Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | Writer and Editor-in-Chief, Goodlifefamilymag.com
Who doesn’t love a celebration? However make no mistake – a celebration is most rewarding after loads of onerous work and willpower; and the harder the duty at hand, the sweeter the success. Now, as we toast to our 10th anniversary, the GLF workforce and I look again with rather a lot to have a good time. We’ve got gone out on a limb in each facet of our lives however, like Mark Twain famously stated, “Why not exit on a limb? Isn’t that the place the fruit is?” I can say with conviction that I’ve by no means labored (professionally talking) as onerous on something as I’ve on Good Life Household and GoodLifeFamilyMag.com. I’ve invested my coronary heart, thoughts and assets into making GLF a PUBLICATION WITH A PURPOSE. We’ve got grown, we have now gained momentum, and we’re making a distinction.
Within the new yr, you will note some large adjustments coming to Good Life Household. We’re fine-tuning a brand new brand and re-branding to incorporate a broader tackle the phrase household as a result of we all know that the position of parenting typically consists of aunts, uncles, mates, and so forth. After we launched Good Life Household again in 2015, most of our core workforce was navigating life with center schoolers. Now, these tweens and youths are of their 20’s – some are married and planning households of their very own. So, we’re rising up too. We’ll broaden our voice to incorporate youthful dad and mom, infants and toddlers, and grandparenting recommendation, whereas nonetheless offering leisure and journey assets for all ages, extra of our money-saving hacks, work-life stability methods, and a lot extra.
As well as, we want to incorporate your voice extra. We would like our readers to weigh in with their ideas and ideas for different households going by means of this journey collectively. We’re engaged on a digital City Corridor-style gathering of the minds. We additionally plan to assist youthful voices get heard. In case your children are budding writers, illustrators or photographers, please allow them to know we welcome their expertise. We additionally plan to launch a world ebook membership and add a Factors of View discussion board on new film releases.
To hitch us on our mission to coach, encourage and encourage optimistic change, attain out to Paige Jackson, our Advertising and marketing and Content material Supervisor, at Paige.GLFmag@gmail.com.
As a writer and founding father of Good Life Household, I need to take a second to toast my superb workforce of pros – editors, proofreaders, managers, writers and designers, 4 of whom have been there from the start. Thanks for sharing my ardour to make a distinction within the lives of others by giving of your time and expertise. I additionally need to thank our purchasers, our promotional companions and advertisers. With out you, we might not be capable of do the essential work we cherish.
As a mother, there isn’t a better celebration than the well being and happiness of my grownup kids, Bryce, 26, who married his longtime love (they began courting as freshmen in highschool!) Daria, who we whole-heartedly welcomed into the flock, Jaxie, 25 and Lindsey, 23. Every of them have “flown the nest” and are thriving in their very own journeys. Though I traded worthwhile time with them to embark on the GLF journey (balancing household and work is a continuous problem for many of us, and a constant matter in our pages), the upside of that commerce is that my children are witnessing first-hand the eagerness that goes into creating one thing worthy of celebration. The truth is, they all the time discovered methods to pitch in to assist or cheer me on. I’m grateful for his or her help and sacrifice and for giving me the very best job title within the universe: mother.
As a daughter, I’m reminded that being a part of the “Sandwich Technology” – these of us sandwiched between elevating our children and supporting our personal getting older dad and mom – is each difficult and rewarding work and that every day must be celebrated.
Lastly, no celebration is full with out superb mates. We have a good time the peaks (boy, will we!), however extra importantly, we’re alongside one another within the valleys. Deep friendships are constructed brick by brick and fortified by the take a look at of time.
As I’ve continued to develop as an individual (a lot of that progress attributed to the knowledge of our specialists for over a decade in Good Life Household!) and outline my life within the “empty nest,” I’ve discovered numerous alternatives to welcome new mates into my orbit. I’ve discovered that assembly a buddy at this level in my life typically appears like an immediate connection, one that’s simple, trustworthy, clear, soulful, such as you’ve identified this individual ceaselessly – or want you had – and I’m going to cherish these relationships as they proceed to develop and develop within the years to come back.
Equally, now that I’ve extra work-life stability, I’ve discovered the time to succeed in out to and welcome again outdated mates, some from my early childhood, who had remained in my coronary heart, however life took us aside geographically. Spending time with these superb mates is a real celebration of the time period life-long.
I’ll toast to all that!
Wishing you and yours a brand new yr stuffed to the brim with well being, happiness, love, peace, and loads of “Cheers!”
-Sheryl
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