‘I can’t make it, I’m parenting’

"Yet in my first work-life I was a full-time, carefree, career-oriented woman who had no major family commitments," says Claudia Calleja of Woman Unclouded

April 25, 2025| Woman Unclouded|11 min read
Photo: Andrew Neel on UnsplashPhoto: Andrew Neel on Unsplash

I’m currently living my second work-life.

Or, at least, that’s how I like to think about it. In my first work-life I was a full-time, carefree, career-oriented woman who had no major family commitments. I could work long hours, go out with colleagues for long lunches and improvised after-work drinks.

I knew all the gossip. I was up to date with my colleagues and the big stuff happening in their lives. I really felt I belonged. Work was like a second home.

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