A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of chatting with Liza Fromer, one of Global’s The Morning Show’s hosts. It was a fun chat, and being that we are basically the same age, with kids, we had a lot in common and both agreed the chat would have been way more fun over a bottle of wine. Ah well, one day.
I really enjoyed my talk with Liza. At the time I was feeling incredibly frustrated with my ‘lot’ in life. I have been a stay at home mom for ten years and blogging had not only been a sanity saver for me, but a gateway back into the world of being employable. But I was not having an easy road of it. I have been struggling with how much of ‘me’ to give to career ambitions but was also wondering how much was ambition and what was just really wanting money. I was also struggling with just how much work I could truly manage around my children’s lives. I was also feeling frustrated that any resume’s and pitches seemed to fall mostly on deaf ears.
Talking to someone who had a career path right from college had me feeling a tad envious. But I also knew that just because we see a fresh faced pro on television, someone who looks like they are doing what they wanted to do and doing it well, that image isn’t everything. We are all human.
I asked Liza if you really can have it all and if there is such a thing as a work/life balance. She chuckled and said it was a myth. “You just do the best you can, trying to find time for you, the kids and your work.”
For Liza and her early morning starts, routine is key for her sanity and her kids as is her support…..her family and her nanny. She also knows how crucial ‘me time’ is and to take advantage of any quiet and rest that she can.
But like all working mom’s, she suffers plenty of mom guilt.
Guilt and being pulled in many directions seems to be the lot of modern moms these days. Liza said that she doesn’t try to fit it instead; “I strive to live a life that feels manageable, without the added pressure of finding perfect balance. It’s okay to tread water for a little while in parts of your life.”
I have been disappointed in the lack of work I was able to find myself as a ‘social media pro,’ so I was sending out resume’s for “real” jobs at the same time, however hesitant I was about adding MORE complication into my life. But here I am. I just started working at a job that takes me out of the house. Thankfully the hours are flexible and right now I basically work the same hours that the kids are in school. However, that means dogs crated up for long hours, booking the myriad doctor and dentist appointments around my new schedule, MISSING school performances and currently freaking about Spring Break and Summer.
Liza obviously has more finances and help available to her, but she still has to worry about who is with the kids when they are sick, who takes them to their appointments and misses out on school performances. I am sure she gives 100% to her family when she is with them, as do we all, but I think most of us agree the pull between doing what we love for ourselves and what we do for those we love can be a very powerful force.
It was a real honour to talk to Liza about her life and career and certainly helped me figure my next moves.. If you haven’t before, check her out on The Morning Show on Global.
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