Little Little Lots

Fair warning; this isn't going to be a super happy post. If you know this story and don't want to relive it with me, I won't judge you for skipping this blog post. ;) And it's gonna be long so just bare with me if you do decide to read it.... This week is Maternal Mental Health Week and it means a ton to me. And I bet there is a momma out there who needs to know that how she is feeling is okay and also needs to know that it is okay to ask for help. Let's take it way back to 2012. This is when I had my first child. I know now that I suffered from at least a minor case of postpartum depression. I didn't realize it at the time and thought everything was just my hormones going back to normal and me just adjusting to this new time in life. I cried and got upset easily and had a hard time leaving the house without my son. I actually remember being invited to a dinner one time and cancelling because my husband wasn't home from work and I didn't want th...

Like most posts, I've been meaning to write this one for a while and am just now getting around to it. I could blame it on my kids, a crazy schedule lately, or just laziness. But really, this post has been delayed because of fear. Not fear that I won't be able to write the post, but fear that I will upset someone or make them not want to read my blog posts anymore. And today I realized, I can't care about that if I want to share something. I have send my message out to the universe (thanks technology) and let people decide how they take it. So here's the first post (of hopefully many) about finances. And let me just say now, I don't judge any of you when it comes to handle your money or how you live your life; I just want to share important information in case it can help you or someone along the way. So let's start this off by making one grand statement: YOU NEED A BUDGET!!!! Yep, I said it. Everyone should have a budget and there are a few rea...

I really need to get more consistent about posting. But I have a good reason for not posting for a while. I haven't known how to write out what I want to say. I have also taken a break as to give myself time to process some situations that have happened recently so that I don't have to hash out the whole story here. I sat in my house and cried last weekend. I waited until the kids were in bed and my husband was asleep and I cried. My husband woke up, rubbed my back, and let me have a good cry. He didn't ask questions and I was thankful for that. It was good to get a nice cry in, but it also made me realize a couple things. I haven't been finding joy in my day to day life for a while. And I think that is normal for most stay at home moms. I mean, where is the joy in folding laundry, changing diapers, doing dishes, etc, right? It doesn't help that I still don't feel like I know anyone here. I mean, I go to a mom's group twice a month and love the women ...