HI, 2013

Uh, I don't know why I do this.  I write on my blog for a week or two and then get side tracked.  I love reading other peoples blogs and then get inspiration.  I don't know if i'd ever give others inspiration, but i'd sure like to try.  I don't do resolutions because well who ever really accomplishes them all by the end of the year.  I just live off of hope and faith.  I hope i'll be able to do all the things I want to do for my family and I have faith that I will follow through. 

So, let's hope to getting this darn blog rolling and keep rolling.  Well, this year I decided I was finally fed up with feeling blah when looking in the mirror.  So this year is totally devoted to my family and my health.  As a family we have always tried to be more organic, and natural.  We finally dove in and bought a juicer.  It is far from a solution, but definitely a step in the right direction.  I'll write all about the juicer we bought in another blog. 

We've been juicing for about  a month now.  It has done wonders for my husband.  We came back from our cruise and we had both gained a good amount of weight.  After a week of juicing he actually lost all the weight.  I am still working on the weight and pooch, but still happy with what juicing has done so far.  Our skin looks so much healthier, we seem happier, and we definitely have more energy. 

Because the kids found a way to kill all our worms in the compost and we just haven't gotten around to getting more worms, we have been throwing away the pulp.  I looked on you tube (my favorite go to after pintrest) and a lady shows her recipe to make crackers with the pulp.  I decided to try my hand at making some and i'm crossing my fingers they come out yummy.  The next post i'll have a post of the before and after pictures of the crackers as well as how they tasted. 

Almost home

I am so excited because my military husband will be home soon. But, all this excitement (and cleaning) is making me so tired. I didn't want to do anything after 5pm.

We decided to finally make our own french fries. They were a big hit. My son loves french fries and we have given up McDonald's and we've been doing pretty good at staying away from other fast joins so this is my way of filling his need for them.

We only have about a month and a half more of school before Kindergarten Graduation, so I am not sure why all of a sudden I have this sudden urge to reorganize and create a great homeschooling nook. I want to spend little to no money because I am cheap like that. I looked at pictures all day of homeschooling rooms or just organization tips. Maybe tomorrow i'll post some before pictures.

The beginning

I use to have no fear, I would tackle anything that came my way. I always loved and still love to try new things. But lately I've noticed I start more than I finish. For a while I was blaming not finishing anything because of time restraints. Something always came up, or there were just more important things to do. I have always been so fascinated with simple living and until recently I realize that is exactly what I need in my life, not only for myself, but for my family as well.

I guess I got caught up in being the best parent I could be. I wanted to be frugal, but at the same time give my kids everything I always thought I wanted. I wanted to give them all the experiences that I thought would fulfill their days...which in actuality just exhausted me to the bone. This time around I want to teach them how to be fulfilled with the bare necessities. I kept telling my son, "well, mama's gotta clean right?" But, I think if we just got rid of the clutter and distractions once and for all there would be less cleaning and more bonding time.

I hope this blog keeps me accountable to what I am hoping to accomplish. Maybe if I have it in writing it will remind me of where I want to be.