I started this blog out of a desperate need for a creative outlet where I could share my struggles and triumphs as a young woman facing various major life changes. At the time, I worked as a budget analyst for a local government where creatively is (rightly) discouraged, married my college sweetheart, adopted a dog, and wondered where I was headed next.
This blog, like most blogs, has shifted over time. After a couple of years and hundreds of blog posts later, this blog has become an extension of who I am and what I’ve learned from my various life changes.
So, what does this blog offer? A realistic guide to how to stay true to who you are while facing life transitions. I share my honest experiences on managing a home and being a wife while also raising a young child, tips and tricks on working through goals, and living a balanced life on the bright side.
I several topics on this blog:
+baking and cooking: recipes, meal planning, favorite family dishes
+DIY: crafts, home projects, jewelry making, repurposing
+goals: overcoming challenges, managing transitions, setting and achieving goals, how-tos, tips and tricks
+happiness: my monthly Happiness Project goals, how I work to make every day life a little sunnier, passions, inspiration, photography, self confidence, relationships
+health and fitness: healthy lifestyle tips and tricks, my journey as a group exercise instructor, fitness as a lifestyle
+homeownership: budgeting, finances, renovations, home improvement, decorating, making the most of a space
+marriage and family: balancing a career with family, handling conflicts, parents, inlaws
+motherhood and parenting: motherhood and isolation, balancing motherhood and career, parenting successes and challenges
+paper crafting: scrapbooking, minibooks, journaling, memory keeping
+writing: blogging, book writing, HTML/design, voice
Here are a couple posts to get you up to speed on living life, sunny side up.
A couple of posts on buying our first home:
The house of horrors and other delights in greater northern Virginia
A handful of posts on my pregnancy with Kate:
Morning sickness sits on a throne of lies
Dangerous cheese, caffeine withdrawal, and germ paranoia
Two thirds down, one third to go
My initial transition as a new mom:
The truth about being a new mom
How I ditched my cubicle and changed my life
Interested in my other projects? Click here for the run down on my Happiness Project, Reverb reflections, Project Life, and Week in the Life documentation.