Here I am on my shiny new blog welcoming new and old friends (Hi!) as I expand my little hobby. Putting together my "first page," and the beginning of a new venture. Blogging isn't new to me; it has been in my life since 2009, when I started my family blog. You may know me from Keepin' Up With The Moodys. Feel free to pop over there to learn more about yours truly and my fantastic family. I will continue to blog there. It's like my favorite pair of jeans- comfortable and lived in. I'll continue detail memories and pictures for us to enjoy in the future, especially for my daughter.
So why start a new blog?
Glad you asked.
Mostly because I started cleaning my oven last night. I took a "before" picture of that super gross oven that's only been cleaned 2 or 3 times in 3 years and I thought about how much I'd love to take pictures of the process and share the final squeaky clean oven that resulted from combined Pinterest tips. I follow a lot of DIY blogs, and people that want to take pictures of such things are bloggers, am I right? And, really, pictures of an oven cleaning process just doesn't belong next to posts about my daughter's new pictures or my husband's new job. So hello, homemaking blog!
The title? I love it (#TheWorkingHomemaker). It represents me. I struggled with my identity after having my daughter. My whole life, I had envisioned myself (in an apron and pearls, of course) cooking fabulous meals, keeping a spotless house, and raising well-behaved children who I wouldn't dream of leaving at a daycare. Then, reality hit. Turns out, I didn't fall in love with a rich man. I had a college degree under my belt, big dreams for the future (I want it all- vacations included), and after maternity leave, all I wanted in the world was to go back to work. Sweet routine- you are my lifeline. And wouldn't you know... I still don't own a proper apron!
So back to work I went. Turns out, two incomes are awesome and my daughter is thriving and still loves me very much. I realized I can have it all. The title "working mom" fits, but I want to go a step further and prove that homemakers can also be career women. Is it still tough to leave my girl at "school" some days? Oh yes. Do I sometimes leave dirty dishes in the sink? You bet! Am I pursuing my life's passion the office everyday? No, not really. But this life the Lord has laid out for me is blessed and I embrace the "working homemaker" mantra.
I'll show you how I do it- through the lens of my iPhone, and my love of compound sentences. So I hope you'll follow, subscribe, comment, and pin. We're going to share recipes, plan birthday parties, clean ovens, and DIY on a budget. I won't post everyday and may even miss a week here or there, because that's the life of the working homemaker.
Now, where are my pearls?
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