It’s not always easy being a housewife.

I always knew I wanted to be a mother.  I’ve also known for a long time that the best thing for my kids would be to have a stay-at-home mom.  But just because something is exactly what you want to do, does not mean that it’s easy for you to do it.  I dream big, and I have a vision for how my days and life should be: clean house, delicious homemade food, happy children, and time for me to do yoga.  But, not long after I quit my job to be a housewife, I realized that there’s the dream and then there’s the reality of life with a baby  toddler preschooler, of finances, and of maintaining my own sanity.  I realized that are still going to be challenges in my daily life as I strive to match my reality to my dream.

Thus, the Housewife Challenges were created.  These are my goals for myself, whether parenting, personal, or household related, and they are a large part of the life I chronicle on this blog.

Check up on me!

Every Sunday (or so) I write a “report card” on how I’m doing at keeping up with the Housewife Challenges.  Some weeks (days!) are better than others — but that’s life.  Read past report cards here.