“Why did you start a blog?” I am asked this question nearly every time that my blog comes up in conversation with someone new. Although my blog evolved quite a bit since its initial inception, it originally began as an outlet to keep in touch with myself as a person. The February Fox was born around the same time as my son. I bet you’ve guessed by now that it’s named after him (my little Fox was born in February 2015). I was working in office as the editor of 14 print magazines in San Diego, but made the switch to working from home shortly before going into labor. Although he was planned, I started to worry that the baby in my womb would negatively impact the continued success of my career after feeling less than supported throughout my pregnancy. My coworkers had previously teased me about how I would no doubt work throughout the birth with my workaholic tendencies and they were right; of the 21 hours I labored, 20 were spent emailing and making decisions from my hospital bed. It didn’t make me feel good or accomplished, it made me sad. When I first looked into Fox’s eyes when he arrived I knew he […]