I’m Back Baby

I went through about a month where I had decided I was going to quit blogging (for myself) all together. I was tired of trying to be creative and interesting and not making money on this site. Then there was some added drama with the company I was writing reviews for that kind of finished making my decision for me. However, I’ve recently become friends with some really excellent women who rock. They inspire me. I’ve also recently become totally and completely addicted to Pinterest. Which rocks and inspires me as well. There are some personal changes going on in my nest and I think I’m going to use this as a kind of journal. Where hopefully people will talk to me and give me advice. I mentioned (in a review) that I was raised by wolves. What I meant by this was I am culinarily, orginizationally, craftily, homemakingly challenged. It’s bad. Really bad. If you knew how bad it was when I first got married you probably would wonder why anyone ever married me. I’ve gotten better but I would still seem pathetic to most wife/moms. You don’t believe me? You think I’m exaggerating. I get it, I’m smart and funny and practically perfect in so many ways. But I can prove it.

• Before getting married the only thing I had ever cooked was spaghetti o’s. (still a favorite of mine)
• I never had ‘real’ vegetables growing up and still think they taste weird (as in not from a can)
• I never baked Christmas cookies before getting married. (well, one time with my Sunday school teacher)
• My husband taught me how to hang up clothes.
• I don’t have a single crafty ability.
• I don’t know how to use a crockpot.
• I could go weeks without eating any fruit.
• I still don’t know how to cook ‘real’ vegetables.
• I’ve never made a turkey for a holiday (I order them smoked)
• I know people do roast chickens but I don’t know how to do it.

Don’t get me wrong I’m good at a lot of things. I can make a meal that is tasty from pretty much anything. It isn’t necessarily healthy, but it will taste good. I’ve recently learned how to decorate cakes (Wilton class) and I’m a kick arse photographer (new camera for Christmas!). I’m funny in a dark sarcastic dry wit sort of way. I’m very open minded and very good at thinking things through logically (when I’m not hormonal). So I’m not a totally lost cause

That being said..

I want my kids to grow up with *real* food not fast food.

I want them to be academically challenged.

I want them to love to learn new things.

I want them to have a clean home.

I want to make things for people rather than buying things for them.

I’m going to start exploring these things rather than talking about the things I already know how to do. Yeah, I still like politics but if I’m going to write about it someone is going to pay me for it. Yes, I still like every kind of music on the planet but so what? Yes, I still read obsessively but if I’m going to write about it I’m going to monetize it on my other site. Christmas? Same thing. Still an avid supporter of breastfeeding too, but my boys are past that stage so someone else is going to have to take up the torch. Working at home mommy stuff? Still doing it but I’m going to save it for my writer site (should I ever get off my butt and put that thing together). Finally, religion. I love religions. Love them. I find them fascinating and I love talking theology and belief systems. But you know what? I’m skipping that too. It is too incendiary for my happy pink blog. Maybe one day I’ll get around to developing a site to explore religions and encourage open dialogue, but it isn’t this one.  Yuppers, I’m going all domesticy.

If you want to help, I’d love to learn to roast a chicken. Feel free to share your favorite easy enough for a beginner recipes! Just remember I’m allergic to onions. Like really allergic. They are banished from my home.