Yep… That’s me… I bet you’re wondering how I got here…

So it all started just over 11 years or so ago. Pregnant, 24, and making barely over minimum wage as a 2’s teacher in a daycare. Let me just say my paycheck wouldn’t have paid for the daycare bill. So a choice had to be made. Staying home wasn’t something I had ever wanted. I wanted to work, I wanted to contribute, and to make a name for myself doing something. It was just supposed to be a season of life. One day it would change back to normal.

After giving birth, I loved that little boy with everything I had. It was an adjustment but more in that I was taking care of one little potato that cried rather than herding 16 cats children around a classroom all day. I was tired and stressed and very over whelmed (sleep deprivation and I have never gotten along, but that is another story) but I couldn’t have imagined leaving that little Monkey with anyone all day long. I hated to be away from him. My heart physically hurt leaving him anywhere.

I still can’t imagine it. While I have grown a little bit and let myself get breaks in the form of child-less weekends or nights occasionally, I still can’t imagine missing all the little things in our day to day. I get stressed and yell and I get overly critical about things at times but I also get to snuggle, read, teach, and play with them all day. I can’t imagine not being there when they read their first sentence. Celebrating when they did their first multiple digit addition problem. Or taking the day to go to the park to play with friends or family just because it is a beautiful day and we can’t waste it inside.

So, 3 (soon to be 4) kids, almost 11 years, lots of tears, lots of laughs, and here we are. I may lose my mind before they are all out of the house. I may have already lost my mind and that is why I continue on this journey. But this is my path. I am the semi-crunchy, yelling, homeschooling, crafty, pinterest-worthy party throwing, feral (because there is definitely nothing domestic about me) housewife and mom who attempts to help with family finances buy selling handmade clothing, shirts, sweatshirts, tumblers and more. I struggle with being enough and I continue to question every choice I have ever made in my life (oh, hey anxiety!). But I honestly do love my kids and my life and I am thankful for everything it had brought me. So if you are new here, Welcome! I can’t wait to share my life and musings with you.