I was on a home makeover show once. When my sister and her husband moved into their home my brother-in-law submitted a tape to help them get their playroom together. I served as the “accomplice”. What you see me do on the show is all that I actually did. Yep those 3 stokes of me painting the wall was all the painting I did. They … Continue reading The Reality of Reality TV
How long did it take your to make your house your home? So far it has been about 17 months for me. I have so many ideas for making our house a more cozy place but finding the time is difficult. I want to add pictures and personal touches here and there. When we first saw our current house the previous owners had staged it … Continue reading Making Your House a Home
A few weeks ago I told my husband that I was depressed. The children were sleep and I just broke down in the living room. He looked at me with a quizzical look and again I said “I’m depressed”. I had entered into a funk that I had never experienced before. I was tired constantly, gaining weight, unmotivated, and short tempered. And you know what? … Continue reading In a Funk
When it comes to pursuing passions and dreams what is it that holds us back? Is it truly the fear of failure that creeps into our minds and convinces us that our goals can not be attained? I’m not so sure. I feel like the majority of us, myself included, are actually afraid of succeeding. That is the only think I can think of. It … Continue reading Are We Scared of Failure or Success
Do you every wonder what it would be like to have a more simple lifestyle. Not in regards to roles and responsibilities but in regards to “things”. Every time I can not take more than 3 steps with out picking something up I think about that. How would our household be with less stuff? I see people with children who can live minimal lives. I … Continue reading The Simple Life
My husband gave me the most amazing Christmas present yesterday. A journal. He ordered it shortly before Christmas but it came late. It was perfect. I think the most perfect gift he has ever given me other than the gift of himself. The perfect size and my favorite color. But what makes it even more special is that he personalized it in a very unique … Continue reading The Perfect Gift
Never Balanced, Always Fulfilled 