My Blogging Journey Begins

My Blogging Journey Begins - Introductions

So I'm going to try my hand at this blogging thing that everyone else has been doing for many years....I tend to try new things far, far later than everyone else. If anything, I would say that I'm just looking for a way to write my thoughts and experiences down and perhaps feel a little accountable for them since they will be written down in the cyber universe for all of time.

For those of you that have never met me or don't know me all that well, I'm 28 years old, married to a wonderful man, and have been a stay at home mom for 20 months now and have another little one on the way. I haven't exactly been doing it long enough to say I have this whole "Mom" thing figured out. Not even a little bit. But, each day I learn something new and I hope that my posts will give you some wisdom, maybe a little advice, and a small window into the every day battlefield of my life - full of joy, exhaustion, trial-and-error, love, frustration, humor, and patience (or the lack thereof!).

I hope you enjoy participating in this thing called "life" with me as you read (and please, feel free to comment too!) about my experiences, my thoughts, and my journey as this stay at home momma makes her way in the world.

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Welcome to the world little Julia! The beginning of our new journey....

Hey everyone. Sorry it's been so long since my last post...life around here has been extra busy! On December 13th, 2014 we welcomed our second daughter, Julia Anne Wookey, to the family. She was born weighing 9lbs 1oz and measuring 23 inches long. I knew she would be a big girl - we don't make small babies. Labor and delivery went well. I started having contractions around 9am on the 12th and they steadily got stronger. Chad and I headed to the hospital around dinner time. The nurses monitored me and baby's heart rate for quite some time; Julia's pattern for her heart rate was a bit abnormal during my contractions so they wanted to keep an eye on it. We had the exact same scenario happen during my labor with Abby and in the end they decided to admit me and then the fun began. I labored all through the evening and eventually succumbed to the pain. I asked for an epidural and they also gave me some laughing gas while the anesthesiologist made his way to my room.

How to Meal Plan

Happy October! So. I took on the task of meal planning again yesterday and decided to try doing it for the entire month of October; just like I did all of September last time. I am accustomed to doing two week planning but decided to buckle down and do the entire month again. It was a lot harder this time around! I think it was due to the fact that I just don't have the same volume of stuff in the freezer to use so I had to come up with meals that both used up things in the house AND required new items to be bought. Last month was strictly using up what I had in the house already (except dairy and veggies) so I knew exactly what I had to work with. This time was much more open-ended; I'm coming to learn that I do better when I have less options to choose from. I actually find it quite daunting to have limitless possibilities. I figured I would walk you guys through my meal planning process. I had a friend of mine do the same a while ago (check her out here ) and i

Always Struggling to Make Ends Meet

I don't know about you, but as a one income family we have a really tight, no-room-for-error budget. It seems like money is always on my mind and it's always regarding the fact that we never have quite enough. There are days where I feel like we're treading water pretty well, but the majority of the time it feels like we have this rock of debt attached to us and it's dragging us under. There always seems to be more month than money and I have yet to succeed in finding the key to getting out of this hole. It all goes back to the days before my hubby and I got married. He LOVES cars and his hobby was always buying, modifying, and selling them so he could buy something new. I love that he has a passion for cars but they aren't exactly money makers.....so when we said our vows "for richer or poorer" we most definitely had to mean it. This is not to say that I didn't bring any outstanding debt to our marriage. I was fresh out of university and had just bo

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