A Blog With A Purpose

Sooooo...I am always like "I love to blog!" and I do it for a week and stop. Then I had to think, "hmm, our life is kind of crazy and well pretty funny...maybe that would be something to write about". So maybe now I will.  Maybe now I will write about something with a purpose. I haven't though of that purpose yet. I have blogged about wanting or trying to lose weight, trying to keep up with our family, trying to run every day while my husband was on his second deployment to Afghanistan (big FAIL). However, when I think about it, non of that is ME. I should be real. I should be honest. I mean let's face it, I am the lady that had to go get her anxiety meds upped today AND get something extra to help me through the holidays and my kids Christmas break...and don't forget the migraine meds too! I am so far from perfect, but in my head, I am always thinking of great ideas. I am always wanting to reorganize things, paint rooms, furniture, re do things in the house. I have the absolute best intentions, but when push comes to shove, I suck at execution. So...maybe a blog with a purpose is what I could use.

I will tell you what HAS been going lately. SICK KIDS. Emily was sick last weekend with a fever and congestion, I thought she had the flu but she was never swabbed. So they put her on antibiotic. A week later, the fever is back. So last night we go to Urgent Care and one look at her and they confirm it is the flu. AJ also had a double ear infection. So yes, SICK KIDS. Allie has steered clear of it all though.

The one thing that has been positive lately is that I have been working out. I went back to my "roots" of FIRMing. I did it after I had Allie and boy oh boy did it make a difference. I have been doing it for a week and a half and I just feel like ME. I found the women I used to connect with every day and I am now checking in with them again. I also just feel myself getting stronger already. It is a good feeling.

In the process of all of this, I am trying to wrap Christmas presents and finish up. I am done shopping but need about 6 stocking stuffers. I need to ship a box up to my parents as well. My house could use an amazing clean.

 I am always looking for those super awesome check lists on Pinterest and somehow Pinterest is going to turn me into this perfect housewife and mom. Yeah right! I always laugh when they say to vacuum once or twice a week. Umm, do those people have children? I mean seriously. Or even a dog! I have to vacuum once or twice a day. Just like the cleaning schedules I would love to stick with, or the whole do a load of laundry a day theory. Yeah...I don't. Then I have 8 to do in a day, then I don't want to fold the 8. I seriously do always have the best of intentions! You will see, you will see it all come out.

I am a stay at home mom of a 7, 4 and 1 year old. I seriously lose my mind more often than not. So I thought maybe a blog with a purpose would help me get it together. Maybe it would just calm my mind. I guess we will see, huh?