Pre-nesting Nesting

Whew! I have been one busy lady. So busy, in fact, that I needed to be blogging in order to keep track of my goals & accomplishments but clearly I failed to so. Thumbs way down! Ok, end of pity party.

Some of the things I have done since my last post include: hanging out in the basement during tornado warnings, using some leftover decorative bricks/pavers to build a fire pit on our patio, *finally* painting our old, dent ridden mailbox (as I am too cheap to buy a new one), working in my friend's booth at a craft fair one weekend and about a bajillion other things. Yes, a bajillion.

I did manage to get the glass on our front door frosted, thank goodness. The door is totally inappropriate for a mid-century ranch (steel, half glass with a sort of flower design & that funky gold leading in it) but it is safe & in good shape so for now we are dealing with it. Papa J has always hated it also, but for other reasons. Although there were decorative frosted sections throughout the glass he always felt like we were "exposed". *Papa J's job makes him very sensitive to these things.* Anyway, the solution I came to that satisfied us both actually turned out quite cute! I simply covered the center of the flower design, an unfrosted circle about 3 inches across, with painter's tape while I frosted, peeled it off when I was finished and voila! Adorable little port hole window! It's really perfect because no one can see in unless they are right up on the step but we can still see who is ringing our doorbell. I love easy fixes!

Also, I feel like should spill a little secret. I have told a couple of my closest girl friends but I am eager to see it in writing. Drum roll..... I have officially been off oral contraceptives for 2 weeks now. No more birth control pills! We aren't all out trying to conceive yet but knowing a potential Baby J is that much closer is so exciting. I kept reading articles that said it was best to try to have 2-3 'natural' periods before trying to become pregnant. Who knows if this is true but it sounded logical to me. So for now it is condoms, vitamins and more pre-nesting nesting.

Stay tuned for the story of Momma J and the Battle of the Clothes Line Pole.....

Getting to know you; getting to know all about you...

Oh boy, that tune will be in my head for days! In the event that someone would ever decide to look at this blog, I feel I should share a little about my young family & our simple, happy life. Last fall I lost my job in home furnishing & decor sales, which I adored, and with it 40% of our income. My beloved husband, Papa J, refused to let me pout & convinced me that it might just be a blessing.

The long hours & catty environment at "The Store" had put a great deal of pressure on me and subsequently our marriage. After only two years, we found ourselves in the dreaded place where so many marriages fall apart. We decided that, rather than allowing an additional problem to break us down, we would band together. We were both raised to be thrifty, practical people but had become lazy, relying mostly on conveniences like frequent dinners out, credit cards for frivolous purchases, etc. We knew we could better. We knew we could live better with less and be happy doing it. Is it easy? Heck no! Is it worth it, to see our bond renewed & our debt lowered? YOU BETCHA! Follow along with me as I share tips, tricks, ups & downs, joys, sorrows and new discoveries that come with living in a nifty, thrifty, happy home.