💌 SOWM Digest 027 | take a hike!

As many of you within the Society of Working Moms Slack community know, I’ve been training for a backpacking trip! (Or maybe you didn’t know I was “training,” per se, but you did notice an uptick in my hiking activity!)

After the birth of my second babe last summer, I knew I wanted to get something on the calendar that I could both work toward and look forward to; something to push me mentally and physically.

So a friend and I are taking off this Saturday for 6 days on the Superior Hiking Trail! It will be, by far, the longest time I’ll have been away from both kiddos. And it will be the coldest/longest stretch I’ve ever backpacked! (Some good old Type II fun!)

Am I anxious about getting everything done before I leave? Yes. 

Am I already dreading all the catching up when I return? Oh, yes. 

Am I feeling the mom guilt about rocking my family’s schedule? Sure am!

Am I a freeze baby who breaks out a full parka as soon as it dips below 60 (the high for the week)? [sobbing] 😩 Yehehehehs.

But do I ultimately know that this will be good for me, and for my family? YES!

I thought I might schedule out next week’s newsletter, but so much of the content has to do with the previous week’s Slack-tivity that I realized it made more sense to just pump the breaks and take a week off.

So… I’ll see you in a couple of weeks!

I’m looking forward to catching up on all of the SOWM magic when I’m back, and packing the next newsletter with double the fun!

In the meantime, I would love to see your own fall hike/walk pics over in the #water-cooler🔒️, even if it’s just a quick jaunt in the neighborhood!

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Yami Howard | Software Engineer | Ruby, JavaScript, React

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Kid: 14 months (aka 1 year 2 months :P)
📍 Location: Salt Lake City, UT
💗 Favorite thing about the WM Slack community: The “community” part — everyone is friendly and supportive. We’re from different industries, parts of the world, and more, but because we all share being moms and working, we have so much in common. I really feel like a member of a community here, not just another person in a Slack channel.
📚️ Reading right now: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (excellent book, highly recommended! This is my second time reading it. Until the last month or two I’ve just been binging every book from Brandon Sanderson, though. I’m a bit obsessed!)
🐕️ Pets: 3 dogs. Along with my husband and our baby they’re practically my whole world.
Karma: 10 year old miniature pinscher mix, tripawed, natural Emotional Support Animal, 7 pounds of Napoleon Syndrome. Full of love, not terribly bright, tends to fear harmless things and be bafflingly oblivious to actual danger.
Aloy: 5 year old long haired mini dachshund, scaredy-cat, sweet-hearted softy. An absolute tornado of affection when she’s brave enough to express it.
Rosie: 3 year old American Corgi (Pembroke + Cardigan mix from a responsible breeder of both) with a gorgeous undocked tail. Smart, playful, sassy, cuddly, and the self-designated guardian of our kiddo.
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🎮️ Favorite way to relax: Video games, audiobooks, crochet, cross-stitch. Mix and match depending on how much energy I’ve got. I love to pair an audiobook with another activity and get into flow.
🎯 Goal for the upcoming year: Get hired as a Software Engineer making more than I was at my last job, and distinguish myself there.

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