Blogtober 2019-Day #9- Fall Bucket List

Hi Lovelies!

Welcome to Day #9 of Blogtober 2019! Today's post is all about the Fall Bucket List. I love Fall....it's not too hot or too cold, the weather is just right. I love making seasonal bucket lists with my kids and this year's list was even more fun to create, hopefully by youngest will show some interest in it this time!

So with out further adieou.....

What's on your Fall Bucket List?

Blogtober 2019-Day #8- Interesting Facts About Me

Hi Lovelies!

Welcome to Day #8 of Blogtber. I thought it would be fun to list 15 interesting facts about myself. Ready! Set! Go!

15 facts about me:

(1) I cannot sleep unless the closet doors are closed.

(2) I have no tattoos and I only have my ears perieced.

(3) Stephen King is my all time favorite author. 

(4) I'm a homebody. I'd rather stay home and watch a movie on Netflix than go to the theater.

(5) I never missed an episode of Beverly Hills 90210. Team Brenda!!

(6) I don't like the taste of coffee, but.......

(7) I love the smell of freshly brewed coffee.

(8) I cry at almost everything.

(9) I love museums.

(10) My kitchen has to be cleaned before I go to bed. 

(11) I love anything and everything from the 80s.

(12) I was 37 when I had my first daughter and I was 42 when I had my second daughter.

(13) My husband and I have known each other since the 3rd grade.

(14) We lived together for 16 years before he asked me to marry him.

(15)  Cheesecake is my favorite dessert.

Happy Homemaker Monday {10/7/2019}

Hi and welcome to my blog. We are on day #7 of Blogotber and I am dreadfully behind as always. So with that being said, we have yet another busy week ahead of us with marital arts and a school play for my oldest and story time at the Library for my youngest.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and that the week ahead treats you well.

Let's get to it, shall we?

The weather

A cold front moved through this morning and it's supposed to get even colder ny Friday night. It's finally time to break out the jeans, sweaters, and boots!! 

Right now

it's 11:30pm and I am sitting at the dining room table typing up this post and enjoying the quiet while husband and kids are sleeping.

Thinking

I'm thinking about alot of things that are just jumbled in my head. Right now, I am just trying to make sense of it all. 

On my reading pile

Just finished reading "I"ve got you under my skin by Mary Higgins Clark, and I am still reading "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" and I'm going to start reading "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult.

 On my tv

Right now I am watching Gilmore Girls, The Ranch, and Friends (Netflix) and I found Designing Women on Hulu (so excited for this one)

On the menu this week

Still working on it. I will update tomorrow.

On my to do list

Everything..... order Halloween costumes for the girls
Get flu shot
Organize refrigerator and freezer
Clean every inch of the house
Catch up on laundry
Find some time to relax and read

What I am creating

Still working on my meal planner, but I am stuck and trying to figure it out.

Looking around the house
 
My house is a disaster! Clothes and toys everywhere, the kitchen is a mess, laundry is backed up (again) and the bathrooms are a mess, as well as the bedrooms. Sometimes I feel like I am a failure at this homemaking thing. My house is always a mess and I feel like I have absolutely no time to get everything done that needs to be done. Oh well, one day and room at a time, right?

On my prayer list

My husband as he continues to look for full time work

Bible verse, devotional or quote

 

Blogtober 2019-Day #5- October Goals

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog!

 October is one of my favorite months.Between Halloween, the cooler weather, and all things pumpkin it's just a fun month. Today's post is all about my goals for October.

Now that all of our routines are established, I am excited about setting some goals and I am really going to push myself this month. There are alot of things that I would like accomplish so hopefully by the end of the month I will feel good about things. Here we go!

Personal Goals

• drink more water
• meditate for 10 minutes
• stretch for a few minutes before getting up
• get better quality sleep by going to bed earlier
• workout consistently
• read 5 books

Family Goals

•  keep adapting to our Fall schedule. Continue to work on morning, afternoon, and evening routines
• celebrate Halloween
• Cross off items from our Fall bucket list

Blog Goals

•  post once per day during the month of October
• make a new list of blog post ideas
• schedule posts until the end of Ocotber
• create an editorial calendar for the rest of the year

I hope your October has started out as a fantastic month! Have you set any goals yet? Any fun Fall plans? Have you started crossing things off of your Fall Bucket list?

