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Hello Everyone! I've decided to start a blog for many reasons. For one, I'm new to staying at home. I always felt fulfilled with my job because I felt like at the end of the day or week or school year I had a way to gauge if I accomplished something. I had big plans for my days staying at home. Craft projects, a sparkling clean home with every.single.thing organized, gourmet meals planned and on the table when Mark got home, daily workouts, etc. I'm sure anyone who is reading this and has ever stayed home with a toddler are laughing. I had totally unrealistic expectations, and when it didn't go my way, I decided maybe just resorting to sitting on the couch wasn't that bad of an idea. Until my planner, type A personality started to get annoyed. So I made lists and goals and plans and a cleaning schedule and calendars and weekly menus.....for about a week. Then I was overwhelmed again. I'm going to use this blog to keep me accountable for crossing those things off of my "to do" list and as an ego booster for me to see the things I accomplish. Another reason for this blog is to share our lives with our friends and family who are far away. I've been inspired by my friends Stef and Jen to make my own blog and even designed it myself! I should put that on my list so I can cross something off already (I've been known to do that!). So go ahead....take a look at the list....and send any suggestions you have for quick, easy, inexpensive ways to cross things off my list!

Kolbe's up from his nap and we're going to the park. Remind me to put this on my list.... Enjoy each day with my babies! :)