I have tried blogging before, but it's always failed. I think it's mostly because I always tried to have a "theme", but life is so much more then just one or two themes.
This blog is going to be about me, a full-time working Mama of two (mostly) wonderful kids (ages 4 1/2 and 3 months), stumbling through motherhood, maintaining my cluttered house, living on a budget, and keeping my household running on minimal time and money.
I will mostly be writing about the things I think are worth sharing.
1. Grocery shopping on a budget, but without spending 2 hours prepping for the trip by clipping coupons and matching up sales and then spending the whole day going to 5 different stores.
2. How to get stains out of clothing. This is something I am perfecting as I go. I have made a mixture that's perfect for removing salt stains out of clothing without scrubbing! For those of you with husbands who work outdoors in the summer, this is for you!
3. Home brewery. I am going to be trying my hand at both beer and wine making in the next year. Hopefully it's an adventure and not a mistake. I promise to document it, no matter how heinous it is.
4. Kids on a budget. I don't know about you, but I don't have $50 to throw down every time my little ones get cabin fever! We have a lot of bad weather here in Cleveland and I am constantly searching for ways to get out of the house (or make the house fun) either free or cheap. I will also detail keeping a preschooler fashionable while still staying within a reasonable clothing budget (not an easy task, but doable) and finding school uniforms on the cheap.
5. Menu planning. I work 5 days a week, 3 weekdays and both Saturday and Sunday. I also work a lot of evenings. This means my husband is home with both kids several nights a week as well as all weekend. I try to help him out as much as I can by having low or no prep meals ready on the nights I'm working
6. Anything else that comes to mind.
