Mom Guilt

I am the first one to admit that I have jam packed my life over the last year. I work full-time, I blog full-time (or I try to!), I have started a business (shameless plug - I manage social media for small businesses. If you need help with yours - contact me!), I have a crazy almost-11-month-old, a husband who I want to spend quality time with, a needy-but-awesome dog, family  and friends who lives scattered across the country who I keep in touch with, and the list goes on and on.I've always been a very independent and self-motivated person. I like to write down monthly goals, and celebrate when I reach them.I have been kicking butt at achieving those goals lately, but I have to admit, it comes at a cost. I have been drowning in a vat of Mom Guilt, and it's the worst!Don't get me wrong, this post is not to garner any pity from any of you. I am actually incredibly proud of myself - and having the Mom Guilt actually helps motivate me even more. I'm writing this because I feel compelled to keep it real and because I admire other parents so much more now that I am one myself.So how does my Mom Guilt manifest? I tend to have breakdowns at the most random times - like this morning on a work call, when I started tearing up thinking about dropping Finn off at daycare. It's usually just a rush of emotion that leaves tears in my eyes. I can usually just pass it off or push it aside, but sometimes, when I really let myself think about how little time I feel I get with Finn, and the countless days I spend away from him, I really lose it. I then start feeling an inner struggle between the Career Woman I always wanted to be and the Mom that I've become.I love wearing all the different hats, and I really don't mind feeling busy all the time. I just wish I did a better job at separating the two worlds. But even as I write that, I'm thinking, I don't want to separate the worlds, I just wish I had more time!I don't know how to be a Working Mom, but I know I'll always be one. I know I shouldn't feel the Guilt, but I know I always will. Life has so many funny hypocritical lessons to teach, so I guess I'm just along for the ride!PS. Stay inspired and sign up for Simple & Inspired’s weekly newsletter!

Other mamas, how do you battle the Mom Guilt?