Whatever, this isn't my first attempt at reentry into bloglandia. Each time, I'll sit in front of my laptop, coffee in hand and as I start contemplating what I want to focus on (motherhood, life as a military wife, crafting, baking), what will be the first few blogs, and all sorts of questions, well in that time that I spend pondering those things I'll slowly close my laptop and decide I need a focus before I continue any further.
Yes, I overthink things.
But here's what struck me. Why do I need a focus?
Because in reality, when you're a mother and a Marine wife, you learn to be many things-sometimes all at once. If my blog is supposed to be a microcosm of all the things that make me, well ME, then this blog will have to deal with motherhood, life as a Marine wife, crafting, baking and whatever else strikes my fancy at the moment.
First and foremost, I am a mother. My children are the 2 things that I never realized how much I needed, until I had them. Now, I could not imagine my life without them, I can not imagine a morning without being woken up at hours I used to despise, but hours that are fun now because of these 2 little beings. They are singlehandedly the greatest things I have ever done.
I am a Marine wife. This Fall we welcomed my husband home from another Afghanistan deployment. A patient man, I am lucky that I found one who can deal with the craziness that is me. We've been to almost every state in the country and with any luck will check all 50 off sooner rather than later. And the best part about being a crafty gal is getting married to a handy dude. Really, is there anything sexier than a man ankles deep in sawdust, making things with big power tools? Well there are men that carry big guns....I'm a lucky gal, I know.
This is us welcoming Daddy home and introducing him to BabyGirl.
I craft and bake. Religiously. Almost daily-well at least I craft everyday. I've always enjoyed to bake, but I've never baked from scratch and with as many different recipes as I have over the past couple years. Crafting is a relatively new hobby. I used to be a craft-envier. I would browse the isles of Michael's and secretly curse those who could do something with all this stuff. Now I'm on the other side of the mirror, so to speak, and I love it. One thing about my husband and myself is that we can't sit idly by, even at the end of a long day. So my release is grabbing a craft after the kids are in bed and relaxing.
Anyways, long story....long. I hope that you will enjoy this ride with me as I explore all the things that make me, me.
Tootles!
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