Beyoutifulhomemaker

My life is very ordinary. My time is spent grocery shopping, feeding my people, changing diapers, playing with my 18 month old, folding laundry and cleaning up endless messes. Sometimes this list of to do's can make life feel mundane and well.... ordinary. And lately I've been caught up in feeling like I'm not really accomplishing anything big or important. I have felt a little scattered and confused and trying to figure out if there is something more I should be doing. Recently, I had a little experience that helped me gain some clarity that I have been searching for the past little while. A couple weeks ago, I was up all night with the stomach flu which left me very unable to function the following day. My husband and I decided he needed to go to work so I stayed home with my daughter by myself. It was my first time taking care of her on my own while being that sick. Thanks to an amazing friend who brought me some stomach flu essentials, netflix, and a good nap, w

Yes. I am going to talk about goals and setting goals. Wait....January is over, done, ended! Exactly. Which means most of our new years resolutions have ended too! I find it really hard to set goals sometimes...especially as a mom. For example let's talk fitness. I like to work out for the most part but sometimes it seems pointless when I know I am going to gain 30 pounds! Yes, I am 26 weeks pregnant, due in June :) That extra weight brings some serious exhaustion when I am trying to do any form of exercise! And I wont bring up how running and jumping makes me feel...or what I feel like I lose control of.  Then after the baby is born you have to start all over knowing that this isn't the last time you will have to start all over.  This may sound like an exaggeration....but my brain likes to exaggerate to myself sometimes. The same thing happened with this blog. I was really excited when I started it and had goals to write in it and help other homemakers feel inspired, loved