And so it begins

I spent my entire teenage years trying to avoid learning any domestic skills. I wanted nothing to do with the molding of a future Mormon housewife. Now, a decade or so later, I'm trying to mold myself into a current Mormon housewife. Who would have thought that it would be a lot harder learning to sew and bake with a 7 month old on your hip? Thankfully my parents didn't let me get away with not doing my share of the housework or cooking an occasional meal. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I also had fantastic church leaders that taught me (mostly through osmosis) basic homemaking skills. Those lovely women were smart enough to know that I would really want those skills later on in my life. Well it is now 'later' and I am kicking myself for not perking up my ears a little more!

I am starting this blog to chronicle my household triumphs and disasters. I want to learn from this journal of sorts that I'm keeping. By making it public, I hope to hold myself accountable to continuous improvement. Yes, this will be a journal...but not the 'woe is me' type of blog or the trendy 'political protest' blog. I hope to be upbeat with most entries but keep it real. I somehow thought that a switch would turn on when I was married with children and suddenly domestic skills would be second nature. That's funny. Hopefully my future readers will also learn from my errors with cooking, mending, and the likes.

I don't want this blog to be about rainbows and butterflies and the perfect life I supposedly lead. I'm a real person. I probably will be more real in this blog than I am in my personal family blog that I update for close relatives and friends. I just hope that as I read past entries in this blog I will be inspired to keep going. Join me in my journey?