Your Mind and Your Heart

When my husband and I were newlyweds, we lived in this cottage in German Village. When we thought kids were on the horizon, we put the home on the market and started looking at houses in the suburbs. At the time, I was working a job in finance and we figured I would keep working after a baby so we started looking at houses with both incomes in consideration.

Y’all, it took a year to sell that house. In that time, I got pregnant and our plans changed a little. I decided I wanted to stay at home with our baby. It was a blessing the house took a year to sell because we were able to save my salary for a year to prepare. The day we finally got an offer on our house was the day I went into labor…four weeks early. Since I was in the hospital, my husband and father in law narrowed it down to three houses in our new budget for me to see.

Those first few years were an….adjustment. I wasn’t working, our income was cut in half and we had two babies two years apart. We were insanely budget conscious. There wasn’t much wiggle room for anything but, there was always a constant…me and my husband.

People always tell you to have consistent date nights. They say it’s important to a happy connected marriage. Ummm….when you’re in the thick of it, have babies, no money, and no sleep…yeah…ain’t no one have time for that. I.get.it. I mean my daughter never had a bottle. All boob. All the time.

Here’s the thing, your mind and your heart are very important. I’m not saying date night once a week. I’m saying take a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon to have a coffee and a chat with your love. Take a couple of hours during the week to chat with your soul sister. Just a couple of hours.

This is what Juggle is for. It’s a babysitting app but, not just the normal app. The founders of Juggle get it. All four of them are moms with their own struggles and triumphs. They developed Juggle to provide sitters approved and trusted by them and their mom bosses. Parents interview the sitters.

Make the time. Whether you’re working or at home, you mind and heart are the most important part of your family. You lead your family. You set the tone. You set the example. Juggle is a great cost effective way to make it happen every so often. Whenever you feel it’s getting to be too much, you are worth it. Time for yourself is ok. Reconnecting with your love is ok.