Do you ever feel like you are on a hamster wheel?

I get this feeling all the time, there is endless chores and the mommy gig is 24 hours a day.
More than that everything is just so repetitive. I get that routine can be a good thing, but honestly it gets so boring doing the same thing over and over again. It really feels like listening to a broken record that is stuck on the same word on repeat. It is super annoying and very frustrating, not to mention very draining. Is it too much to ask for a little spontaneity?

I love being a mom don't get me wrong, but a woman just need to let her hair down sometimes and LIVE! I want to continue to be that present mom and wife, and at the same time thrive as an individual and a woman. I am believe that I can have it all and I won't stop until I achieve balance in my life.
                                                       

                                               I WANT IT ALL!!!

Good Night Sleep Tight!

Most children sleep in their own beds.

However, for us the first five years our children slept in our bed.

We had the hardest time getting them to sleep in their own beds. 

The back and forth to their room was so draining, we just gave up and gave into them.

Four people in a queen size bed was not an ideal situation.

Needless to say my husband and I woke up with all types of aches and pains in our body. 

I often woke up with little feet in my face, and let's not talk about the kicking and slaps in my face. Not to mention that it put a damper on our love life. 

My son was five years old and my daughter was 3 years old when we decided that this had to end. 

I was not up for the back and forth to and from their room. 

Finally we just put a television in their room so that they could watch cartoons until they fell asleep.

Please don't judge us for that but we were disparate. Luckily, it worked out for us, our children fell asleep and we turned off the television. We kept up this routine until we slowly transition them into going to sleep without the television. 

Bedtime was a struggle but thankfully we got through it. We got our bed back and we got our private time back.                                 

                                         

                                                            

Our Unintentional Tradition Became A Intentional Tradition

                                               
  Family Traditions!

Some years ago, an unintentional tradition was born in our family.
Everyone knows that nationally in the United States that the day after Thanksgiving is "Black Friday"
This is the day the retail store start the Christmas season with a big bang!
Some have big sales and bargains, luring thousands of customers to come out and spend their money.
It is a very exciting time for many customers to get the bargain that they want.
Who doesn't like a bargain! Everyone enjoy saving money.

However, for my family on " Black Friday" we like to sleep in and wake up around noon.
We eat left overs for breakfast, after our tummies are satisfied then we lounge around for 30 mins to an hour. After we have rested from our meal, we put on Christmas music and unpack the Christmas tree and decorations. My children and I set up our tree and decorate it. together. This routine is something that stuck with us and we soon realized that we unintentionally started a tradition. Now, this has become our "Black Friday" tradition.

The reason why I write!

  WHY WRITING?


We all have a "thing"

By "thing" I mean something that bring calmness, focus or purpose to our lives.
That could be anything from music, sports, knitting, making model air planes etc...
The sky is the limit, some people may even call it a hobby.
I don't even know if there is a name for it.
All I know is that writing is my "thing"
Writing may be your "thing" too.


Ever since I can remember writing has always been my comfort place.
I love to create and express myself through writing.
I have been writing since I was a child.
I always kept a diary or journal with me. I think writing gave me an escape from my very difficult childhood. I was also very quiet and lonely as a child, I often felt unheard and unseen. Writing gave me my voice, I feel like I can speak through my writing. Also, being a stay at home mom for 16 years get lonely sometimes. Writing is like medicine to my soul, it is a form of therapy to me. Writing has also been a outlet to express my creativity. This is why writing is my "thing"
                                                   
What is your thing?