A Mother's Inspiration to Create
On November 13th, 2019 I brought my precious daughter, Genevieve, into the world and life hasn't been the same since. I was a teacher and was able to take medical leave to be home with her for 6 weeks. I knew going back to work would be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, but with a $2,000 a month mortgage I didn't have an option. So I went back to work after Christmas break in January and spent about 2 months away from my baby Gen. In that time my husband and I made the decision to sell our dream home and move in with my parents to save up for another down payment to purchase a more affordable home. All of this with the hopes I would be able to stay home with Genevieve. She is my inspiration, my joy, my greatest accomplishment. She is also freaking adorable and hilarious; what else would I want to do with my time??
Then, corona virus happened. They closed our school and we went on lock down at my parents' house. Though this was difficult, I got my time back with Genevieve; precious time I would not have had otherwise. After sitting down with my husband and working out our finances we quickly realized how difficult it would be to survive on one income. He is a teacher too, and you know how teachers get paid. So I began to spend my lockdown hours brainstorming about how I could stay home with Gen and bring in a little money to the house.
That brings us here; Graphics by Genevieve. I have always loved design. My bachelor's degree is closely related and my first job out of college was at a sign shop designing. My goal with this shop is not to become rich. I just want to support my stay at home mom lifestyle and have a little fun in the process.
If you made it this far...wow! Thank you for taking the time to read my story. I hope it inspires you to do something good for your family and yourself.
