I'm the Executive Director of a small non-profit. Craig's Doors. Our mission is to help people who are homeless to find housing, and to keep them safe through the winter with our Emergency Homeless Shelter - Craig's Place.
Being an Executive Director means putting in long hours at the office, being available via phone 24.7, and continuously learning new things. I do not have a grant writer, development director, or an HR department, so I have to add in those tasks as well. One year ago, I was putting in an average of 60 hours of work each week.
Then my life changed this summer - My older sister and her 3 kids moved in with me.
I am now Auntie Mom to a 8 year old boy with autism, a 5 year old girl with autism, and a 3 year old boy.
Overnight my life and my career has changed forever.
Pre-Summer, my job was my whole world. Now, my world consists of three little people: David, Leah, and Matthew.
In this blog I will be exploring the challenges that come from the two missions in my life: raising my niece and nephews to hopefully some day live independently. And helping adults struggling with homelessness to someday live independently.
I hope to post regularly, but if I miss a few weeks please assume I am busy saving the world.
Blessings from an Antie Executive.
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