The Weeks to Come

Over the next few weeks many changes are coming for me personally, and for my home.  I am having a hysterectomy next Wednesday, don't worry I'm excited about this.  Do I want more kids, yes, but I also want a life that is manageable and right now with the way things are it isn't manageable.  So I am going to rid myself of something that has been a problem for me since I was nine years old!  Other things are changing too!  I've given myself a deadline, and hopefully I can stick to it.  My house is a mess, no matter how hard I try sometimes I just can't find the time to get it all done in a day.  Pile on a few days of not getting it all done and you can imagine how bad things get.  My deadline is April 3rd, it is the day my mom comes to stay with me for my surgery.  She is truly my role model, she worked full time, took care of us kids, and then our house was always clean on top of that.  I stay at home all day and it looks like squatters live here.  I'm sure it isn't that bad, but to me it feels that way, and I know it feels that way to my husband.  Not only have I gotten lazy with my house I'm lazy with myself too.  I read somewheres that once you give up on yourself your husband starts to give up on you too.  This just can't happen, I won't let it!  Lately I have been doing the Insanity workouts and I thought I was improving, but I just looked at my Facebook page and my aunt posted a picture of me.  I don't mind it but good grief I looked TERRIBLE!!  So I think once I get a little more in tune with myself my house and my family will all reflect that.  Happy wife happy life, right?

Modesty

Please excuse my son's messy room!

Over the last two years I have done more than my fair share of scouring the Internet in researching modesty.  I have been trying to find out how I needed to change my wardrobe to be more modest and womanly.  If you are wondering if I am skirts only, the answer is no.  However I can't promise you that I will always be that way.  When I wear skirts now, I feel more complete and comfortable in who I am.  I don't feel like I am as critical with my appearance the way I am when I'm wearing tight jeans and a low cut shirt.  I have made a promise to myself to try and wear more dresses (budget permitting) and slowly make the change to be more covered.  I have prayed about this and asked God to lead me in the way that I should go, and I believe that for me to wear more modest clothing is what I should do.  I had to also look at my home life and decide how this would benefit there as well.  It slapped me in the face like a ton of bricks!!  I have two little boys and they look up to their momma, they admire their momma, and I didn't want to set the wrong example of how a woman should look and or be treated because of the way she looks.  It is my job to help guide them so one day they will find a suitable helpmate for their homes, and I couldn't live with myself if they only believed a woman's body was the most important thing.  So from now on I am hoping to set the bar in my house.  In doing so I also decided to share with others how I dress, to give others examples of how my style is evolving.  Every Tuesday I will be posting what I am wearing for that day, I hope you enjoy!

A Little Update

I have been absent this last week and I am sorry.  The weather has been nice, and we have had so much going on at our house that I haven't had the time for the computer.  I hope to have some new things posted tomorrow.  Blessings to all, and I hope everyone is well.

Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring

Ingredients
~1 tube Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
~3 Tbsp. butter, melted
~1/2 cup maple syrup
~1/3 packed brown sugar
~3/4 tsp. cinnamon
~1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions
1. Spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray
2. In a bowl, combine the melted butter and syrup.
3. In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts.
4. Place half the syrup mixture in the bottom of the bundt pan and sprinkle with half the sugar mixture.
5. Lay the biscuits evenly spaced and overlapping in the bottom of the pan to form a ring.
6. Pour the remaining syrup over the biscuits and sprinkle with the remaining sugar.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Cool for a minute then invert onto a serving plate.