There’s a new mom writing on This Mommy Gig! We’re looking forward to writing with…………….

Christine Campbell

For Christine, mother of twins in Reston, Virginia, a great day begins at 5:30am with fellow “mamas” in her neighborhood gathered for early morning boot camp – a run, some crunches, some arm work and last but not least planks. It’s a group she started because she knows “mommy time” only happens in the wee bitty hours of the morning…and she didn’t want to drive far to get in some good exercise.

Next up - getting a sassy pair of seven year old twins up and out the door for school. One boy, one girl, and both coming into their own defined sense of self.

With a sincere and drawn out wave goodbye at the bus stop she turns herself into that savvy woman who does business development at Erickson Barnett, a business to business focused marketing agency where she has spent her days (first part time and now full times) since her kids were born. Before Erickson Barnett she was a marketing maven (some have said) at several emerging technology firms, her favorite was Riverbed Technologies (mostly because they were bought by Aether for a whole darn lot
of money).

At about 5:00 she does the fast switch back to “mama”, watches her daughter turn cartwheels or her son at bat…claps and cheers and says things like “great job honey, you’re the best, that was perfect” until practices are over and it’s time for dinner. She can often be convinced to go to McDonalds (oh don’t roll your eyes) but more often grabs a frozen entrée she got from Dream Dinners out of the freezer and desperately tries to thaw it in time for dinner that night.

Skip ahead…bath…book…song. Now it’s her time to dedicate to her own business, For U Mothers, an athletic wear business targeting mothers.

In bed by 9:30 (she needs a solid eight). Up again at 5:30…start again.

P.S. You can find Christine C. on twitter at @cccampbell

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