Preparing for Re-Entry.

My New Year’s resolution was to find a volunteer gig that would get my brain back into the work world. A good way to get my groove back, right?

I recently joined the board of a non-profit organization that supports Fair Trade and economic justice in Third World countries. I am thrilled to be working on this issue and relieved to be back among grown-ups who, unlike me, have not potty trained anyone recently.

The other day I received an e-mail from a fellow board member commenting on my expertise.

What expertise?

Sure, I have expertise in tantrum calming, in stroller folding, and spit-up stain removal. But professional expertise? Seems like something I had in another life.

Motherhood can suck the lifeblood out of me until I feel like a sippy-cup-washing zombie. But with nearly a good night’s sleep, I apparently still have killer ideas and business chops that weren’t lost forever in the depths of the diaper aisle at Target.

-Michele Golden, The Reluctant Momtrepreneur