After new developments within my personal life and my work life recently, I have found my inspiration again and am back on track with my writing finally. I have ideas in my head not only for new blog pieces, but ideas for promoting both of my businesses and finally becoming fully self employed.
Part of my inspiration has been my sister and my newly arrived niece. Watching my sister going through the early stages of labour was quite an experience, as I have never had the full experience myself. Being able to be part of her experience was very eye opening for me and I felt lucky that she wanted me to be there, at least for the early part.
A new arrival has meant that there will be some inevitable changes within our family dynamic, especially for my daughter. Up until now, she has been the only grandchild, so that is all going to be a new experience for her, not being the centre of attention. I can see there being a bit of a period of adjustment, for everyone, but hopefully she will settle fairly quickly and accept her new cousin well.
Accepting changes can be a daunting prospect for anyone, let alone a 3 year old. Obviously some changes are for the better, especially in this case. We have gained a new family member and more happiness has been added into all of our lives. Having that new life come into our family has made me remember how much change we went through when we had Maya. There were so many aspects of our lives that changed then. As she has grown, we have had to change things as well.
Looking forward to a new beginning for my sister and brother in law with their beautiful new daughter, this draws parallels with my plans for a new beginning with my businesses. Nurturing a new business can be likened to nurturing a baby in a lot of ways. It takes up a lot of your time and attention. You have to put in a lot of effort to keep it going. All the care and attention you put in ends up being worth it when you see the end result though. My hope is that my new beginning with my businesses is as enjoyable and as happy, as my sister and brother in laws new beginning with their daughter.