aw man, i was trying to be better about this...

I must admit, I don't know how you mommas do it who are able to find time to do a blog post several times a week if not every day.  I'm not there yet.  But I hope to get there one day.  Evenings are much smoother around the stable (my nickname for our home - stable for Steeds...ah well, I thought it was clever) regarding bedtime for a certain little baby.  And that has had tremendous trickle down effect for the rest of the family, particularly for me.  Not only am I just plain getting more sleep at night, but I can also set aside time for things that I need/want to get done in the evenings.  It's pretty lovely, though I tend to grossly overestimate the amount of energy that I'll have by the time 8:00 or 9:00 rolls around.

And so, this scatterbrained post is simply to say that I hope to be posting more frequently (in the evenings) and (gasp!) will be posting photos.

Stay tuned! 

a new look

It's a new year.  And while I, maybe like you, have good intentions to do things like stick to my workout routine, eat better, and make prayer top priority, I'm committing myself this year to living balance....balance in all things.

I've always struggled with the direction of this blog - who is my audience?  Who really reads this thing anyway?  Why do people read it?  Why do I blog in the first place?

I've decided to use this blog for myself - I'm going to start to be more honest.  Honest about Catholic family life, honest about life as a stay at home mom, honest about struggles, honest about joys, honest about my relationship with God, and honest about life in general.

Maybe, just maybe, this will give you permission to do the same in your own life.  I'm not nearly as together as you might think, and I'm starting to realize that that's okay.  And so, as I've said many times before, I'm going to try to make blogging a priority for myself.  I hope to blog about all sorts of topics, some or none of which may be of interest to you.

And hey, do me a favor...would you mind becoming a follower if you have read this blog even once?  I appreciate knowing who is reading.  I'd also love to read any comments - feel free to leave them here or shoot me an email...I promise to reply to you, and more importantly, I promise to pray for you.

May 2011 be a year of growth in all things!

Template

I'm having a heck of a time finding a format that I like for this blog...I'm sorry that the look of it changes by the day (and sometimes more often than that).  I honestly am not a fan of any of the blogspot templates, I don't want to mess around with finding a background and banner that match perfectly from a free template website, and I can't afford to have someone design something for me.


So, bear with me as I divulge my melancholic tendencies and change my mind with nearly every post.

Design Help

As you can see, we're in the process of revamping our blog, focusing mostly on the layout and overall theme/design.  I'm pretty new at all the formatting and everything, but I'm hoping to find a design that I like and is easy to use.  This current one is okay, but I'm not crazy about it, nor can I figure out how to format the fonts to give me more than Times New Roman-esqe choices.  Please feel free to comment with suggestions! Any websites you've found useful?  Do I need to download other programs?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Starting Over...

Ok, friends...our blog is undergoing some major construction. It's going to be a place for family updates and insights regarding family/parenting/children rather than a conglomeration of those things plus my ramblings. I'll get photos up here soon as well! Look for updates coming soon!

And here's a photo to whet your appetite...