So, what's a newly single woman and mommy to the most adorable three-year-old little boy in the whole wide world to do??? WRITE ABOUT IT, OF COURSE!!! Writing has long been a secret passion of mine. Now, in this new, starting over at 31, phase of my life, I have a feeling that I will be discovering more of my passions.
Luckily, for the last two years of my failing marriage, I learned to budget and conquered couponing (almost, maybe, sorta)...I try...and as a result, I've saved a few bucks.
My income changed drastically overnight. I have a degree and a passion for what I do, but unfortunately the jobs in my field are pretty scarce right now (I think that is in most fields, and in most areas...sadly). So, I took a job that I thought would at least get me by for the time being. God blessed me with an opportunity to teach at my son's school, and after being a WAHM for the first three years of his precious life, well... it's pretty close to perfect.
Along the way, I've also come to realize that I need to be more thrifty. I have the desire, but do I have the skills??? HECK NO!!! I once tried to put together one of those cheap-o, made-from-paper shelves from Walmart, and ended up beating it with a hammer because I got so frustrated! LOL (and when I say "I once"...well, that means like, ohhh, less than a year, no joke!)
So where am I going with this, right? Let me explain...
The house my son and I live in was once my family's "temporary home". My soon-to-be ex-husband is in the military, and we have bounced from place to place for the last five years. When he got sent to Iraq for his second tour of duty in 2008, we decided to buy a house back home. The plan was to buy a house that didn't need much work and rent it when X got stationed back in The States.
Sooo...here we are, making this "temporary home" into our HOME OF HEARTS! This house was just a bunch of empty walls when R and I returned home from Virginia. When we walked in the back door, I had a thought...
My son deserves better than this...my son deserves for this house, for any house, to be his HOME!
So it began! I started shopping for bargains, for deals, for steals, for freebies! I first hit garage sales, and I admit, I found some real cuties! I was so happy to bring my recycled little beauts into our "HOME" and find something useful to do with them. Every time I was able to go to a store, no matter what store, I searched for some inexpensive, damaged, clearance items. SCORE!!! I sure did find some amazing things!!!
My newest venture is to start revamping old "junk". People get rid of "trash" that could be turned into "treasures". Well, it's a win-win! They get rid of their trash, and I make it into a treasure... and guess what? Each piece brings just a little more of "heart" into our "home"!
As I've said, this is new... So, I'll update along the way and share lots of pictures.
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