Step Three

Have a Baby and Reinvent Yourself

After my first baby was stillborn, there was a lot of self-reflection. Was I really where I was supposed to be? What did I really want to do? Were there better ways to help my community?

My daughter was born 15 months after we lost my son and I quit my job when my maternity leave ran out. I had spent those 15 months building my connections, volunteering more with my local design community, doing small freelance projects for friends in the industry, and taking classes on Skillshare to expand my skillset.

I was starting to hit my stride as a mom and as a freelancer when the pandemic hit. My husband and I decided to move so we could pay off debts from our cleaning business and I stayed in Charlotte with my parents for the summer while we sold our house and waited for the sale of our new home to go through. I joined the board of my design community and kept doing small projects for my industry friends. As soon as we moved and got to live as a family again, one of those friends reached out and offered me a more permanent situation with her company. I started with Loop Creative in September of 2020.