So there are always many different projects happening here at the same time. Currently on any given day we are tending chickens, tending to our growing population of fish in our new tank, planting seeds for the garden, reading, knitting, math, and the list goes on. Recently, we have had some extra crazy situations thrown into the mix. We signed on a loan to renovate the newest member of our fishing fleet. This is a HUGE under taking and very exciting! We recently also found our Rooster dead in our coop, with an unclear cause of death. The same day we found one of our chickens had lodged herself between the house and the coop, and sustained a broken leg. She has been in ICCU (Intensive Chicken Care Unit) aka the dog kennel. One of our sons pushed one of our other sons, off the bed, he hit his head on the windowsill and needed a trip to the ER for 6 staples.......
Through it all we carry on, homeschooling, lobstering, building an Essential Oil business, tending a broken chicken leg, tending to the stapled noggin, making sourdough bread, making kefir water, readying the garden space......and on and on and on.
Momma gets tired.......Wait. Momma. Has. Been. Tired for about 11 years. Since the conception of our oldest child. Growing babies, nursing babies, raising babies......So, sometimes momma has to do something extra nice for herself. Well, that is what I did. I signed up for a service that will shop for me and send me some new clothes as often as I choose. Today I got my first package of new clothes. 5 items that I can choose to keep or send back, and I do not pay for them until I have opted to keep them. I received 3 new shirts, a warm zip-up vest, and a pair of jeans. I am keeping three of the five, and sending two back in a prepaid envelope.
Let me tell you something. I have pinched pennies. I have cut corners. I have cut hair at home to save money. I have/do use(d) cloth diapers. I have nursed babies. I have made homemade baby food. I have shopped at Salvation Army and Goodwill. I have worn the same fleece coat since I was 18...... Today, I put on a pair of jeans that are as comfortable as yoga pants. Today I opened a package of brand new clothes, that someone else put together for me. I did not have to go into a store, and try to find myself something to wear, with five kids in tow......I cannot wait to get dressed tomorrow and put on my new jeans and a new comfy shirt. Hell, maybe I will even shower tomorrow!!
Sometimes Momma needs to take care of herself too........I invite you to try this Stitch Fix too. You have nothing to lose. If you don't like any of it, you just send it back!!
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Blessings to you.
Thanks for reading,
Island Momma