Our Story
I have always loved the idea of “home” ever since I was a little girl. Having a place where I belonged. The word homemaking never had a negative sound to it.
I mean, making a home? I can’t think of a more fulfilling day job!
My husband and I met in October of 2009, were engaged 3 months later, married 6 months after that and had a baby the next Spring. You could say we aren’t the most patient people!
We had three little girls all in a row and then, bam, God hit us with twin boys! I can honestly say that having twins has changed me in so many ways. There is nothing like it. And I am forever grateful for this blessing, but wow, those first years were a blur!
As if we weren’t overwhelmed enough, we decided to go ahead and build our forever home in the country. While we didn’t build the house ourselves, I designed the house from scratch and my husband did as much of the labor as he could make time for including fencing in 5 acres by hand!
Moving to a bigger house had many pros as well as cons. I quickly felt very overwhelmed with a 3 story house, twin 2 year olds and baby #6 on the way. So that is when I started developing ways to stay on top of it all in a stress free way!
I’ve been sharing decluttering strategies and housekeeping routines for busy moms over on Instagram for years and have had loads of success stories! I’m an over-sharer and any time I learn something new that is working well for my family, I have to let someone else know about it.
So here I am to share with you!
On this blog, you’ll find ways to be more productive with little kids at home, and ways to feel more fulfilled as a busy homemaker by swapping store-bought for homemade.
Random Tid Bits
- I am barefoot about 97% of the time. I’ll run out in the snow barefoot to feed the animals!
- My husband and I attended the same Traditional Catholic school that our kids go to now.
- I would rather paint my house than paint my nails.
- I worked in a grocery store bakery, sometimes frosting 20 cakes a day while I was going to college for Photography.
- I babysat identical twin boys for a few years after high school. I would never have guessed I’d have my own identical twin boys years later!
- I didn’t learn to cook until I was married. Youtube and blogs have been so beneficial.
