The Stay at Home Mother

Life is certainly funny the way it works. For years, you can be going along, with no changes, no bumps - and smooth sailing.

Routine is your middle name, and you know what to expect, and when to expect it.

Then WHAM.

Life gives you a wake up call and suddenly everything changes in a moment. 

Or at least, that's sometimes how it feels. ;)

For me, I've experienced a lot of changes over the past few months....

First, I sold my company, Enterprising Moms Network to Mom Ventures Media Inc. This was monumentous in my life, as it was a company that I started from nothing and grew it in to fourteen chapters across Canada for mom entrepreneurs. I was the first one to start a networking group specifically for mom entrepreneurs in Canada.

But there came a time when I knew that I couldn't take it to the next level on my own. And that I had given enough of myself and needed to pass it along to others to carry the vision forward. 

So I am thrilled that Mom Ventures Media (owners Christie Shultz and Carla Young) have taken the reigns.

Secondly, I am no longer a parenting columnist. After 5 1/2 years of writing for the newspaper on everything from pregnancy to breast feeding to schools to the tooth fairy, I knew that it was time to evolve from being a parenting writer. 

I took on a column as a travel/entertainment writer instead for the newspaper, and have called it "40 Under 40".  Which are 40 goals I plan to achieve over the next year.  I'm blogging about it here:  http://www.kelleyscarsbrook.blogspot.com/

That's a lot of change. And certainly a change in identity and how I see myself. I admit - it's a bit scary and uncomfortable.

Although I am no longer president of Enterprising Moms Network, and no longer a parenting columnist, I am still me.

And I am still a stay at home mom - and more than anything - that is the most important part of who I am.

I have a book that will be coming out this fall about being a stay at home mom - was there ever any doubt in that?! :)

So with that said, this website will remain, along with all my musings of being a stay at home mom. Please feel free to email me at info@thestayathomemother.com with any feedback or suggestions for the website. I welcome all contributors - both novice bloggers and professional writers to contribute your stories and thoughts on being a stay at home parent.

And here's to the next Chapter of my life............bring it.