New Year, new post

Finally, I am returning to the land of employment. Max is six months old and my time off has been sweet. He has started eating solids(beets are the latest surprise in his diaper- butt staining!) and I started a little jam company called Uptown Treats. Now that the post-holiday jam fervor has died down, it's time to continue my cooking career.

However exciting the possibilities, it is difficult to imagine not spending most of my days with my happy, chunky little guy. It's something every parent has to go through, though, right?

Ugh. I get anxiety thinking about the whole balancing act. I have to find time to be a good mother, wife, pet owner, and professional. My parents worked 16 hour days running a restaurant and managed to raise two non-criminals. If they could do it, anything is possible.