The Domesticated Diva

So I read this article online this morning from another blogger about choosing parenthood over career advancement .Essentially it is about working to sustain your life but not over achieving to get that big promotion or raise so you can have a better home life and time with your kids. It is choosing to not invest your all into your job ,but to your family. Obviously, most people have to work. I work full time as well as my husband. I was able to stay home for quite a while with kiddos and I'm so very thankful to that. Going back to work was exciting and sad for me. Excited to have adult conversations , loosen the purse strings and have time outside of the home .Staying home is so very hard. There is no pay, you are over worked, your bosses are mini little tyrants at times and you cannot say screw this shit and quit.So its challenging. But for us , my kids are a little older now and this is what is working for my family. I was also Sad for obvious reasons. I loooove my kids. I am s...

I must say I had quite the amazing weekend! We had a visitor . Not just any visitor, but my Pankatoots came to visit. We are days away from any family, like Oregon and NJ . We do not get visitors very often so when we do, we value it so much and it's so precious to us. Pankatoots has been part of our lives for over 10 years from when i first moved to Virginia from NJ. We met when she noticed my moving trucks never came with my belongings. Why you may ask  ? Because this is me and nothing ever goes right. So much so that when it does I'm very leery and it makes me VERY uncomfortable. ANYHOO I was sitting in my duplex apartment (connected to hers) and she knocked on the door with beach chairs, pork and beans and hot dogs. We have been friends ever since. We have supported each other thru ALOT. She was in the hospital when I had both of my littles. She helped named my only son. She and her family have become my family. She loves my kids and is as protective of them as she is her ...

Sooo what started off as an innocent trip to the store with kiddo #2, ended in one of THE most awkward ~ifeelsobadforyou~ moments of my life. I am pretty used to being the one that things happen to and letting it roll off and laughing about it.. Now I know what everyone else around me feels when they observe the not so normal shenanigans that seem to follow me . Odd to be on the other end of it .   In this house, with 4 girls, we are pretty into hair trends and fashion . Someone is ALWAYS switching things up with their hair ,compliments of my favorite beauty school drop out, moi !  I do save us a lot of money by doing it at home so thats the plus side. So for our latest adventure in hair evolution , kiddo #2 and I head to the store to get supplies.  I pick out our goodies, make small talk with the girls who work there who pretty much know me by now as this is a regular stop for me . We head up to the register to pay and are next in line. The woman in front of us pays an...

Hey world! I am very excited to start this new venture with you all. First off, I have no clue what I am doing. I have never blogged before,so there's that .  What I do know is that I absolutely love to make the people around me laugh (I m so freaking good at it) I am almost always inappropriate in the best possible way. Anyhoo,  I am lost and confused and excited and giddy to share my life and stories with you all .I hope the chaos that is my "average" life, will make you laugh until you cry and feel "normal" about your average life .I hope we can all support one another and encourage each other to be the best versions of ourselves that we can possibly be.