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I used to complain about not having anything to do. That’s no longer the case.

Back in the good ole days, I would come home from work, cook dinner, and then sit back and relax on the couch for most of the night. The only drama was when my favorite TV programming was interrupted by breaking NEWS or worst, when I couldn’t locate the remote control. There was no baby, no mortgage, no passion, no responsibility. It was simply go to work and pay the bills. Life was simple and then all of a sudden, BAM! Baby, husband, house, homeowners insurance, property tax, sleep deprivation, diapers, spit-up, dividing time evenly with husband’s family and my family, and in the midst of it all, starting my own business.

Sometimes I do reminisce about the good ole days of no responsibility and jokingly threaten to leave my husband and baby for a more simple life. But would I go back to that if I have a choice? Everyday was just another day of the same routine. It was mind-numbingly boring. I had very little to say when asked, “How was your day” and I’m certain that I would put people to sleep if they really wanted to hear about it.

These days, it’s different. There are multiple roles to juggle—mom, wife, daughter, sister, worker, superhero, and entrepreneur. Long gone are the days when I simply plop myself on the couch after a day of work. It’s dinner preparation. It’s cleaning up. It’s grocery shopping. It’s feeding baby. It’s cleaning baby. It’s paying the bills. It’s working on the business. There’s always something to do and sometimes it feels like there’s just not enough time in the day.

But at the end of the day, although exhausted and beat, there is always a feeling of accomplishment. It may not be anything major, but it’s a small accomplishment towards a bigger goal. When I work on my business, it’s a small step towards opening my own business and finally being my own boss. When I put my baby to sleep, it’s a small step towards raising the first Vietnamese-American President or mad scientist who finally conquers time travel.

So as much as I whine and complain about how busy life is lately, I always end the day with a feeling of accomplishment and that is something I would not trade.

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