JUST KIDDING. I'm back.

Hello all! It's been a while. A long while. I might be a little awkward at this at first, because it's been almost 3 years since I last truly blogged. And it's been almost 3 years since I updated this blog.

Truth be told, I didn't even plan on revitalizing this blog. But today by chance, I meant to look up Gmail and accidentally Googled my e-mail address instead. Doing that brought up this blog and I decided to take a look again. As I read my About Me section, I realized what a passion I once had and longed to have it back. I wanted to share the things I made with everyone again. I wanted to find my purpose again.

A LOT has happened since I last posted. I cut my hair, had a kid, cut my hair again, dyed my hair, got pregnant, miscarried, got pregnant again, had a mental breakdown and buzzed my head Britney Spears style, had another kid, dyed my hair, then cut it again, and now we are here. Would you believe that I've been trying to grow my hair out since then?

The most recent picture of us. Chase is holding Liam, and Michael is sitting next to me.

I did a LOT the year my oldest was born, but got a little burnt out since then! Once I got pregnant with my second, I was just SO EXHAUSTED. I barely had energy to do anything. And now since becoming a mom of two, I've been so ridiculously busy that the only time I have to crochet, sew, knit, or ANYTHING is after the kids have gone to bed! Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought my life would be like this in 3 short years.

And while I LOVE my children with all my heart, I do miss having that purpose. That passion. A passion for something that doesn't make me lose faith in humanity. (I've gotten into veganism and feminism, so you can imagine I've become a lot more cynical since I first started the blog haha) I miss it. My husband misses it. My children probably don't miss it, since they never knew I was that way to begin with. Motherhood and life has just consumed me, and I want myself back.

So starting next week, I will create. I will make everything I can. I will find that passion again. And I will share it with all of you. I've become a pro at crocheting, (at least I think so) so I have lots of projects to share with you on that! I made a business out of it there for a while. I'll share those older projects over the next few weeks, and then get into my regular stuff. I'll be sharing crochet mostly, but I will be working on knitting, embroidery, cross stitch, hand sewing, and other crafts and DIY things as well. I can't wait to find my passion again, and I hope you'll join me on the journey!

My 2015 Resolutions: 10 Things To Do and 10 Things To Stop

I know this post is probably going to be overlooked because everyone is like, "ugh here we go another person who is going to make a resolution and give up in a week". But I don't care! I need to write it down and see which ones I accomplished at the end of the year. A LIFE resolution of mine is to complete everything on my list of resolutions for at least one year. Yeah, I haven't accomplished that yet. One day at a time.

I also want to have a list of stuff I plan to stop. Some of the negative things I have let seep into my life. I really want this year to be a year of happiness, regardless of any challenges I may face. I hope I can inspire you guys to do the same. Making goals to take negativity out of our lives is just the start of a more positive world.

10 Things To Do

1. Learn to knit, needle felt, embroider, cross stitch, etc.
2. Get my GED
3. Start up my crafting business
4. Be a better mother, wife and sister
5. Become more immersed in my religion
6. Have a clean home 85% of the time
7. Learn to drive stick shift
8. Make 3 cosplays for myself
9. Get back into shape after baby
10. Beat my husband's gamer score on Xbox360

10 Things To Stop

1.  Stop judging others for whatever I may disapprove of
2.  Stop using the internet for pointless reasons as much
3.  Stop nagging
4.  Stop being a couch potato
5.  Stop judging my body
6.  Stop worrying about what others will think of me
7.  Stop spending so much money on pointless purchases
8.  Stop eating so much junk food
9.  Stop assuming the worst
10.  Stop giving up because whatever I'm doing doesn't look "perfect"

What are your resolutions this year? What do you plan to learn and what do you plan to stop doing? Let me know in the comments! I love hearing everyone's goals for the year! It inspires me to do mine as well. Good luck and happy new year!

xoLink