How To Be A Good Housewife

Hey Everyone,

Wow, where have I been?  Well, let's see, the kids broke the TV in my room and my husband and I managed to break our laptop the same night.  Talk about some good luck.  Now that all of that chaos is out of the way, I can focus on my blogging, business and family.

I am so stoked that Dancing With The Stars is back on for season 13.  I love the hype the show has created out of nothing.  The cast is great and I am really pulling for Ricki Lake.  She was great on her talk show back in the day.  Tell me what you might think of the cast and your favorites.  Every season of DWTS, I perform my best dance performances for my husband just to make him laugh.  I do feel that somewhere deep inside I am a dancer.

Let's discuss this weirdy housewife from DC.  This lady is in another planet.  She floats through life with the motto "ignorance is bliss" and that estranged husband of hers.  Wow!  I will stop there before I really unload.

Most importantly, I had revelation this last week.  In order to be a good housewife, I have to take care of myself.  This sounds lame but it is really true.  This past year has been challenging both personally and professionally.  I realized that I continually placed myself last in the line-up.  Ladies need to take notice of this behavior because what you think is the right way is all wrong.

• Create a routine
• Take care of yourself and appearance
• Develop a hobby or group to take part in
• Listen to your needs ie: time alone, exercise...

Trust me...I used to ignore all of these things because I thought that meant you were being selfish.  What I realized is that it is more selfish to lay your depression or sadness on everyone around you.  

I want anyone reading today to promise to take care of you!!  Your family will thank you.

Tootles

Dancing With The Stars new hopefuls

I can hardly wait to find out the new "Dancing With The Stars" cast for the fall.  They are naming the new self-tanning and man heels wearing hopefuls tonight.  I want you all to know that we can expect an older character, a hot young hopeful and always the athlete.

I have to admit, last season I thought I wanted Ralph or Kirstie to take the mirror ball.  After watching faithfully, I started routing for Hines Ward.  He was so dedicated and sweet to his dance partner.  It is always a crap shoot but completely entertaining.

My husband surprised me last year by taking me to a taping.  It was so much fun.  At that point, I had not been on a date alone with my husband for four years.  We got dressed up and watched the taping.  Behind the studio, is the Grove shopping center and famous for star spottings.  We ate an elegant French dinner and met some stars from the HGTV channel.  It was an incredible night.  I encourage others to follow suit.

Be sure to follow the show and have fun with it!

Be Patient!!!

I woke up this morning after having a terrible week of stomach issues.  I thought, is the medicine working?  Did I eat all the wrong food?  How do I tackle that next set of weight I need to lose without destroying my digestion system?  Will my business reach the success I dream it will?

All valid questions and instead of taking advantage of the sleep I desperately need, I was becoming anxious.  These are all things, as women, that we torture ourselves with daily.  Maybe men do this too, but you would never know because they don't talk about it.

I sat down at the computer to write some prolific message to anyone who was listening and realized this is important.  We as women, need to give ourselves a break.  As far as I could remember, I felt responsible for the happiness of everyone around me.  Over the years, this has caused many problems in my personal life.  I read a quote that made my haste subside,

 "All great achievements require time"  Maya Angelou

This is the message we must follow in life.  Time is our friend and our enemy.  We can only be responsible for the present day and relinquish the anxiety over the unknown.  As a mom, I vow to make everyday better than the last and attempt to forgive myself for the missteps.

Take the advice of Maya Angelou and give yourself the freedom of time.  Time really does heal all wounds!!

Au Revoir

Welcome To My World!

Hey all you Housewife Junkies out there, you may have stumbled upon my blog by accident.  If so, welcome to my avenue of sanity.  I am a stay at home mother of two and dedicated wife.  I have a couple of degrees that I never really got the opportunity to use and need an outlet for my intellectual energy.

Recently, I started an online business that allows me to utilize my creative side and that overpriced BS in Marketing and Business Administration.  I know that if you are reading thus far you may be thinking crap that's me!  Well, I happen to know in the roller coaster of life we are destined to accidentally meet people who inspire us, piss us off and just plain entertain us.  I hope I fall into one of those categories for you.

If you stick with me, you most definitely discover my love for all things oddly intriguing.  I have this passion for "Dancing With The Stars", "Real Housewives of Any City", and my quest for closing out any category on "Jeopardy".  That being said, I am the girl that talks to anyone, loves to laugh at others and myself and just plain crazy filled with intellectual garbage.

Welcome to my blog and my crazy life!