My journey to exceling at being a homemaker

So I decided I am going to embrace being a homemaker. Last December I gave up my career to follow my amazing husband to Connecticut. Being that he is in the military we didn't have a lot of say about where we are going and how long we were going to be living here. We were told we were going to live here less than a year so I decided not to resume my career because it would not be very fair to only work for a company for 9 months.

Before this move I had not only never lived with my husband, I never cooked. I actually didn't do much besides work and play with my dogs, Alli and Gator. I was one of "those" people glued to my blackberry and after working a 10 hour day, going home and answering more e mails. I loved working. I loved being busy, I loved accomplishing something.

When we moved to CT I did a complete 180. I went from being a busy productive person to being a lazy bum. It was a good day if I got out of my pajamas. I avoided going outside because this Florida girl isn't very fond of being cold and I hid out in my house because I didn't really know have any motivation. I was ever increasingly thankful for my DVR.

Then I got pregnant and I got a renewed sense of purpose. I didn't want to be a lazy mom. I wanted to be a super mom, just like my own mother. I started on little projects, started wearing clothes that weren't elastic, baggy, or t- shirts and I started being social. I even decided to get a part time job with weight watchers so that I could help others lose weight. I loved having a reason to get out of bed, I loved being productive, I loved working again.


Then I miscarried, went through a bunch of surgeries, fertility drugs, miscarried again, and somehow along the way lost my ambition to be productive. Sounds silly but I joined Pinterest and saw all these wonderful things I could make. I always wanted to be a housewife so I could make fabulous meals, sew, do crafts, have a spotless, well decorated house, cute clothes, and keep my days full with things I love. Well I got my dream of being a housewife and all I was doing was watching TV.

So here I go. Today is a new day and I am going to embrace being a housewife. I am going to be crafty, make healthy, yummy meals, learn to sew, make beautiful baked goods, crochet, find creative ways to save us money, and finally decorate this house I have been living in for almost 10 months (yes my house is still not decorated). I am going to embrace all things domestic!