If you’re like me, “a really fun, surprise project” at work sounds like a very sugar-coated “ALERT: extra work coming your way that you better pretend to be happy about”.

Fun? Extra project? Who has time for such things? Not this working mom, I thought…I’m lucky if there’s time to toss back a glass of wine at the end of the night and still get to bed before 10pm. [You heard right – this mama likes her sleep!]

But when the project is actually to come up with a blog, based on a hobby or some other interest, and you find this might just be the nudge you need to inspire a little creativity and share some good ideas…well, you give your boss a high five and hope she never finds a better gig.

Not only do I now have permission to invest some time in finding my inner domestic guru (think: food, family, home décor, gifts, and the like – all through the lens of some awesome rosé-colored glasses), but it’s actually a requirement of my job! High five sister, here goes nothing.