Blogtober #1- An Introduction

Hello and welcome to October where we begin the first of 31 back to back posts in Blogtober! I am excited to be participating again this year.

Let me tell you a little bit about myself.  I have been blogging off and on for a few years now as a hobby, but I am hoping to turn it into a full time job (which I know will take awhile to accomplish. I am married to my college sweetheart and we have known each other since elementary school (that's a story for another day). We have two beautiful girls, our oldest is in the 4th grade and our youngest is in preschool. My husband is a Psychology professor while I am a stay at home mom.

I love to read (Stephen King and Mary Higgins Clark are my favorites) and I love being in the kitchen creating delicious meals for my family.

I am looking forward to the rest of Blogotber and to see what other bloggers post this month.

Tomorrow's post will be all about my goals for October!

Are you participating in Blogotber?

Nothing is worse that starting your day in a bad, am I right? It really all just gets worse from there. Things get worse and you send out a bad vibe to those around you. So, in tonight's post, I want to share how you can start your day in a happy mood.

 How To Start Your Day In A Happy Mood

Practice gratitude: I think one of the best things we can do for ourselves is to remember what we are grateful for. It’s so easy to get caught up in the things we don’t have or things that could be better but every morning try to stop and name 1-3 things you are grateful for.

Don’t look at your phone: You want to know what will make you immediately unhappy in the morning? Comparison. Looking at social media right when you get up will not put you in a happy mood. I would wait 30-60 minutes and do some of the other things on this list.

Get outside/or into the gym: I love a good early morning workout. Gets your endorphins going and you never regret doing it! It also makes you feel super accomplished first thing.

Practice self-care: For me, this may mean doing a  DIY face mask, or simply just my skincare routine. For you, this may mean something else. But do something just for you!

Listen to music: I love listening to music in the morning! Especially, for me. 80s hair bands. This type of music always puts me in a good mood.

Make a healthy breakfast: Eating a healthy breakfast is such a great way to start the day and will for sure put you in a good mood! Especially if it’s something you really love to eat!

Put out there what you want to get back: Say hi to strangers, open doors, ask how someone’s day is going, say thank you and please. Doing these things as you start your day will absolutely put you in a good mood and it will spread your good mood to others. In turn, they will keep spreading the good mood around. Really what’s better than that?

What is something you do to start your day in a happy mood?

Happy Homemaker Monday {9/23/2019}

We have another busy week ahead of us. We have errands to run and martial arts for my oldest and preschool story time with my youngest. I also plan to relax with my books during the week.

Anyways, enough of my rambling! Let's get into the post. Shall we?

The Weather: It's finally cooling down in my neck of the woods. It's supposed to rain all week with the highs in the 80s.

On my reading pile: Right now I am reading these two books (one in the morning and one at night before bed)

And one of my favorites!

On my TV: Gilmore Girls, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, The Ranch, and the new Ted Bundy movie on Netflix (still watching all of these). I found a new series on Netflix, Unbelievable. I have only been able to watch one episode but it seems very interesting.

On the Menu this week: Still trying to figure it out.

Monday: Hot dogs and chips (easy meal for a busy night)
Tuesday: Tacos
Wednesday: Garlic chicken, roasted potatoes, veggies

Thursday: Beef stew with homemade bread

Friday: Pizza and bread sticks with salad
Saturday: Potato soup

Sunday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, veggies


On my to do list: cleaning the house, laundry, planning my week. You know.. the usual things.

What I am creating: I am still  in the early stages of creating my meal planner and I am working on opening an Etsy shop.I also decided to work on a food blog.

Looking around the house: Most of the house is clean. I just need to tidy the living room and kitchen

On my prayer list: My husband as he continues to look for full time work.

Devotional, Bible verse, or quote: