PSA (Public Self-Admonishment)

I’m writing this post to say, before my readers and the world, that I will not be creating any new content for at least the next 3 weeks, because I will be fully, properly, and guiltlessly focused on enjoying what’s left of the time I’ve officially reserved for bonding with my infant son. 

You may wonder why I’m only announcing this now, more than 2 months into the 3-month window I’ve allotted for said time; or why I feel the need to announce it at all, since it’s not like I’ve been churning out a steady stream of content up to now.

I’m announcing it because I need to make things right: with Adam, with myself, and by extension, with you all. 

Up until today I’ve spent every available minute of my self-proclaimed “partial maternity leave” (amounting to the 3 days a week during which I’m responsible for baby Adam, the other 2 days being crammed with work meetings and client calls) splintering my attention and my loyalty in that classic way I would’ve promptly coached myself out of doing i…