The Beginning

So I suppose I should start this little adventure of mine at the beginning.  My original plans in life were to never have children and to have a promising career with the FBI.  I have a college degree from a very prominent state school and even attended law school for a semester (before I decided it just wasn't what I wanted).  And then it happened...I reconnected with my husband.

My husband and I have a long history of being very good friends and then not keeping in contact.  But right about the time I realized that law school just wasn't for me, he came back into my life and we decided to make a "grown up" relationship work.  Two months later he proposed and six months after that I became pregnant.  We married two months later and in March of 2009 we were blessed with our oldest daughter!

Now, in the time between our wedding and when I had our daughter, I had moved 2 hours away from where I was living when my husband and I got together and was un-employed.  So naturally, my "job" became staying at home with our daughter and spending every spare moment looking for a real job.

Although I loved my time with my daughter, I knew that we needed more income and that I would need to find a job outside the home as soon as possible.  That happened for me right before my daughter turned 1 and I was back in the daily grind.  This lasted for 1 year before I was pregnant again.

At the time of my pregnancy with my second daughter, I was working for the state's Department of Corrections at a mid-level prison.  I was a corrections officer and I had a love/hate relationship with the job.  I loved that it was something different every day but I hated being away from home so much (as the facility was an hour away from my home and there was mandated overtime).

Once I was 3 months into my pregnancy with my second daughter my doctor didn't feel comfortable with me working in such a stressful and potentially dangerous environment, so I was once again at home with the kids!

This time, I decided to embrace being a Stay-at-Home Mommy and I had really extravagant plans for how this new job of mine was going to go!  I was ready for a sparkling clean house, healthy & home-cooked meals on the table every night, and extremely happy children.  I was even excited about having some spare time to read a book or try out new recipes.

All I can say is, I WAS DEAD WRONG!

And that is where this blog comes into play.  I only have enough time to spend about 5 or 10 minutes every couple of days on here, but I am hoping that if anyone does decide to read it, that they might have a bit of a better understanding of what being a SAHM is really all about.