I’ve been juggling motherhood and work for 4 months, and it’s only now that I feel I’m starting to get the hang of it. After finding myself unexpectedly pregnant in 2016, I had to hustle both before and after my baby was born. In Canada, working women are entitled to 15 weeks of paid maternity leave, and then 35 weeks of paid parental leave can be taken by either parent. However, because I am self-employed, I didn’t qualify for this generous government-sponsored leave. I went back to work only 3 months after my baby girl was born, and one of the biggest challenges has been to earn more money while working fewer hours. Thankfully, parenthood not only makes you super efficient, guarding the livelihood a tiny little human is also hugely motivating. I now work 10-15 hours per week and generate the amount of business (and income!) I used to earn […]
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