I'm a mom too!

Hey, Are you a mom that works outside the home?  Every mom has challenges.  I know the challenges of both because I am a SAHM in the summer and I work a gazillion hours the rest of the year.  Every time I think I have found balance teaching and home my hopes and dreams come crashing down and reality sets in.  My blogs address how to balance your family life when you are a SAHM but WOHM and WAHMs have time challenges and work/personal challenges that are not often addressed. Through social media I have found that I am NOT alone.  I have been talking to Leslie of   Momma Harvey and we would love to hear from other working moms that have either figured out the balance or want to give us their personal challenges to write posts about.  We are also looking for other working mom bloggers to help us out with these posts! Right now I am struggling to find time to work on decluttering, organizing, laundry as well as my remodel project. Also I am looking f...

Go check out my little tip feature at One Tough Mother  to see my latest organization tip about coats and small houses.  Since I took a picture I have added a shoe basket and it's working beautifully! (for now) 

So first of all, let's recap on my New Year's Resolutions from 2012.  They were: Delcutter my house Lose weight (40-50 pounds) Start my Teachers Pay Teachers store My declutter plan is posted  here . My weight loss plan came from this book  So I DID spend the WHOLE ENTIRE year decluttering and came a long way BUT I am not done.  I've come about halfway.  My goal is to take less than the 3 years Nony wrote about in her book that I am an affiliate for her Drowning in Clutter book that I highly recommend! Click here to view more details .  I did lose 10 lbs. following this Game On diet book but I promptly put them back on + another 10 lbs. to achieve my highest weight ever. *face palm* I did start my Teachers Pay Teachers Store.   What a community!  That site is amazing! So now onto my New Year's Resolutions 2013!  Continue decluttering and attempting to organize my house using advice from my affiliate links starting wi...

So if I someone asked me this question, "If you could live vicariously through your children, what would you have them do?"  I would answer dance.  I have also been know to say, I will never push dance on my children.  I will give them the opportunity, if they love it great, if not, I'll pretend like it is no big deal.  Well guess what?!  M tried out for her first competition dance team on her own free will, made it, and I'm officially completely wrapped up in it before competitions have even begun!  I am very excited that she will be attending Jump with names such as Nick Lazzerini (season 1 winner of So You Think You Can Dance?, who I voted for over and over and over) and Mia Michaels (fingers crossed that she'll be there).  I am obsessed with meeting these people.  How will I ever make it to January 4? How will I act like this is no big deal?  and will I come across as a crazy dance mom? And now that you have the background on my obses...

Just popping in to say HELLO!  to my 30 favorite followers. :)  Bear with me, we had a very rough start to M's new school year, I am learning new curriculum called 2nd grade, and we were in soccer, volleyball, piano, dance and going crazy!  Things are settling down and I am hoping to be back to blogging real soon! Until then, take care. :)