since Whitney is forcing me to take a pregnancy leave, I have asked a number of on the internet good friends to assist out with guest posts. I am grateful to Kristen Chase for sharing her version of exactly how to take a pregnancy leave from blogging so I can share it with you as well as discover from her example. I hope you enjoy the many excellent voices coming together this month!
Kristen with Drew, Bridget, Quinlan, as well as Margot
Because my task is so incredibly versatile as well as I’m a bit Type-A, I relied on the persistence of my good friend as well as co-publisher Liz Gumbinner to force me into a pregnancy leave.
My rationale, particularly with my 2nd with 4th kids, was that I wasn’t truly getting a break anyway since I had one more youngster (or two) to chase around, so the work, for me, was a distraction as well as a method to pass the somewhat tiring breastfeeding hours, especially late at night.
For my other composing gigs, I did my finest to surface my work in advance, as well as then provide them an concept of when believed I’d be prepared to return. The beauty of working with (and for) moms is that they are extremely comprehending about post-partum recovery. If only all employers (and colleagues) were like that.
I do, however, believe that it’s important to take a break, whatever that means to you, as well as if you don’t have somebody like Liz or a team supporting you, then I’d remind good friends as well as household to firmly insist on it, even if they understand you’ll push back a bit.
photo credit: Kelly from Amerine Photography
Kristen composes so many places, I’m sure you are already reading her somewhere: great mom Picks, Motherhood Uncensored, The Pioneer lady (ok, she’s not THE woman, however she composes there sometimes!), Momanatrix, as well as more. I am so grateful to my online, genuine life good friend for sharing her tips.
