Haleigh | Outdoor Mom

A little backstory — right before I decided to leave my career for a more non-traditional job path, I was sitting on the couch in tears talking to Cole. This is what I said,

“I just want to wake up each day…happy.”

That was all I wanted. To wake up and be excited about a new day. To wake up and love my life. To wake up and feel, happy.

That same day I walked into my principal’s office and told her it would be my last year.

Life hasn’t been perfect since, not even close, but there’s been a whole lot of happy in each day, and that’s all I ever wanted.

I share this to amplify the message that it’s not normal to wake up and dread your life. I used to tell myself that — that everyone hated their job. That’s just how it is. If you’re telling yourself that, please realize that’s not normal and you shouldn’t feel that way.

A job will never be perfect, but it shouldn’t convince you that you’re life isn’t beautiful. If it is, please have the courage to start making a plan and working towards that plan, every day, to change your situation.

You’re not stuck, you’re just scared.
Scared is normal. Do it anyway.

🫶🏽

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