All Aboard!

You know the old aphorism. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" and blah, blah, blah. Well, after years of friends telling me I should start a blog, here I go.

Now, my journey of imperfection isn't really "beginning" today. I've been imperfect for a LONG time. Always striving to get it right, but often missing the mark. And that's okay! This whole new era of being the "perfect" parent, wife, teacher, neighbor, Christian, and having the "perfect" home, vacation, job, bank account, body. Ay-yi-yi! The pressure is on higher than ever!

So starting today, I will aim to do my best, but be happy with just being ok. I'm tired of keeping up ith the Jones's. Tired of trying to be Pinterest perfect. Tired. Just tired. But, I will soldier on!

So today, in addition to starting my blog (thanks to the amazing inspiration and tips from Somewhat Simple and The Blog Stylist), I am also embarking on a few other "journeys".

Remember earlier when I mentioned that whole "perfect" body thing? Well, this mama needs to shed a few pounds. Yes, I want to look better, but I also want to FEEL better (a recent visit to the doc revealed higher-than-I'd-like cholesterol). Oh, remember earlier when I mentioned not being Pinterest "perfect"...I lied. I found this great Couch to 5K info graphic. And with the encouragement of my great friend "M" (you're going to hear a lot about her), today I took that first step! Needless to say, I am not a good runner! 2 minutes, and I was sure I was going to have a heart attack. But again, I did my best, and it was FAR from perfect. But I'll be out there pounding that pavement again tomorrow morning. On a side note, I did LOVE that time to myself in the cool Colorado morning air. If nothing else, that will keep me going.

Not to overuse this whole "perfect" thing, but remember earlier when I mentioned the whole "perfect" job thing? Well, to make a long story short, my husband "J" has been unemployed for a while (be prepared to hear a lot about him, too). Which hasn't been such a bad thing. My house is always clean, the kids get to spend time with him (you'll hear a WHOLE LOT about these two), I get to spend more time with him, etc... He was really unhappy with his previous career, and he hasn't had much luck finding a new job. So...we've decided to start our own business! We figure if you can money doing what you love, it's a win-win! So he's starting his own handy-man business. We've just finished applying for our general business license, so it's all systems go! The Frugal Millionaire's blog on starting your own handyman business was HUGE in helping us get started. This is a MAJOR first step of faith and hope, but we're determined.

No journey is perfect, but I am blessed to be on this one. Quite a few journeys beginning today, and like with any vacation I leave on, I am anxious...anticipating the excitement, the adventures, the new friends and experiences; but also nervous about the possible delays, the things that could go wrong, getting lost, etc... But my baggage is packed and ready to go! All aboard this crazy train!