I married my husband in my late 30’s and together we started on the very long road to have our child. Six years into our journey our son arrived after spending many long hours sitting in the waiting room of an IVF clinic. My hours were spent contemplating all the different things a person wants to do with their life. I would always tell myself that if one day I was given the chance to change paths, I would do something to help women with their clothing knowledge and empower them to shop smart, and feel fabulous.

I never thought the opportunity would present itself through being “restructured” out of my career as my maternity leave was coming to an end. It’s funny how life has a way of putting us on the path we are meant to be on, even if we didn’t know we were supposed to be there.

After the initial panic of losing my job subsided, I thought about how much I had struggled with the thought of going back to work, and how emotional I was about leaving my son at daycare.

I thought a lot about how I felt when I started looking at my own clothes. How self-conscious I was at the thought I was going to look stale or that nothing was going to fit. I thought about how we women internalize so much, and I remembered all the things I would contemplate… and thus began the next chapter of my life. Mom Mode.