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.