mothers and careers

I was asked to write a review of Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist. After reading it, basically I was asked to review my life! I am a mother, a wife and I have a career that involves long hours that are irregular plus travel. No matter the order of these three things, I regularly feel guilty for not “fulfilling” either one or even all of the three roles “perfectly”. The Choice: Present Or Perfect Shauna Niequist has been there and details this struggle in her book. She states that at the crossroad in her life, “There we were, women in our thirties. Educated, married, mothers, women who have careers, who manage homes and oversee companies. And there we were,…