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		<title>My Life Right Now: The Real Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Brennan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is it really like to be me? Often times I wonder, does anybody care? But then, just as I&#8217;m feeling insecure, something or someone comes along and makes me feel really special and important. For example, when I shared last week that I had created and announced WIRL Project &#8211; the flood of emotions totally outweighed any doubt I&#8217;ve ever had in how much people love and support me &#8211; last Tuesday was one of the most awesome days to date! But even in the ordinary times, like every morning when I see my son for the first time, he smiles at me and there is truly no way to describe that level of happiness. But, as we all know, life isn&#8217;t always happy&#8230;it&#8217;s not always rainbows and butterflies (which social media likes to make people think). And actually, to be honest and &#8220;real&#8221;, before WIRL Project, my day-to-day life was kind of a mess. I struggled with feelings that I NEVER anticipated as a new mom&#8230;I sometimes felt &#8220;trapped&#8221; in a playroom with a toddler watching The Wiggles, feeling sad that I&#8217;d &#8220;lost&#8221; my independent, outgoing life that I once had. Then it would smack me in the face because I was sitting and playing with the most beautiful little human being on this earth (yes, I&#8217;m biased), and I felt shitty about it. Damn &#8211; that reality sucks when you feel something but know you shouldn&#8217;t. My day-to-day life became so focused around the baby, that I was really losing my sense of who I was as a person and I didn&#8217;t know what to do about it. Throughout all of these arguments I would have with myself, I didn&#8217;t really want to admit to my husband, friends, or family that I wanted to escape in some way, shape, or form. I felt guilty for wanting to get a babysitter or put my son in school because I was perfectly capable of taking care of him&#8230;but didn&#8217;t always want to? Wow &#8211; that was even hard to write&#8230;but it was true. So, for a long time, I didn&#8217;t say anything and then, one day, after having breakfast with my son, watching Wiggles or Pooh, and having snack time for the 1,000th time, I realized that I needed to face reality and stop living a life that was &#8220;perfect&#8221; for most, but not for me. So, I talked with my husband and we decided it was time for me to take a leap of faith and pursue something I&#8217;d had brewing in my head for such a long time. We decided that it was time that we enroll Mason into a &#8220;Mom&#8217;s Morning Out&#8221; program on Tuesday mornings, and that I get a sitter another morning (or two) of the week so I can venture into something of my own. Did I feel guilty, yes. Was I afraid, yes. Was it hard to say goodbye to the every-day-is-the-same kind of life we were living, yes! But, as I got into the groove of things, I started to get a pep in my step again and I started to feel a confidence that I&#8217;ve never felt before. I learned that I was not choosing to walk away from my son, or my &#8220;life&#8221;, but that I was choosing to do something for myself&#8230;which is what was missing all along. And, crazy as it sounds, it has made me a better mom, wife, and overall person. I can&#8217;t sit here and tell you that walking away from my sweet boy three mornings of the week, as he cries and yells out &#8220;Mama&#8221; as I&#8217;m walking away is easy, but what I can say is that I am 100% a better person for being strong and allowing myself to face the reality of what I was feeling and actually do something about it. So, what is it really like to be a full-time mom, wife, and entrepreneur? Well, it&#8217;s hard, crazy, frustrating, rewarding, and tiring, but most of all&#8230;it&#8217;s perfect for me. I can&#8217;t wait to share with you my journey as I continue down this new, awesome road; I can promise you there will be ups and downs and things are going to get crazy, but I can also assure you that with me, you will always get the REAL story, because in the end, when you&#8217;re real and honest with yourself and how you feel about your emotions, life, etc. then, I believe, you will be better equipped to love and be passionate about the people in your life and the things you do. From all this, I&#8217;ve learned to take a break if you need one, in fact, take several if you&#8217;d like; they don&#8217;t make you look weak and people will admire your courage and strength. Listen to the &#8220;whispers&#8221; in life, and if they sound crazy, talk to someone, act when you&#8217;re ready, and don&#8217;t be afraid to take chances. Life is too short to be anything but happy; it&#8217;s cliche, but so, so, so true!]]></description>
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