After a 4-month long hiatus, I’m back! And with a new design even! Go me!

In the past, similar rebirths usually entailed the deletion of absolutely everything and starting from scratch. However, I’ve only recently grown a few newish qualities called “realism” & “simplifying”, because honestly – I just don’t have the time or energy to code everything all over again. Too much work! So I’m just revamping, deleting a few unbecoming posts, and starting again from where I left off…

Oh, and I’m opening this blog up to the “world” again. Time heals all wounds and I’m done licking them!

A lot does/doesn’t change in a span of several months. For me, I think my attitude has changed a lot. Situations and circumstances have changed me emotionally. I’ve always been a little emotionally immature, but there has been improvement in that regard. My Dad recently said to me…

… “I know its been tough on you but life is not necessarily fair. I don’t know of anyone who has had the perfect childhood or life. My childhood was far from perfect. But you make the best of it. I know I have. If I’ve learned one thing in life is that you have choices.

You can choose to be happy or unhappy. It really is up to you.”

I agree Dad.
I choose to be happy.

With that being said, the day-to-day hasn’t changed too much. It’s summer, so I have two crazy, attention-starved toddlers testing my patience every day! I’ve also been working a lot on craft projects and home decorating. I’m proud to say I’ve been following a bunch of fabulous blogs that have given me some awesome inspiration on how to make our house super cute and do it all frugally. We recently bought some new furniture and I’ve only hit the tip of the iceberg with accessorizing like the perfectionist that I am. I have so many idea and projects in queue, it’s not even funny!

If only there was as much time and money as there are ideas! Oh well, it’s baby steps. I’m trying to remind myself that everyday is a gift! A new day to create/do something great! Let’s see how long this optimism lasts. Sickening huh? ;)

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Hi, I’m Angela. I’m unemployed, undervalued, and almost always sleep-deprived. I’m a SAHM with a husband who works nights and sleeps days. I have two boys under 3 years old. One of them has several weekly in-home therapy sessions for speech delay & sensory issues. I have no family that live in my town and very few friends, therefore, very little in the way of a support system.

An average day for me consists of…
… Meals
… Poop
… Disobedience
… Discipline
… More poop
… Cleaning
… Lather, rinse, repeat

It’s a good day when I actually take a shower and brush my teeth. It’s a damn good day if I put on makeup and actually leave the house. It’s the best day EVER when my 2.5-year-old is not having meltdowns and slamming doors every five minutes.

In case you aren’t privy to this fact, I’m a new(ish) stay-at-home Mom, going on 3 months now. I’ve tried to avoid writing this post, for fear of judgement, but to continue to hide away the sadness, isolation and anger I’ve been feeling this past month is not only unfair to myself, but also to my children. However, because this is deeply personal I’m going to require that you are registered and logged in to read the rest of it…

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