Here We Go

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to begin this new blogging endeavor!  This is something I have wanted to begin for quite some time now.  Although I am excited, it doesn't come without a bit of nervousness.  I have been planning and designing this blog for a couple of weeks now, trying to get up the nerve to write my first post and share.  I was so pumped when I began a few weeks ago, and then doubt began to set in.  What if no one reads it?  What if I sound stupid?  Can I really write things people want to read?  But...I decided to go for it!  What's it going to hurt, right?  So here we go! 

I am a self-proclaimed Martha Stewart.  I want to do it all, all the time.  I long to make every meal from scratch with fresh veggies and herbs from my garden, sew my own table linens, whip up some invitations and decorations, and host get togethers once a week.  But the reality is that this isn't possible.  I mean really?!  Does the woman ever sleep?  (Or have a life for that matter)  The truth is that we can't do everything.  We have to learn to do what we can when we can and learn to let things go.  This has been a big accomplishment for me this year.  With a deployed husband and brand new baby boys I have definitely learned to let things go (I have also discovered  A LOT of things about myself this year...but that's for another post).  Things are not always pretty around here and I am quite certain there are days that I have totally forgotten to brush my teeth.  It all works out because I do what I can when I can.  I've learned that I can still be fabulous even if I don't do everything.  I in no way, shape or form consider myself truly fabulous, but I sure wish I was.  I am no different than any other wife or mother out there simply wishing to do everything "right".  I have decided being fabulous is a state of mind, you are what you eat kind of thing.  Anyone can achieve fabulousness.

Now, I know I just criticized Martha for trying to do everything and I have to say...I'm a bit guilty of trying to do it all.  I dabble in just about anything related to the home and crafting.  This blog is mine, and so it will be just like me...all over the place.  Not in a bad way, but in the sense that I plan on sharing a whole host of random tidbits.  I hope to share household tips, recipes, encouragements, crafty projects, decorating projects and sometimes just my thoughts.  I hope you'll join in the fun as I strive to be Domestically Fabulous!