Today I decided I want to dedicate my blog to my wonderful man Corey who is my very best friend, my partner in crime and the love of my life.

Where do I start with this man? I think one of my favourite qualities is that he is the eternal optimist. He can take the experiences of his life, which believe me at times were NOT pretty, and appreciate them for the learning experiences they gave him. Alot of people who lived through and saw the things that he did might use it as an excuse to not succeed but he, like many strong willed people, use it as the reason to succeed.

The great thing about his optimism is that it allows him to be very laid back because he never worries about bad things happening. I am a worrier and sometimes his unwavering confidence in a situation is what gets me through. Since he is cool, calm and collect I can usually manage to stay relatively calm myself…although when he gets worried I freak because I know it must be bad.

When times do get bad though I can always count on Corey make me smile and laugh. Even in the midst of chaos he still manages to say something completely silly and inappropriate to lighten the mood.

I love that we have so much fun together and I love knowning that at any given time he’d rahter be with me than doing anything else. I love that he puts up with my quirks and my sometimes obsessive compulsive nature…meaning that everytime I wake him up in the night to go listen to the kids breathing, he does it.

So why, you may wonder, am I taking the time to honour my man? Well it’s because he’s going to be taking a second job in order to make our dream come true and so that I can continue to stay home with our children. This will end up meaning that some days he will work from 8AM to 8PM at one job and then from 11Pm to 7:30 AM at the other. It will be hard and busy and tiring but he will do it with no complaints…all for us.

I am so proud of him. He is 23 years old and became a Father and husband all by ‘accident’. Every time he has had to stand up to the plate for us he has with no hesitation or question. Of course he has his faults and we have our ups and downs, but I always feel blessed to have him in my life.

I am not sure if I want to start this entry with a cute story or some kind of exciting news. Maybe I will start off by saying that my second day of so-called cleaning didn’t go very well. The kids were stir crazy and Corey had a headache so we ended up having a pretty lazy day. We got out of the house and played in the kiddie pool but no cleaning got done. I managed to keep the kitchen in good shape though despite the fact that DH isn’t that great about picking up after himself. He’s learning though.

My cute story now!

I was taking the kids for a walk yesterday through the cemetery and we saw the cutest thing: A Squirrel trying to beat the heat!

He was spread eagle on this gravestone, in the shade trying to keep cool. When we got close to him he barely even moved his head to look at us.
I love being in the cemetery. It’s so peaceful and quiet and it really is an inspiring place when you start to think about all the lives that are laid to rest there and all the experiences they all had in their lives. Maybe I am just weird…but I like it.

Now it’s time for my exciting news.

We might be buying a house!! We got a preapproval yesterday so now it’s just a matter of getting ourselves organzed a bit and looking for a place. I am not getting my hopes up too much but I am still pretty excited.

This is really a dream come true for us. We were hoping that in 5 years we would be able to buy a house but didn’t ever think it could be this close. Corey is getting a second job so that should be enough to keep us afloat. I have a feeling it will be cheaper than we had figured out for a 3 bedroom apartment which was a minimum of $875 for rent alone plus utilities. Even if we end up paying that for a house, at least it’s OUR house.

SO that’s my exciting news of the day. I am getting myself ready to check out the online listings to see what’s going on. Hopefully I find a few homes that spark my interest.

I would also like to take a quick second to thank the Admin team at CPO for the awesome new site!! I got a quick look at the boards this morning before they went back down and I really liked what I was seeing. Can’t wait till it’s all fully up and running!!

So this morning I woke up feeling motivated. Perfect! Corey (DH) is off work today so he is able to keep the kids occupied while I get some major cleaning done.

First on my list was the kitchen. Cupboards were is disarray, tupperware containers were missing their lids and my crock pot somehow made it back into the cupboard unwashed. (Ew…I blame that one on Corey.) I emptied all the cupboards and washed EVERYTHING…and then put them all back into the cupboards in a nice orderly fashion. I got a box of stuff to Freecycle and a bit of junk that was either broken or useless. Right now I am letting a layer of Lysol and water sink into the floor before I give it a good scub.

While I was working on the kitchen Corey was in the bedroom getting it organised. He rearranged the furniture and cleaned the closet and washed the floor.

I am very pleased with the progress we have made already today. A few more days like today and this place should be tip top. Yay!

Another one of my goals is to get into shape so last evening we went for a nice family walk after Corey got home from work at 8. We do the family walk thing quite often when Corey has days off but we are hoping to make it a regular evening activity whether he works or not. Once I have tackled the apartment and it’s in good shape I will start jogging (or walking fast…LOL) a few times a week…eventually working up to a daily morning jog.

Well I think my break has been long enough. I am sure my floors are ready to be washed now. Hopefully tomorrow will hold much of the same as today has and I will be that much closer to feeling like this place is how I want it to be.

Well here it is! My first blog. I am honestly suprised that it took me this long to start one as it has been on my mind to start blogging for some time now. I guess procrastination is something I am trying to work on.

I will take this first post to introduce myself. I’m Sarah and I am the 26 year old Mother of 2. My DS is 2 years and 8 months old and my DD is 1 year old. They are both bright, beautifil children and they certainly keep me on my toes.

My BF and I have been together for 4 years now and we really have come along way since we first met. We still have a ways to go to get our lives exactly where we would like to, but we are working towards it together so I believe it can happen.

Right now, we are living in a small 2 bedroom apartment. Nothing fancy. I pretty much hate living here and cannot even wait till we are in a position to get our own home. I try to make the best of the situation but I’ll be the first to admit that it’s one of the biggest stresses in my life. Right now, I am in the process of getting this place organised. Well…maybe the process hasn’t quite began yet but I do have some concrete plans. Like I said, procrastination is something I really need to work on!

In my blog, I would like to share some of my short term goals in my quest for a more comfortable life. I am hoping to go through a transformation…so having feedback would obviously be really helpful to please do comment if you have any suggestions.

My first task at hand is to prepare for a home party I am hosting in my home on July 15th. I have a whole list of things that I need to accomplish before then! I’ll leave all those dirty details for another day though…

It was a pleasure “meet” you!!