Since opting out for the first time in 2003 when my son Sean was born and then again in 2006 when I had AJ, <a href="https://executivemoms.com/members/?s=I have created Singularity" rel="nofollow">I have created Singularity</a>, my response to this five year journey of pregnancy, <a href="https://executivemoms.com/members/?s=parenting and professionalism" rel="nofollow">parenting and professionalism</a>, <a href="https://executivemoms.com/members/?s=or better yet" rel="nofollow">or better yet</a>, the balance thereof. This was no easy task and frankly, I think it will continue to be an on-going juggling act as I believe it is for most parents. The thing that has helped me the most is two-fold: (a) being connected to my ideals and beliefs and (b) using these ideals and beliefs as a filter through which I can make decisions that keep me balanced and happy.