The Challenges of Finding Work-Life Balance as a Parent

Hey guys, so I've had a crazy week. I shot a commercial and then we're putting this condo on the market, which means cleaning for strangers to walk through has to be my personal nightmare. So, I didn't quite finish my tips video, but I did a great opportunity to do a quick mini vlog on work-life balance. As someone who is passionate about filmmaking and finding ways to be a great mom, I thought it was important to talk about this because you guys see the side of me when I'm with Presley, and we're having so much fun and more relaxed.

But, let's get real – the reality of it all is on busy weeks like these, I know I'm calling in way more nanny hours than I want to. The transitions are terrible for some reason, and even when I'm with her, I've just been tired and distracted. Admittedly, counting down the minutes or hours until nap time or bedtime isn't a good feeling. I know Presley's not gonna love me as much when she grows up, and everyone says they're only young for a very short period of time.

On the flipside, work is going great, and I'm super excited and thankful for that. So, I just want to ask you guys what works for you, what balance have you found? If you haven't had kids yet, what are you planning on doing when it comes to working or not working? It's really great to start thinking about this now.

For me, this morning, taking her to class has been a game-changer. I could unplug and not be constantly glued to my phone. In one of these classes, we were actually discussing moments of feeling guilty, and one mom kind of broke down when she transitioned her child's crib into a toddler bed. It was the same feeling for me this week – hearing that darn Bruno Mars song, which is about something completely different, but for some reason, the lyrics just spoke to me, and I just started crying.

Songs like "Ooh Presley's in the backseat wondering why she's a crazy mother" really hit home. My sister came and visited us yesterday, and she was the best aunt ever. So, I asked her to record a little bit of the song not so much to make me feel even more guilty but just as a reminder to try to make the hours that I have with her really count. Equality is key here.

I'd love to hear your tips – what works for you?

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says they're only young for a very very small period of time on the flipside work is going awesome and I'm super excited and thankful for that so I just want to ask you guys what works for you what balance have you found or if you haven't had kids yet what are you planning on doing working or not working it's really great to start thinking about now for me this morning what really helped is taking her to class because I could unplug you're not allowed cellphones and I could see how much fun she was having and so I made it the transition this afternoon when I have a couple of babysitting hours just that much easier so in one of these classes we were actually discussing like moments of feeling guilty and one mom kind of broke down when she transitioned her child's crib into a toddler bed and for me this week it was hearing this darn Bruno Mars song it's about something completely different but for some reason the lyrics just spoke to me and I just started crying you know that songs like ooh Presley's in the backseat wondering why she's a crazy mother so my sister came and visited us yesterday the best aunt ever and so I asked her just to record a little bit of the song not so much to make me feel even more guilty but just as a reminder to try to make the hours of the time that I have with her really count of equality so again I'd love to hear your tips and enjoy I'll see you next week goodbye who wants to do to realize that I should have picked your flowers and held your hand should've gave you all my hours when I had the chance take every party cause all you wanted it to dance now my baby is dancing but she's dancing with another man all the things I do again if I had the chance youhey guys so I've had a crazy week I shot a commercial and then we are putting this condo on the market so cleaning for strangers to walk through has to be my personal nightmare so I didn't quite finish my tips video but I did a great opportunity to do a quick mini vlog on work-life balance I fell and I'm passionate about filmmaking and finding ways to be a great mom so I thought this is important to talk about because you guys see the side of me when I'm with Presley and we're having so much fun and more relaxed but the reality of it is on busy weeks like these you know I'm calling in way more nanny hours that I want to the transitions or it's terrible for some reason and I feel like even when I'm with her I've just been tired and distracted and admittedly counting down the minutes or hours until nap time in bed time so that's not a good feeling I know Presley's not gonna ever probably love me as much you know in the same way she does now and everyone says they're only young for a very very small period of time on the flipside work is going awesome and I'm super excited and thankful for that so I just want to ask you guys what works for you what balance have you found or if you haven't had kids yet what are you planning on doing working or not working it's really great to start thinking about now for me this morning what really helped is taking her to class because I could unplug you're not allowed cellphones and I could see how much fun she was having and so I made it the transition this afternoon when I have a couple of babysitting hours just that much easier so in one of these classes we were actually discussing like moments of feeling guilty and one mom kind of broke down when she transitioned her child's crib into a toddler bed and for me this week it was hearing this darn Bruno Mars song it's about something completely different but for some reason the lyrics just spoke to me and I just started crying you know that songs like ooh Presley's in the backseat wondering why she's a crazy mother so my sister came and visited us yesterday the best aunt ever and so I asked her just to record a little bit of the song not so much to make me feel even more guilty but just as a reminder to try to make the hours of the time that I have with her really count of equality so again I'd love to hear your tips and enjoy I'll see you next week goodbye who wants to do to realize that I should have picked your flowers and held your hand should've gave you all my hours when I had the chance take every party cause all you wanted it to dance now my baby is dancing but she's dancing with another man all the things I do again if I had the chance you\n"