20 Facts About Me!

1. I love floor care, haha, seriously though, I love new vacuums and new mops. They make me so happy. I am seriously nuts about keeping my floors clean!

2. I never thought that I wanted to be a mother. Yup, totally true! However, when I met my husband I could not see ourselves without kiddos. I knew he was the man that would make me a mother and I am thankful for that every day. I absolutely love being a mother, more than anything in this world.

3. Currently I am trying to become a teacher, I feel it is my calling. 

4. I am obsessed with my cuter than ever ugly Boston Terrier. I mean, truly obsessed. I love that ugly mug so much!

5. My sisters are included in my best friends, I am so blessed to have the sisters that I do, seriously, BLESSED!

6. My husband works harder than any man I have met. It is admirable to see how much he does to provide for his family.(This one isn't really about me but that's okay)

7. I hate eating out, I know, it sounds silly; but I truly hate paying high prices for food when I know I can cook something even better in the comfort of my own home.

8. I have become increasingly forgiving. It took me a while to grow out of my Irish ways but I can officially say that I am a VERY forgiving person.

9. I am VERY select about who I let into my little peoples lives. I feel it is my highest duty as a mother to ensure that I guard their hearts.

10. I am TERRIFIED, I mean TERRIFIED of months! I have a totally irrational fear of them, it's really sad.

11. I wish I lived closed to my bestie, she is like the other half of me. I love our time together but I wish we had more!

12. I am always cold, always. It can be 90 degrees outside and I will be reaching for a zip up hoodie.

13. I hate that we have a new frozen yogurt place right down the road, I blame them for my gain of 5 lbs! Haha!

14. I love the feeling after a good workout, I feel refreshed and motivated.

15. I contemplate getting rid of Facebook often. Is it just me or is it become more or a site about one-upping other people? Sometimes I am even guilty of this, not intentionally, but after I read some of my posts, I think to myself, " Does this sound like bragging?"  

16. I love how different my son is, Aspergers and all. Seriously, the kid is amazing!

17. My dream truck is a Toyota Tundra, maybe some day when my kiddos are grown but right now I love having the third row seating in the Expedition.

18. I love the old shows like, Full House, Step by Step and Family Matters, yup I am dork.

19. I have no idea who is cool in the music world anymore. I listen to KLOVE, I love the music and love that my kiddos are hearing encouraging songs.

20. Jesus is my Savior NOT my religion.>>>>This is huge for me.

31 Day Blog Challenge: Introduction

I am following my besties lead and giving the 31 Day Blog Challenge a shot. So here goes:


I graduated with my BA in May (Go Cougs!) I went through a very stressful few weeks deciding what was the next step for me, work? more school? I was going to become a social worker but after seeing the horrible side effects that it has had on my mom, I decided that maybe it wasn't the job for me. So with A LOT of soul searching and reflection I have decided on becoming a teacher! I hope to teach at the kindie up to third grade level. These ages are my ideal ages to teach, I love the little ones so much that I know I would enjoy this age group.

So I applied to the Masters Program and last weekend I traveled to Spokane and took my West B exam. This exam is for those in Washington State that want to be teacher, it is required that you pass all three sub tests, math, reading, and writing. Sadly I do not think I passed the writing because I ran out of time on my essays. What does this mean for me? I may have to push out starting grad school :( Total bummer! I am holding out hope that they pass me anyway...fingers crossed.

Wow, I totally did not plan on this post being entirely about my teaching plans but I guess you can see what I am passionate about.

Other than my future school plans, I spend a incredible amount of time with my children, I love it! I am not going to lie there are times where I feel as though I am losing it but I am so thankful for all the time I get to spend with my little people. My husband is my greatest support, we have married 11 years this coming Aug. We spend as much time together as possible as well, he truly loves me for who I am and who I am not, for that I am thankful.

I have sincerely calmed down over the past 2 years. I am not as much of a hot head as I once was. I have learned to see the positive in people and can honestly say that I am so much less judgmental that I once was. Let's be honest, sometimes we can all be a little judgey judgey, but I am trying really hard to acknowledge when these moments happen and stop myself. It, along with most other things is a work in progress. I can say that I have become a much more positive person since realizing that being judgmental gets you no where and seeing the good side of everyone makes your day much better!

Okay that's it, this is super long and boring I am sure haha! See you soon!