Let's get down to business. Obviously I'm new at this, but the best place to start would seem to be an introduction.
We'll, I'm a 23 year old mother and wife. I work full time as a phlebotomist at a local hospital. My husband ("J") and I started our family quite young. I was 17 to be exact. I spent my entire senior year of high school pregnant. Our first son ("P") was born early summer 2008. He's kept us on our toes every day since.
I am very fortunate to have found such an amazing man who has stood by me. I like to think we beat the odds. You know that generic statistic that says "(enter percentage here)"of all teenage parents end up single, on welfare and unsuccessful in life". I got my associates degree, my husband and I own our own home, we have what I call "adult jobs", and three years after our first was born we were ready to expand our family. Our second son ("W") was born late summer of 2011.
For the most part we live average lives. Although recently I've felt like I was missing something. I suppose in part I became envious of my husbands success. In addition to his full time job as a Maintenance Technician, he is a volunteer firefighter and a city council member. Don't get me wrong, I'm a very happy person and I love my life. But, after a while seeing the fulfillment J got from his extra curricular activities, I just started to feel unsuccessful.
So as a result I decided to start doing some soul searching. Surely there was some kind of talent or interest or something I could share with the world. I attempted to go back to school to become a teacher, but the stress of being a full time mother, employee, wife and student just didn't work out. I could just draw blood all my life, or be a "vampire" as I'm so affectionately called, but there's nothing to look forward to, no satisfaction out of it. Sure I'm a wonderful mother, loving wife... But I know I'm capable of more. I'm on the road to discovering more about myself. Maybe makeup is my niche, maybe I'm destined to be a "budget mamma" who shares ways to "keep a household" by cutting coupons, and without spending a billion dollars. Who knows? My hope is that one day I find who I am and can feel confident and comfortable with just that. I also hope that along the way I am able to help someone out. Even if its something as simple as introducing someone to a DIY stain remover.
Let me know your thoughts!
-Sara
We'll, I'm a 23 year old mother and wife. I work full time as a phlebotomist at a local hospital. My husband ("J") and I started our family quite young. I was 17 to be exact. I spent my entire senior year of high school pregnant. Our first son ("P") was born early summer 2008. He's kept us on our toes every day since.
I am very fortunate to have found such an amazing man who has stood by me. I like to think we beat the odds. You know that generic statistic that says "(enter percentage here)"of all teenage parents end up single, on welfare and unsuccessful in life". I got my associates degree, my husband and I own our own home, we have what I call "adult jobs", and three years after our first was born we were ready to expand our family. Our second son ("W") was born late summer of 2011.
For the most part we live average lives. Although recently I've felt like I was missing something. I suppose in part I became envious of my husbands success. In addition to his full time job as a Maintenance Technician, he is a volunteer firefighter and a city council member. Don't get me wrong, I'm a very happy person and I love my life. But, after a while seeing the fulfillment J got from his extra curricular activities, I just started to feel unsuccessful.
So as a result I decided to start doing some soul searching. Surely there was some kind of talent or interest or something I could share with the world. I attempted to go back to school to become a teacher, but the stress of being a full time mother, employee, wife and student just didn't work out. I could just draw blood all my life, or be a "vampire" as I'm so affectionately called, but there's nothing to look forward to, no satisfaction out of it. Sure I'm a wonderful mother, loving wife... But I know I'm capable of more. I'm on the road to discovering more about myself. Maybe makeup is my niche, maybe I'm destined to be a "budget mamma" who shares ways to "keep a household" by cutting coupons, and without spending a billion dollars. Who knows? My hope is that one day I find who I am and can feel confident and comfortable with just that. I also hope that along the way I am able to help someone out. Even if its something as simple as introducing someone to a DIY stain remover.
Let me know your thoughts!
-Sara
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