A New Direction!

I suppose I might be late in my new year's resolutions. But hey. Whatever! 

March 1 has brought a new lifestyle for me. I hope ;) We'll see if lasts til April 1. Gosh! Where did February go?! 

So, we moved into our new place. And I love it. It's so open and we have a big, big, big backyard! Do you know what that means? I know longer have to scoop poop with a plastic bag on my hand! HA! I totally splurged on an 'essential' item ... the almighty pooper scooper!!! Danika toddles from one end of the house, gleefully, and usually yelling something at the top of her lungs, just to hear her echo ... it's usually DOG! Momma! Dadda! or CHEEEEEESE! Yes. Danika is my daughter. We love cheese. :) 

So what do these new quests consist of? Guess what? I sweep my floors almost daily, or at least regularly! AMAZING! We take our shoes off at the entrance, now ... and we pick up crap off the floor. And we do this so much, it's Danika's new hobby .... she is a devoted adn excited trashlady ... constantly searching the ground for anything she can proudly pick up and bring to the trash can for me. Including her crayons, toys, sippy cups, and the list goes on. Quest one: a constantly clean house. 

Quest two : Menu planning. I did this before, but not very effectively. I blew threw our grocery budget so fast! This weekend I carefully planned out a nightly meal and made a list of ingredients needed, minus fruits/veggies. AND! I stuck to it! AND! I'm excited about cooking. I used about 1/2 of the money I normally spend on my initial grocery run, and have all the essentials - now I just need the veggies to go in which of course is expensive but I still knocked off about half of what I spent last month!  I LOVE THIS! 

And so ... here is to my first night of cooking ... baked potato soup (divine!) and a loaf of homemade beer bread (delish and full of butter!)

And the reason(s) for this crap?

We are going to buy a house. Someday. My goal is in 23 months, at the end of our lease. Whether it be this house or different one. But in order to do that. We need money. SO ... Ariana is expanding her horizons and branching out! Yes, indeed! Kinda. How?

Adventurous Beginnings for Children. ABC Academy. Yes. Something I swore I would never do - a home childcare. But here's the thing - NO BABIES! HA! I love babies. Let me rephrase. I love MY babies and maybe one or two others. But. I was puked on twice on Friday by an 8 month old. And I just really dont want to deal with that again. Ever. And. I was also pooped on by a 2 year old. And so I think once I can be, I will be picky enough to require potty trained kids. Because that was disgusting. Eck. 

I get to teach! I get to plan a weekly theme with a daily schedule. And if a parent or kid ticks me off enough, once I have a replacement, they are gone. because I can! Because I dont have to deal with kids trying to break their hands or taking up 100% of my time, when 4 (28) others need me, too. I'm excited, kinda. After I get through all this licensing crap. 

 We'll see how it goes! How ridiculous am I for doing this 4 months pregnant? Pretty ridiculous.