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Housewife Challenges

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It’s not always easy being a housewife.

I always knew I wanted to be a mother.  I’ve also known for a long time that the best thing for my kids would be to have a stay-at-home mom.  But just because something is exactly what you want to do, does not mean that it’s easy for you to do it.  I dream big, and I have a vision for how my days and life should be: clean house, delicious homemade food, happy children, and time for me to do yoga.  But, not long after I quit my job to be a housewife, I realized that there’s the dream and then there’s the reality of life with a baby  toddler preschooler, of finances, and of maintaining my own sanity.  I realized that are still going to be challenges in my daily life as I strive to match my reality to my dream.

Thus, the Housewife Challenges were created.  These are my goals for myself, whether parenting, personal, or household related, and they are a large part of the life I chronicle on this blog.

Here are the Housewife Challenges so far:

  1. Get (and keep) the grocery bill under budget [read original post]
  2. Keep a clean house [read original post]
  3. Become a yoga master [read original post]
  4. Use my sewing machine [read original post]
  5. Practice patience [read original post]
  6. Plan (weekly) and cook balanced, varied meals [read original post]
  7. Prioritize and be realistic in expectations for myself [read original post]

Check up on me!

Every Sunday (or so) I write a “report card” on how I’m doing at keeping up with the Housewife Challenges.  Some weeks (days!) are better than others — but that’s life.  Read past report cards here.

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Z was Raja in an Aladdin production through her dance studio @pasgeorgetown this evening and she did such a great job. I loved watching her. She took a year off dance and is getting back into it and you'd barely know she took any time off, plus she had a big smile on her face the whole time - I could tell she was having a ton of fun. ♥️

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May 29

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What happens when you go on a long weekend trip with only your husband, no kids, and no agenda? 

Lots of walking, cocktails in the middle of the day, singing at a piano bar, and time to write a blog post for the first time in nearly two years. Which I did! 

😮 For real. LOL 😊

Read it at https://amberhinds.com/2022/05/celebrating-15-years/

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May 28

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Today Chris and I have been married for 15 years. We're celebrating with our first weekend away from children while my mom watches all four girls. We rented an old Victorian from the 1800s near the coast in Galveston, Texas and spent the day at a spa, eating delicious food, walking the beach under the stars, and finished the night with a bottle of bourbon saved from when we lived on Nantucket. I'm not sure I could have asked for a much better day. I even had an oppotunity to get out the lightship basket purse Chris gave me for our 5th anniversary. ♥️

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Multitasking between performances at this weekend's dance competition.

Image Alt: open laptop showing the Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker website in the foreground and an empty stage in a crowded auditorium.

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Mar 13

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We had a cold snap and yesterday we had to get all bundled up for Zara's soccer game. It was 30 degrees and, despite these pictures, Vivi's patience for being out there did not last long. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 80 degrees and we're really looking forward to warmth again.

By the way, my awesome gaiter came from our client @isacattostudio. Isa paints patterns and makes really beautiful textiles and notebooks with her patterns. ♥️ her work and team.
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