Mrs. Hen-e-hen: I Haven't Blogged In Six Years!

My life has changed tremendously in the last six years, since my last blog post. I'm now 46, with an eight-year-old daughter, homeschooling, working from home, raising chickens, a Kune Kune pig, Turkish Kangals, and the list goes on. I'm a jack of all trades, and master of none!

I decided to stay at home with my daughter, and the plan was to let her go through elementary school, then start homeschooling. Then my husband had several health issues/surgeries, Covid hit, shootings all over the place. AHHHHHH!!!!

My two years of homeschooling have made me have the biggest respect for teachers. A lot of bloggers make homeschooling sound great, loving and wonderful. It can be, other days I'm ready to run away. We are off for the summer now, but I'm already gearing up for 3rd grade curriculum.

I'm an eBay, Etsy, and Poshmark seller. I refurbish watches, deal in vintage/antique items of all kinds. My home looks like an antique/vintage store. Poppin' tags as they say, if the kids still say that. I quit my work at home job with a major window manufacturer, after they decided to scale down.

That's when my eBay side hustle turned into go or blow time. I had to; my husband went into early retirement. Two hip replacements, a heart valve surgery, back issues, needing shoulder surgery. Every day is a struggle for him, and he's only 53 years old. That's what being a race car driver and working on a pit crew for NASCAR will do to your body.

Blogging may not be another hobby I need to take on right now, but I'm one of those people who always needs something to do. Maybe I can give a little hope to someone who wants to be an online seller, or a beginning homeschool parent, or collecting Pyrex, crocheting, art, watch repair.

That's one thing I have to say is wrong with society these days, is making life look so easy and great on social media. Life is hard some days, but that makes you appreciate the good days. I had days recently where I didn't know if I'm cut out for homeschooling, then Texas happened. I decided then I may be crazy by the time she graduates, but that's the sacrifice I'm going to make to keep her safe. I don't sugar coat anything with her, and paint pictures that won't happen in life.