income in unique ways. So here I am trying to do just that. I am getting the hang of this ESL gig. It is perfect because I wake up and finish working before my children wake up and then I have time to get ready for their day. That is what I want right now. I do not want a career right now. I WANT to be home with my kids. I want to be there for everything! I also want to have a small financial contribution to my family.
The point of this post is to maybe shed some light on the world of the stay at home mom who is not wanting the 9-5 but still wants something. It is a weird place to be in. I am so inspired by the creativity and determination of other supermoms. I am determined to become one.
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