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Put Down the Laptop and Slowly- very slowly- back away. Good.

It was in the moment that I realized it wasn't preschool that had made me sick. Life was trying to grab hold of me. It literally grabbed me by both shoulders, looked me squarely in the eyes and told me to STOP. Life made me sick, and sick was a GOOD thing...Sick wasn't trying to punish me. Sick was helping me by slowing me down since I refused to do it myself. When I recognized this, I became so grateful for it.

WHAT WAS I DOING?

I'd made a decision to work from home so that I could watch my son grow up. Was I watching him grow, or neglecting him to answer an email? I started my own business so that no one could tell me ever again that their needs were more important than my family's, but was I putting my family's needs first? I was in charge of my own schedule, so why wasn't I slowing my schedule down?

Sick taught me so many things this month, but the biggest thing it taught me was how precious our lives are, and how nothing is more important than taking a moment to laugh with the people you love.

I am my own boss, now...something I am learning to adapt to after years of working for other people. It's an adjustment, but I love it.

No one can fire me. I often repeat that to myself several times on a daily basis, and I still can’t fully grasp it.

Yes, I have responsibilities. Yes, I have clients that are relying on me and expecting me to deliver. Yes, I have a responsibility to the company I've created and to my business partner who works just as hard as I do. No, I don’t get paid for sick days and vacation time, but I also can take as much time as I need to heal, or relax.

My partner and I both have families.

It's the love that we have for our families and families across the country that has inspired us to create OMM. It’s the passion for our families that keeps our integrity alive in everything that we do, and keeps us at home with our children where we belong. It’s the reason we chose to employ ourselves and why we want to encourage others to do the same for themselves and for families of their own.