And So it Begins....

After months of researching and reading I have finally done it! I have started a blog. Of course in a month or so I may be wondering "What did I get myself into?!" Nah...who am I kidding. I now have a public place where I can share my stories and thoughts with anyone and everyone! That is the sort of thing that I find to be the most intriguing about a blog. 

When coming up with the name for my blog I had to first think about what it is I was hoping to accomplish with it. While many of the blogs I have read are money making blogs or have a very specific niche I found myself being pulled in many directions. Then decided to write stuff down and brainstorm. I came up with some pretty basic ideas: I am a mother, who keeps busy juggling work and family, with little or no time to scrapbook, but I wanted to find a way to record the special moments, obstacles, and events of our lives.

 I often thought maybe I was a lazy mom, but then I realized that I wasn't lazy, my priorities were just different. Most of my free time is spent playing with my kids, visiting family, or cooking and baking. Just because I don't always have a tidy house that is perfectly decorated in relation to the current season or holiday, does not mean that I am lazy. I'm just focused on the other things.

Bubbles and Birthday Cakes, the two things in the world that my toddler LOVES and has constantly talked about since she could talk are symbols that remind me to find pleasure and satisfaction with the more simple things in life. The dishes can wait while I blow bubbles with my daughter, and maybe today we will eat "birfday cakes" before dinner. Who cares! K will be happy to have my undivided attention and I will be happy hearing her sweet little giggle.

I hope my blog can give my family and friends a glimpse into the everyday happenings of my little family and those who I don't know yet, may be inspired to find the joy in the little things.