My Blogging Journey

When I started this blog back in 2013, I did it mostly as an outlet for creative writing. Not knowing where to start, I started with what I was familiar with-the Bible. My posts mirrored what my husband was talking about on Wednesday nights in youth and eventually I started branching out with new ideas and posts. Homemaking was another area I wanted to post about, but unfortunately at the time, WE WERE BROKE! Updates to the home would have to come later.

In 2014 my son was born and my whole world changed. the next couple of years saw a decrease in blog posts as I learned to juggle parenting, housekeeping, and being still very active in the church. Once I did come back to blogging, parenting was a topic that I naturally wanted to talk about. Parenting, homemaking, spiritual posts were all something that could be seen on my blog. I was still considering it a fun hobby, so my posts were sporadic and not well organized.

Fast forward to the beginning of 2019. My daughter was born in December 2018, and believe it or not, I bounced back to a 'normal' routine much faster than with my son. her schedule allowed for me to have about 20 minutes in the morning to devote to posting on here again. So here I am, since March 2019. Ready to make this thing a little more than a hobby, but still always fun!

Things have changed with what I post about. I still want to talk about homemaking, and house updates, parenting is still very much a big part of my life, but homeschooling has been added to the mix. My son starts Kindergarten in the new school year (yes, that's me sobbing in the corner), and I will be homeschooling him. I was homeschooled all of my school years, and I am excited to be continuing that journey with my son, and eventually my daughter.

As I continue this homeschooling and blogging journey, I am excited to be joining the Timberdoodle Blog Team this school year! I remember as a kid the Timberdoodle catalog coming in and flipping through the 'doodled' pages and looking at all the exciting products. They not only have curriculum, but games, puzzles, and activities. School starting was a little like Christmas with all the new things we got to start the year. Some things mom actually put back for Christmas. I look forward to reviewing products from a company that I've known and trusted for a long time. I will still be doing my regular posts, and any reviews I do will be my real opinion of the product.

Thank you for reading!
Hope