Dear Mojo,
I am at my wits end trying to balance work at the office, at home and being a Mom. I have a 10 year old daughter and my son is 12 years old. They are both very dear to my heart but I am losing myself. Where do I fit in? I feel guilty making plans without the children so I over schedule myself for their lives. This simply cannot continue – desperate for a break or I may fade away.
Desperate for a break,
Atlanta, GA
Dear Desperate,
First of all, kudos to you for making your children a priority and thinking this through before you make hasty decisions. The fact is being a newly single Mom requires many hats. Getting your Mojo Hat on is extremely necessary – you just have to make sure it is in the schedule. As a single mother, my daughter and I worked it out this way: we scheduled “family” night and “friend” night on a weekly basis. That way