Heck, is there such a thing?

I’m certainly not getting it at the moment!

Let’s see, I work an average of 18 hours per day and it’s driving me a bit nuts. I could do it back in the day when I was single and child-less but mannnnnnnnnnnnn…………..I have kids now. And I can do it no longer. So I got myself an assistant who’s been slowly taking over some of the tasks and I’m hoping that it’ll come to a point where I actually start working 8 hours days – something I do not remember EVER doing. I am the perfect employee. With every company I have joined, I have given them my all. Good and bad. Good because I rise up the ranks fast. Bad because I now have to choose between my kids and my work. Why did I have kids again? The Hubs would say, why did you even start work again?! Your kids were supposed to be your job!!!

Yeah, but a woman’s got to have what a woman’s got to have. Y’know…..that special something that she can call hers. So it’s fun raising kids and it is also a nightmare raising kids and there is every emotion in between. The joy you get is irreplaceable and well, I did that for 7 years with T1 and I was cornered into this job, so there.

I’ve tried quitting twice already (not for another job) but my Boss wouldn’t see any of it. He is so charming that he manages to talk me straight back into working for him again……and believe me, I do want to. I want to be a part of something special, something that I can be proud building, knowing that I did it.

And because I know I can no longer go on like this, I’ve come up with a new strategy. My new mantra:

1. I will no longer work weekends, unless it’s absolutely life and death.
2. I will put my phone away during the weekends short of checking occasionally for messages and shan’t respond till the kids are in bed. This week, I attended an amazing dance performance by the Rivergrass Dance Group and whilst waiting for the show to start, I was emailing and chatting to my Director in Bangkok strategising next moves. That’s how bad it is! I am so lacking in time that even when I’m in the toilet, I’m communicating with London to decide on what to do with ABCDE…..
3. I will attempt to work a maximum of 8 hours per day. Yeah, right……
4. I will delegate wherever I can. More often than not, I am ever the control freak always wanting things to be perfect but alas, there comes a point where you just have to let go and allow people to fly…..
5. Despite the less work hours, I will bring the company to an entire new level. I will.

I have also started to go to the park to exercise and although the last week have been knocked over by frigging tenders from Australia, I am determined to keep this fit park thing going. Fresh air. Being out of the home office I think will do wonders for my sanity. Who wants to join me?

I am at Sri Hartamas every Monday, Wednesday and Friday working out at the playground. From about 7.30am to 9am. Join me. Email me if you’re keen and I will tell you exactly where.

Check back in 6 months to see if my work life balance plan would have worked itself out by then!

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Who is Mamapumpkin?
Mamapumpkin is a former Design Architect turned Multi-Million Dollar Digital Entrepreneur. She sets out to prove to all that you can have anything and everything that you want; if you have that fire of desire burning within and the drive to work hard. Even better with much love.

Mamapumpkin has not only grown corporate businesses successfully in the past and doubled her salary 5 times over 5 organisations but has grown THREE BUSINESSES to 7 FIGURES within an 8 year period. She now shows others EXACTLY HOW after retiring her own husband from employment. He is now the official dog walker, family driver, chef and THE BEST FATHER to their two girls and THE BEST HUSBAND to the woman who CHOSE HIM!

Mamapumpkin is the girl who has nothing but fights for everything including YOU. She is idealistic in her desire to put unbelievable amounts of money and extrardinary happiness into the lives of good people so we can change the world together believing in happiness for ALL. She strives to impact lives authentically wanting to reduce poverty cycles and enable quality education for all and always supports the voiceless. She believes we can all have a life of our own desires to enable real contribution into the world. But first, one needs to understand what this all means.

A beautiful life without limits.

If you wish to learn how to propel your life forward guaranteed, be brave to take action. Mamapumpkin's purpose is to build people. Her gift is to help them UNCOVER their HIDDEN GIFTS. She operates fairly and always leaves an impression. You either love her or not and she is alright either way.

She is a living testimony that women really can have a lot. Being financially and time free has enabled her to travel the world anytime, anywhere, doing anything with anyone, as she spends most of her days with her children, having fun, supporting others wherever she can. Also having fun.