| Left work to be a stay at home mom . . .
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| | I'd like to be, so I became more involved
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| so why do you feel like you are missing
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| | with school functions, field trips etc.
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| out?
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| | Worked on developing more that a nodding
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| If this sounds like you read on. If this
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| | relationship with the parents of my sons
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| sounds like someone you know, share it.
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| | friends and eventually actually had
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| I, like many stay at home moms, often
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| | something to talk about with them each
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| wonder if I did the right thing. Yes, I
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| | time we ran into each other, and I
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| know, staying at home to raise my family
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| | actually knew them by name. That went a
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| could never have been the wrong choice,
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| | long way to getting me out of my
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| but I often wonder what would happen if
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| | introverted self and outwardly I felt
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| I'd be forced back into the working
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| | people were much more responsive to me as
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| world, due to some unforseen tragedy.
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| | well.
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| I left a very well paying position as a
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| | Lastly, I decided that it was time to try
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| manager with a highly respected
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| | and start a business of my own. As I
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| retirement investment firm three years
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| | said, I did not want to work in an
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| ago. This was a decision my husband and I
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| | office, I really liked my freedom and my
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| had made eight years prior with the birth
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| | new found creativity that I hadn't known
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| of our son. We had already been raising a
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| | existed (or hadn't allowed to exist)
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| daughter and she was eleven at the time.
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| | before my latest revelation. I began by
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| Never needing to take significant amounts
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| | talking with friends who were
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| of time to travel back and forth from
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| | entrepreneurial in spirit. Some took the
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| work, and having decent day care was what
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| | odd job/ handyman approach, some were
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| got us through those years. But, having
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| | contractors and one is even a published
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| moved into a country setting and having
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| | author! (You can visit her web site at
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| available resources few and far between,
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| | the address below, but be sure to come
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| not to mention the two hour commute each
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| | back and see me.) All were getting by and
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| day for both of us, the decision was made
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| | staying active in the working world on
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| to put our resources into making a stay
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| | their own terms. I looked into sales such
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| at home opportunity feasible.
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| | as party goods and home decorations and
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| Well, needless to say, it took eight
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| | found that I just wasn't passionate about
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| years to make that happen. With my
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| | those items and that just wasn't for me.
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| husband starting a new company and my
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| | However, sometimes the best things come
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| ability to make a decent salary providing
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| | out of the blue and that's what happened
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| the jumping off point, all that was left
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| | to me.
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| was to take the plunge. At that point, I
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| | I was speaking with my mother about
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| couldn't have been happier, but with each
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| | making rootbeer. She made it when we were
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| passing season, I began to see myself as
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| | kids, by actually digging the root from a
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| less and less valuable . . . Can you
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| | tree (or bush) . . . not sure. Well
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| imagine?
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| | anyway, she couldn't remember what kind
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| Here's where I realized that, by
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| | of root it was and I entered a search for
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| depending solely on my husband, and
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| | root beer and stumbled onto Watkins
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| staying out of the work force I was
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| | Online. I was intrigued with the
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| losing control of my life. I was missing
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| | products. When I realized it was a
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| something or missing out somehow. But, in
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| | work-at-home opportunity, I was doubly
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| making this frightening assessment, I
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| | surprised, since I had just recently
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| also came to understand who I really was
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| | decided to try and get something started.
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| and what I really wanted. I love being
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| | As I dug deeper into the Watkins story
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| home and taking care of my family, I
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| | and the company background, (bb reports,
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| never wish to go back to working 50+
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| | message boards, Winona local news, etc.),
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| hours a week and I certainly do not want
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| | I realized that this looked like a solid
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| to work in an office environment again.
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| | company, with good community ties, good
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| So how did I go about making some
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| | ethical background and management, and a
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| positive changes?
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| | great product line to boot!
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| First, I took a look around me and at the
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| | Well, I got off track and never found the
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| people and relationships I most admired.
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| | answer to my rootbeer question, needless
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| It turned out that I had lost contact
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| | to say. But I've found a way to
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| with many of those people, and began to
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| | incorporate my desire to rekindle
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| make a conscious effort to make time for
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| | relationships, make new and lasting
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| them and include them in my life again as
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| | friendships and feel productive without
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| well.
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| | taking time away from my family. These
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| Then, I looked at my friendships that had
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| | things are the most important aspects of
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| stood up over time, and realized that I
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| | my life and I'm glad that I've been given
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| really didn't have many friends who I
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| | the opportunity to gain some insight into
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| would call close, but still had those who
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| | my own needs and actually do something
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| were a pleasure to spend time with. I
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| | about satisfying them. Hopefully, sharing
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| also realized that I'm not a "girlfriend
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| | my experience will help others to find
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| to go shopping with" kind of gal, so I
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| | out what exactly it is that they are
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| wasn't missing out there but I still felt
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| | missing in their lives and make some
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| that I was a bit more introverted than
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| | positive changes.
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