The definition of diva: a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality. When I'm not working my day job as Director of Marketing for a non-profit performing arts organization, I like to perform in community theatre productions, and the occassional paid gig. For over 20 years, I've been performing in plays and musicals and trying as hard as I can to improve my skills - acting, singing, and dancing - the ultimate triple threat! Now, I didn't say I WAS a triple threat, just trying to make it there before I'm too old for it all. My latest goal as a singer is to be a belter. If you're not in the theatre lingo know, that just means to be able to sing out with power and gusto. So, if I call myself a Diva, I can continue under the illusion that one day, I'll be one...right?
Well, perhaps bigger than my job and my performing hobby is the fact that I'm a mother. I have a 20-year-old stepdaughter, a 17-year-old stepson, and a 5-year-old daughter. As other mothers know, being a mom is also a full-time job. You might ask how I can handle all of it without going crazy. Well, I'll let you know as soon as I figure it out.
My plan for this blog is to talk about the trials and tribulations, joy and happiness that being a full-time working diva mom can be. I love my family. More than anything. But if you're a parent, you know that it can be not only the most rewarding experience in your life, but also the most challenging. I may bitch and complain about those trials, I may whine and fuss over giving up so much for the benefit of my family. But in the end, they're the ones who keep me sane, even while driving me insane. They keep me grounded even when I'm flying off the handle. They keep me loved, even when I do things unlovable.
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