Moms Need a Break Too!

My husband just teased me quoting, "No more wire hangers ever!" What prompted this? Well it certainly wasn't because I strive to be mommy dearest,  no, it is because I have normal expectations for my family but  they are too lazy to keep them!

What pray tell are my expectations?

To limit food consumption to the kitchen and dining room. That's it. Simple right? You'd think so. Instead I have an adult daughter who refuses to listen and leaves dishes with food on them in her room, and cups of water and juice to mold over. She also leaves candy and gum wrappers tossed carelessly on the floor and beer cans half full in her room, good thing we installed a lock on her door. Then you have my second oldest who apparently has been sneaking food in her room. I discovered this today when I found a towel stuffed under her bed full, and I do mean FULL, of crumbs.

Yet neither of them have ants. Nope. Those ants are too smart than to go to actual food, they'd rather hang out in my living room, and dining room, where there is no food, because I clean like I have OCD. Sigh.

Let's not forget the leader of this pack...my hubby! He spilled his sweet tea water in the living room, then had nerve to insist it was just ice left, so it was fine. It was so fine that he didn't bother to clean it up, he just left all that on the floor.

 Thanks dear, I love you too!

Ugh.  After everything was clean he snuck milk and candy in the living room, after I banned food for the ten thousandth time. Why does no one listen to me??? I am not nuts. Food should be eaten only in the room it was intended for, especially when you have a bug problem!

DUH!

So now my voice is raw from the complaining and yelling at my kids  and I am done, just done, for the day. How about you momma's? Don't you just need a break sometimes?

Sneak Peak of New Items to Come

So I decided to add a homeschooling section to my shop because I am trying to add a variety of items. They say (etsy, and etsy shop owners) that to start getting real views and sells you should have at least 50 items, but 100 is best. I am at 52 right now.  I have been working long days to get ideas and items made.

I have discovered how fun and satisfying it is to make digital downloads, whether it is for educational or personal purposes. I figure customers will be happy with the items and especially with how it's instant and that there are no shipping costs! Shipping costs suck, I hate charging it, but it is what it is

My goal is to build up this little business so that I can make a bit of money to contribute to the household. I love staying at home with my kids, but I would like to contribute financially, that would be deeply satisfying to me. But it is slow going to be quite honest. Although my shop has been open for almost 2 years, due to my pregnancy illness and having a new baby, I have only really been working on my store seriously for the last couple of months. So blogging  is supposed to be a way to get "out there". We'll see.

Anyways, I'll be posting random coupons and freebies here! Yes, FREEBIES! The new item I am working on is another alphabet worksheet book, but Bible based. I have already done one page today, the letter A. I will do all the way to the letter Z using Bible items or people. It is going to take awhile before it's put in my shop, but I wanted to share a sample for FREE!! If you like it then share it with others and refer them to my blog so they can continue to get random freebies and coupon codes for my etsy store.

*These freebies can not be sold and I maintain the copyright*


    Just right click and save for FREE------>

Sometimes Things Just Hurt My Heart

I will come across news articles and read them and just feel sickened by what I am reading, like I can't believe human beings can be so horrible. I mean I know they can be, but it's just so heart wrenching. I just got through reading about a 34 year old homeless man named Victor, who is suffering from an unnamed mental illness, who is alone, whose whole family rejects him, and knows how he is suffering in the elements.

This man though seemingly having nothing to be happy about is friendly and cheerful to passerby's to the point that he has made friends out of strangers, who have become concerned about him. These people lovingly feed and clothe him and check up on him. Meanwhile his own mother is allegedly collecting checks that belong to him.

What tore at my heart though was the whole reason he is homeless in the first place: His mother dropped him off at the corner of a street and told him to wait there for her because she would come back for him. She did that to him many years ago, her own son. I stared at the picture of his face in the article and felt so deeply hurt. Who could do that to their own son, their own flesh and blood? Then I thought of my beautiful boy and how I could never be so cruel. I would rather die then do that to any of my children.

Just so very cruel, and wicked.

Some comment on the Gofundme page that a beautiful person (Ginger Sprouse) set up for Victor, mentioned that we don't know the whole story, we don't know what he did to his family. While this is true, it does not justify the mother and family purposely abandoning this man. IF he did anything wrong, then they should have handled it properly: Calling the authorities if it was a crime, etc. But it seemed to me that maybe they just did not want to deal with his mental illness any longer. Fine. Then be a decent human being, and not an animal (wait even animals take care of their own) and put him in a facility where he can get the mental help that he so desperately needs!

Ginger managed to meet her goal on GoFundme for Victor (YAY), and has put up two wonderful updates. Go and check it out, it seems to be a happy ending for Mr. Victor!

https://www.gofundme.com/health-and-welfare-for-victor