Hi, Fashionsistas!
Sorry, have not posted anything lately. "Da Lumpia Lady" has really taken off! I am sooo busy with that, I barely have time to post anything on the blog. Don't get me wrong, I am ecstatic that everyone on Maui has embraced our lumpias!
We have even gotten to the point where we are SELLING our sauce!
Anyway, I recently received an email from a Mother of a 3 month baby asking where I find the time to run my 2 businesses, take care of my 2 babies, and throw in a workout. Let me tell ya, it is not easy.
My time is VALUABLE and I adhere to some sort of a schedule to get through the day.
An example of my day would be something like this:
5am- Wake up, Answer Tiel emails and pack items, pump milk
7am- Run/workout
8am- Babies are up. Feed, change, etc.
10am-3pm= I am either at the "Da Lumpia Lady" food truck with Kailea, or in the commercial kitchen getting lumpia together
3pm- Running errands
5pm- Take Kiana to the park in our neighborhood
6/7pm- Make dinner
That is just a broad example of how my day is.
Not to mention, while the kids are eating- throwing a load of laundry in. When they are sleeping, cleaning the kitchen, etc... I also have to throw in eating and the occasional bathroom break- FOR ME, too! I do not have much of a social life and I don't even know the last time I watched something on TV that was NOT a cartoon show. But it's okay, I LOVE what I do.
My advice to moms would be- if you do not love it, don't do it. Then it will just get monotonous and you will not want to do it. It is HARD work. Super hard. Sometimes I get frustrated- but at the end of the day, I love lumpia and have a passion for fashion... so it COMPLETES me. Not saying my babies don't complete me, but my businesses put a smile on my face. It is not for everyone- I am a workaholic. Between my businesses and my babies- I don't really get out much. But I do know that once the kids are in school, I will have LOTS of time during the day. Now is the time to be the best mom possible and set myself up for success. I do wish I started my businesses before I had kids, but this will make a good story later!
However, I also encourage Moms to follow your dreams. Just because you are a "Mom" now does not mean your dreams/goals have to go on the back burner. You always hear how when kids leave for school/college, the Moms are always wondering what to do with their newfound time... well, take that time to do what you have always dreamed of! Or if you have babies, make it a point to get that workout in or take 1 class a semester or read a book when you are breastfeeding, etc.. you get the idea. It's hard work but in the end it makes it soo much more rewarding once you have accomplished it.
You will not be a "bad" mom if you are not constantly staring at your baby! Make your baby your first priority but make sure to schedule in YOUR time.
We have just hired our VERY first employee so my time will "free" up a little to the point where I can BLOG a little more. For me, "blogging" is therapeutic, I love to write. My grammer sucks, but lets blame that on my babies sucking my brain cells out! HAHA! KWIM?!?! My ultimate goal would be to be a published writer, but I have WAY too much on my plate now so that will have to be later on down the road.
