For most women, priorities guide them in all of their decision-making
hours, especially after she gets married and more so after becoming a mother.
Like many mothers, I too faced the dilemma of choosing a
career over family. I was reluctant to leave my little one in the care of a
stranger and return back to work. I had seen in person, the kind of work a
hired hand does and I was selfish enough to want the best for my little one. No
hired hand can ever replace the love and care of a mother.
I am a Civil Engineer, my work hours tend to be erratic and
if I joined work, I cannot return home before eight in the evening and might
have to leave before eight in the morning. I enjoyed my work but I could not
choose it as the work hours made it impossible to take care of my child. So
without much ado I left my job. I had to choose either career or family.
But the endless hours of running behind my little one and
household chores took a toll on me and I began to feel depressed and I took up
hobbies. I learnt embroidery, crochet, painting and portraiture. All through
the way I used to journal about my day and hence thought about starting a blog.
Once I started blogging, I participated in story contests
organized by Blogadda in association with Gillette and this awakened the writer
in me. I had won prizes for story writing while in college and this new
platform gave me exposure and appreciation from fellow bloggers and friends. That
was the beginning.
I began to get content writing works and I became a
freelancer. A contest conducted by Write India publishers made me a published
author when my short story was selected to be published in the anthology ‘The
Second Life’.
Being a grammar Nazi, one of my friends insisted that I edit
the anthology that he was putting together of which I was already a part and I
ended up being the editor of Blank Space. It has 100 stories written by 100
authors. It was a tedious work but I learnt a lot from that experience.
Now I have my own solo novel in the process of being
published, two more anthologies in the making and editing works flowing to my
desk.
I am passionate about my work and as I work from home, I
have enough time to take care of my family too. Now I am a professional editor, an author, a wife
and a mother. I am proud of my journey and my family is proud of me.
My journey from OR had ended in AND.
“This post is a part of #UseYourAnd activity at BlogAdda in association with Gillette Venus“.
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