Hello fellow homemakers out there! My name is Mandy and this is going to be a blog about just that; making a house into a home.
A little about me: I am 26 and have 3 beautiful children, Kayleigh 7, Devon 5, and Connor 4. Needless to say they keep me busy and on my toes. I have been happily married to my best friend for the last 6 1/2 years. We live in Michigan where we are having a really odd winter. Hardly any snow but I am definitely not complaining!!
Until recently I was always up and down about what exactly in life it was I wanted to do. I love a lot of the beauty world (hair, nails, makeup, etc). In fact I work part time in a salon as a beauty adviser. And I thought that is what I wanted to do with my life. Get a license to be a esthatician or hair stylist and go from there. But after a while, I realized that as much as it made me happy to do as a hobby, trying to make it a career just stressed me out and made me irritable. 2011 wasn't the greatest year for me and my family so as the year came to an end I sat down and made a list of resolutions of goals I wanted to achieve for myself and my family over the upcoming year, and that is when it hit me. What I wanted to do all along, was become a Suzie homemaker. Now I know the term Suzie homemaker can be a bit intimidating to some. It still is for me! When I first thought of this idea, I pictured the 50 styled wife with perfectly done hair and makeup aprons tied around the waste with a 5 course meal ready every night on time as the hubby came home from work. Well my life doesn't fit the 9-5 role and it made me nervous that I wouldn't be able to achieve this goal. But I took it and made it my own. Being a Suzie homemaker, in my eyes, is just taking on the roll of the family planner/coordinator who wants nothing more but for her family to be happy and have a efficiently run home and life.
So that is where I find myself today. Starting this blog to track my progress through out the year, I am participating in the 52 Weeks to An Organized Home (join us HERE!) and so far so good. I will start weekly posts as the year goes on to show my progress, even though some of the pictures may be more than a little embarrassing. I am also addicted to pinterest which I am finding so many of my friends are now too lol! I am becoming inspired by so many DIY projects, recipes, sewing tutorials, and oh so much more.
I am looking fwd to 2012 and all the amazing possibilities it holds for us all. I hope you follow along with me in my journey and that we maybe get a chance to interact along the way!
Mandy
a.k.a
Modern Suzie
