A completely random blog by a mumtrepreneur who wants to inspire by Jennifer Lindsay

Some mornings I drag my tired 28 year old body out of bed and wonder how I got here …..

It seems like yesterday that I was only 16, I was in school and had the world at my feet and I didn’t even realise it. Now almost 13 years have gone by and I look back and it feels like I just closed my eyes for a second and I was here.

While it seems like such a short amount of time I also realise how much I have crammed into that short space. The relationships I have had, the many jobs and failed attempts at study. My dreams of traveling and then finally making them a reality. Meeting my king and the having a prince of our own …

Sometimes I wish I could be young again. To change some things about my life and live the way I should have. But then I realise that my life was the journey to my current destination. It was a rough road and none of it was perfect but where I am now is exactly where I would always want to end up. So by changing my past I would risk changing my destination.

I love my life and I am so happy with the family I have created. I have a wonderful husband and an amazing baby boy. They both treat me like a queen and I could not ask for anything better.

I am so content in life that I have been able to separate myself from all of the drama. I have cut a lot of friends out of my life this year and I have finally realised why.

I used to be a person who would keep the peace, one who would rather say nothing at all for fear of confrontation. Since having Cooper I have grown stronger within myself and realised …. if I can’t stand up for myself, how can I stand up for my child and my family? I am Cooper’s voice until he has his own and I need the confidence to stand up for him and do what is right.

So I have started by teaching myself to stand tall and to not fear confrontation. I have decided what type of people I want in my life and have decided not to settle and share my time with those who bring me down. I want people who inspire and empower me everyday and who make being friends with them easy and not a constant struggle.

So finally at 28 years old and edging very close to 29 I have taken control of my life. I have had a rough road getting to this destination and I will protect all I have built with my life.

Jen xx