Yesterday was Mothers’ day and was so glad to spend a few hours 6 feet away from my mom. My mom is awesome, unique, crazy, bubbly, incredibly smart and an awesome role model. She is an amazing pharmacist and owns a pharmacy in Hamilton that runs an infusion clinic. Because of this she is an essential service and a frontline worker. Without the infusion clinic a lot of people with autoimmune diseases would not get their treatment. She has been working like crazy so my sister and I thought it would be a good idea this Mother’s Day to set up a zen spa in the garage for her. Equipped with tranquil music, plants, candles and a comfy chair. We sat 6 feet a part and had a wonderfully peaceful visit. We got into a lot of conversations about My sister and I growing up and one conversation that put a smile on my face was my choice in picking music as a career.
I had a few options for a career. Millwright, engineering, journalism or music. Music is not usually considered the most lucrative career choice so naturally my mother was sceptical and I had to prove to her that Music was the only choice for me. In the garage yesterday I told her that I remembered there being a time when she questioned my choice of music and a time when she was 100% supportive and I wondered what flipped that switch. She said she remembered the moment vividly. Apparently we were in the car driving somewhere and I told her that I could not go a day without music in my life and that I needed it to be a part of what I did. She said at that point she knew that music was for me and she was all in.
I’m so thankful to have two parents who allowed me to follow my dreams, they were patient when I failed or became lost and have supported me fully with CRASH. Not an easy thing to green light when your daughter pitches an idea to make bucket drumming a full time gig! Thank you Mom for being a boss lady that taught me to do what I love and help others while doing it. Shoutout to all the moms!
Hilary