Monday, September 30, 2013

31 Days- Turning your House into a Home



Happy October, everyone!
To celebrate (and get me back in the blogging swing of things), I'm proud to announce that I will be participating in the Nester's 31 day challenge.




Yep, that's right.
For 31 days, I will be blogging about how to make your house a home.

Now, I'm no pro.  In fact, I am still working on implementing these things at our house.
I grew up with a fantastic mama, who is the best at turning any old house into home, including a hotel room. (Don't worry, I'll give plenty more details on that during this series)

I truly believe that having a home, a safe haven, a place to relax is one of the most important gifts you can give your family.

It is not always an easy task.
It is not something that is always appreciated.
My hope is that in these 31 days, we can learn together and support each other as we build our homes.
From home decor, to family relationships, and even how to keep the homemaker (you) from burning out.  All of these topics will be covered in the next 31 days.

This page will serve as the main page for the series.
Every post will be linked below to make it easy to follow.


Are you participating in this challenge?
If so, comment and let me know so I can make sure and follow you.

All right, folks, this do this!
31 days!



Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Nothing Can Prepare You






When I was pregnant,  everyone always warned me how difficult it was to go from one child to two.
I thought I had mentally prepared myself for the switch.  After all, being the oldest of 4 kids I knew how chaotic life could be.
But nothing could prepare me for the one to two switch.
I mean.... Wow!



No child is bad.  In fact, Jax-man is a pretty easy baby and outside of the normal toddler behavior, Blake is a very good child.  It's just the fact that I have 2 little people to take care of.

Two mouths to feed.  Two kids who need mommy.  A baby I'm trying to get into a routine, and a toddler who craves outing and adventures.  Thank goodness I only have one diaper to change.  Mom's with 2 in diapers.... my hat's off to you!  You are my heros!  I have no idea how you do it.



I'm pretty lucky to have my hubby home for 8 weeks.  Yes, 8 weeks!!! I realize that is a luxury.  As much of a transition as it's been, it's also been just as wonderful to have so much family time.  I love my kids.  I love watching my husband be the amazing father he is to two children.

I may fall into bed utterly exhausted at the end of the day, but oh man, my heart is full.



And that my friends is the crazy world of parenting.  The hardest job you will ever do, yet the most rewarding.



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