{"id":29,"date":"2018-03-08T21:50:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T21:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenmom.me\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2020-05-13T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:23:47","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/queenmom.me\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

About Me, Midlife Crises, and Craft Projects of Love<\/strong><\/p>\n

I came across an article re-posted by a friend on Facebook (where else?) titled, \u201cThe New Midlife Crisis: Why (and How) It\u2019s Hitting Gen X Women.\u201d The article was shocking to me, not because I didn\u2019t identify with the contents (I did), but because I realized that I\u2019M MIDDLE-AGED! Nope. Not me. I mean sure, I\u2019ve already celebrated my 40th<\/sup> birthday. Yes, the sewing machine I bought brand new is older than my daughter\u2019s first skating coach. Alright, so I choose comfy sneakers over cute heels almost every day, and I haven\u2019t been to last year\u2019s fab new restaurant yet\u2026 I prefer Facebook to Instagram\u2026 Ok. Yeah, I see it. The question is: Now what?<\/p>\n

QueenMom.me<\/strong><\/p>\n

The name of the blog came from my daughter. I was hiding my midlife crisis deep deep down inside, under smiles and snacks and volunteering and errands, where no one else could possibly see it\u2026 except my 7 year old. She recently left me an orange post-it on the kitchen counter that read, \u201cAll hale queen mommy\u201d – Not a drop of sarcasm or irony anywhere to be seen. I thought, \u201cDarn right! All hail Queen Mommy!\u201d And that\u2019s where it starts.<\/p>\n

Full-time Momming<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seven years ago I took what I called a \u201cMommy Sabbatical.\u201d I purposely took myself and my fundraising career out of the market for what I thought would be a few years. I am full-time Momming, something that I LOVE, but has been hard to admit to people. When asked, \u201cWhat do you do?\u201d I reply, \u201cI\u2019m a fundraiser, oh, and I volunteer and stay home with my kids.\u201d That\u2019s ridiculous. It\u2019s been seven years \u2013 is that even still \u201ca few\u201d? I\u2019ve had some fundraising contracts over the years, I\u2019m still good at it, and I still give my professional opinion when asked, but surely not enough to list it more loudly and proudly than my love for being a stay-at-home mom. Still\u2026<\/p>\n

I used to contribute at least equally to my husband\u2019s and my finances. I used to be asked to share my talents and expertise with others. As a person who believes in self-reliance and equality, I often feel the self-inflicted guilt of not bringing in a paycheck. I *could* be earning money. I *could* be using my post-grad education. I *could* be sharing my talents. Which brings us to this moment right here. Right now.<\/p>\n

Do What You Love<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always sort of hated the expression \u201cDo what you love!\u201d I love to do a lot of things. Or maybe I just really like to do a lot of things? Or maybe I have to do a lot of things that I\u2019m pretty good at, but don\u2019t love, and I\u2019m choosing to be all glass-half-full about them? Because really, what do I love to do?<\/p>\n

I love to support my kids\u2019 dreams, share things I\u2019ve learned, and make useful stuff. Right now, that almost exclusively revolves around figure skating.<\/p>\n

Yeah, that\u2019s sappy. It\u2019s in no way high-powered-executive-type stuff. Only Midlife Sarah could publicly embrace that answer. But that\u2019s who I am. At least right now in midlife. And who knows? Maybe you love those things, too. (I mean, raising *your* kids, not mine, obvs). Or maybe you want to love those things, but don\u2019t know where to start?<\/p>\n

And now I\u2019ve got a YouTube channel! It\u2019s here: QueenMomMe. <\/a>I have subscribers and everything – hoping to keep adding interesting videos so as not to let them down…<\/strong><\/p>\n

So please accept my midlife craft project of love* -in ice skating mom blog form. Let\u2019s do this!<\/strong><\/p>\n

*The term \u201ccraft project of love\u201d belongs to the brilliant Annette Hanley. Some of her amazing work is on Etsy: https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/market\/annettescape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About Me, Midlife Crises, and Craft Projects of Love I came across an article re-posted by a friend on Facebook (where else?) titled, \u201cThe New Midlife Crisis: Why (and How) It\u2019s Hitting Gen X Women.\u201d The article was shocking to me, not because I didn\u2019t identify with the contents (I did), but because I realized … <\/p>\n

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