Six Figure Moms Club » la jolla http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com where professional, career-minded mothers feel at home Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Six Figure Mom, When was the Last Time You Kicked Your Kid to the Curb? http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/10/six-figure-mom-when-was-the-last-time-you-kicked-your-kid-to-the-curb/ http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/10/six-figure-mom-when-was-the-last-time-you-kicked-your-kid-to-the-curb/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:33:42 +0000 Angie http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/?p=157 I’m sitting in Clay’s, La Jolla which is the rooftop lounge at the La Jolla Hotel. The west facing wall is lined with windows and the sun is setting. The whole sky is a beautiful pink, orange, purple, blue. (Yes, of course, before you ask, my close friend, Twitter is here and I’ve been Twittering away.)

Lately, I’ve been around the ocean more than usual and I’ve been paying attention to the sounds, the colors and noticing just how entirely FREE all this beauty is. How is it possible that I don’t do this all the time? Why haven’t I grabbed my husband and gone for a long walk on the beach at night under a full moon? How romantic of a date would that be? Instead of agonizing over planning the perfect evening, why don’t we just jump in the car with a few blankets and a picnic and hang out at the beach?

Well, I guess the answer to that is that my daughter is 3 1/2 and I’ve been a bit busy for the past almost 5 years. Yes, I guess I have been busy…working through, first a career transition, next a pregnancy, next nursing and then my mommy transition but who am I to complain. How about you? What’s your excuse for not seeing the beautiful places around you?

My question to you is When was the Last Time You Kicked Your Kid to the Curb? What do I mean you ask? Well, I talk to moms all the time that haven’t really spent much time away from their children. I’m hear to offer you permission. I want to ask you to open your minds to the free and beautiful opportunities that might be right outside your office or kitchen windows. What can you do that’s right in your backyard for free? Isn’t it time that you got back to your relationships a bit. You know, the place that you started in the first place?

Call me crazy…but just a thought….

]]> http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/10/six-figure-mom-when-was-the-last-time-you-kicked-your-kid-to-the-curb/feed/ 0 Everyday, I understand the gift of a child a little more clearly http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/08/everyday-i-understand-the-gift-of-a-child-a-little-more-clearly/ http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/08/everyday-i-understand-the-gift-of-a-child-a-little-more-clearly/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:14:37 +0000 Angie http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/?p=92 I went to La Jolla Shores beach with my three year old daughter today.  She thinks she’s a mermaid.  Really.  We were meeting some friends and although I was wearing  a swimsuit I hadn’t planned on swimming.  However, the mermaid had different plans.  Not only did she want to swim, she wanted to swim in gigantic ten foot waves while holding onto me with water splashing over our heads.  Now, I’m a confident swimmer and she is too for her age but I have to say I was a bit surprised at how daring she had become.  I knew we were safe so I decided to let her determine how far she was willing to go.  Each time a wave would pass, she would let go of me and swim around alone until she saw a swell approaching again.  It was amazing.  I was in love with my daughter all over again and in complete awe of her self assurance.  About the time I started to hear music in my head, we got blasted with a wave that churned us both under water.  She burst into huge tears and it was time to get out.  We were fine and she was done but oh boy what a lesson for me.  Can I possibly ever be as brave as she is?  Am I pushing my own limits of courage like this little three year old? If I’m not, how can I possibly become the role model that she needs to keep her stimulated?  Oh, man, have I got my work cut out for me.  I drove home thinking what a wonderful gift she is for my own personal development.  Although I’ve read volumes about how children are our greatest teachers, I guess I got it on much deeper level today. Thanks for the lesson, Miss Mermaid.

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