I feel like I have been humbled and reminded of a more simple, yet thrilling time of my life.
I am brought back to this picture from nearly a decade ago when my husband and I were gutting out the interior and exterior of our first home. We moved into the only room of the house that we had finished with just a mattress, two nightstands and a microwave on the floor while we slowly finished the rest. We were both in the beginning years of our careers and what went from spending time going out with friends, was now going to be date nights in face masks, fixing up our home.
In the Ken Blanchard Situational Leadership terms, we were in the “Enthusiastic Beginner” stage of a new task. Simply put, we didn’t know what we were doing, or where we were going, but we were highly committed and excited about it. Looking back, it was one of my favorite times of my life as we were so happy to be on the brink of such an exciting adventure ahead of us.
Now we are living in our third house since then with our two kids (2 1/2 year old and 6 month old) and two cats. This year my husband took on new responsibilities at work and my work circumstances changed where I’ve become a stay-at-home mom. Like I said, and for many during these changing times, I feel like I have been transformed back to not only date nights in face masks and spending time fixing up the house, but to being an “Enthusiastic Beginner” in our careers.
In my transition I have found comfort and control through my passion of organizing, finding opportunities to improve efficiencies, being an engaging mom and self-care. Then I started reorganizing, reassessing, and further elevating until I found that I had enough time available to enjoy my family, keep a well-oiled machine of a house running and begin to support others in doing so as well. I have now spent time organizing others home’s and improving their processes and prioritization to find more time to spend with family, friends, and their favorite things.
Now I’m sitting in a bean bag chair in the playroom, with my baby sleeping on my chest, while my daughter is making me my fourth “no calorie” play pizza… writing my first blog post. It will be shared on my very basic website that I made from watching YouTube videos and searching on Google.
I am nervous, actually a little scared… okay a lot scared. I wasn’t going to make it personal; I was going to share anonymously while I tried it out and was learning. I would have an easier out if I failed. Then my husband told me that I needed to stop questioning myself and that I needed to go all in or not at all. The potential exceeds what could be lost.
So if nothing else, I have successfully achieved creating and posting a blog, and most importantly began learning something completely new to me (which my brain craves). Welcome all to my simple and humble beginning as Efficient She.
Great start!! Can’t wait to see where this adventure takes you!
I appreciate your support <3. We'll take this adventure together!
I am so excited for you in this new adventure! I know that everything you do is done wholeheartedly!
I appreciate it Michelle! Wholeheartedly and inspired by you!
So excited for you, and excited to watch you grow in the journey!
Thank you Kate! You made my day! 🙂
As someone who has been my boss, my mentor, my biggest cheerleader and my friend (for nearly 10 years!!) I am beyond excited to see you chasing after a new dream! You know I will be here for ALLLLL of this! ❤️
You brought tears to my eyes my friend! Thank you for sharing this gift with me, as always one of my biggest cheerleaders and supporters! You keep my inspiration going! I miss you and am thankful for you! <3
This is wonderful!! Being your First Neighbors at your First house and seeing how you have Grown together. Soooo Happy for you and your new Adventure ❤️
Katie, thank you for this. We were so lucky to have you two as neighbors. I loved spending hours talking in your beautiful flower garden. And our favorite Halloween party to date! I love that you have continued to be a part of our journey and growth. <3
I truly enjoyed this blog and can relate – love the raw personal touches and so happy for your new adventure in this!
Thank you Emily! I will think of you when I question writing raw personal touches. I have a post on the post partum life in the pipeline that I think you will enjoy. Hope all is well my friend!