Tag: homemaking

7 Things I Love About My Husband

1. He makes me tie-dye dresses. I want a whole wardrobe of them! 2. He always helps me out when I need it. 3. His keen intellect. He keeps me sharp. 4. He sends me romantic messages with cute nicknames all the time. 5. Craig kisses me goodbye before he goes into work in the … Continue reading 7 Things I Love About My Husband

How to Clean With Depression

As you may know, I have Bipolar Disorder. Part of that is experiencing bouts of depression. When you're depressed, housework is hard to do. Even when manic it can be difficult because it's hard to focus. I cheat a little. I hire a professional cleaner to come a few times a month to do a … Continue reading How to Clean With Depression

Feeling Overwhelmed with Cleaning

We are still moving into our new house, and I am feeling overwhelmed. I just want a neat, orderly house. I like to maintain things but I have a hard time getting them neat and clean to begin with. Moving is always so difficult. I want to get on a cleaning schedule. I have someone … Continue reading Feeling Overwhelmed with Cleaning

The Upside to the Navy Wife Life

We just spent about a year and a half with my husband stationed in Newport, RI. I was very unhappy there. The drivers were the most polite in the country. The roads were the worst in the country. My house was small and the living room faced the street. I never had a lovely view. … Continue reading The Upside to the Navy Wife Life

19 Facts to Get to Know Me

To try and get back in the swing of writing a personal blog again, I'm going to write 19 facts about me that you may or may not know. I have mild synesthesia. For instance, some songs have a flavor to me. Poker Face by Lady Gaga makes me automatically salivate because it tastes like … Continue reading 19 Facts to Get to Know Me

On our way to our new home

It's our third day of driving to our new home. We will arrive today, though we won't get the keys to our new house until tomorrow. I want to make the most of our new adventure. We just came from Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island. The island was cute and sweet, but I was mostly … Continue reading On our way to our new home

Stay at Home University

Several times over the past year I have tried to go back to school and it hasn't stuck. Either classes weren't asynchronist which is what I was looking for was looking for, or there were other reasons that it just wouldn't work. But I don't want to stop learning. I always have an active mind … Continue reading Stay at Home University