10 Truths

In order to get a kick start on my blogging since the new school year is starting up (more time) I have decided that I am going to try and blog every day starting today (even though I'm posting this on Day 2).

So, to get a great start and let you in on a little bit of my life here are 10 Truths About Me...

1. Most days I feel like a complete failure as a parent. But, everyday I strive to be better and make sure my children know how much I love them. 

2. I am so indecisive that most nights I would eat cereal for dinner so that I don't have to decide what else to have. Dinners are a nightmare at our house. It doesn't help that my husband loves trying all different kinds of things, I love boring "eat the same thing every day" kind of things, and each of my kids are very picky and rarely like the same things as anyone else.

3. I am not patient at all when it comes to reading books. Currently I am in the middle of 1 book, might start another because it is calling to be for some comedy relief, and a 3rd is in the lineup. Normally I would have already read the last few pages of the 1st book, but I am trying to be a little more patient and read the book in the order it was meant to be read. 

4. If I am stressed out or anxious or just having a bad day you can most likely find me balancing my checkbook, finance and numbers calms me. I've been doing this for as long as I've been with my husband. Even before kids and mortgages. It's probably one of the reasons that I am going to minor in Math when I go for my Elementary Teaching Certificate.

5. I probably say "yes" way too much, and "no" way too little and yet I still feel like I could do more. I think that many moms have trouble saying no. I have massive trouble telling my kids that they cannot try an activity or join a club. I even started a whole Girl Scout troop because my daughter wanted so badly to be one (and then hated it and didn't want to continue). My husband, mother, father, and many others tell me I need to say no more...I'm working on it.

6. I could watch TV all day long, every day; I'm addicted. I could...I am a sucker for reality TV. I like to see other people's lives and how they deal on a daily basis. I used to watch and read the news a lot, but it's sad and repetitive. 

7. My favorite holiday is New Years Day. Just like I love the mornings because it is a chance to start over and do better, be better. A new year is like a massive restart.

8. I may or may not have a shopping problem. Ok I do. I like to shop, doesn't really matter what it is, even grocery shopping. 

9. I make a delicious Pumpkin Cheesecake, but not like Cheesecake. My husband loves, loves cheesecake, so one year I decided that I would try a fabulous Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe and it was a hit. So now I have to make it every year and every Fall holiday. I don't like cheesecake though, so I hadn't even tried it until this last year...I didn't like it, but I can see how many people do. 

10. I could definitely be more detail oriented. Details are boring. I like to accomplish things and sometimes details get in the way. BUT when I do focus on details I get VERY focused on them. 

Now you've probably noticed that not all of my 10 truths are happy-go-lucky. I am pledging this month to be real. So often I look at people's Facebook/Instagram/Blog posts and they are a snapshot of perfection in their lives. It makes me feel bad and less then. I know that it's just a glimpse into what is most likely NOT a perfect life, but that's what it feels like. So, for all my readers I want you to know that you are more than enough in your life and MY life is not any more perfect than yours...mine is perfect because it is mine and it is a work in progress.